1st London East Asian Film Festival Opens with THE AGE OF SHADOWS

Following its soft launch last year with a weekend-long 0th edition, the London East Asian Film Festival held its first official edition this year, which ran from October 20th to 30th. Korean films made up a majority of the program, with some of the highlights...

Director PARK Chan-wook’s Second Hollywood Film Confirmed

Second Born in Pre-production Stage A film was confirmed as Director PARK Chan-wook’s second Hollywood film after his Hollywood debut work Stoker.The new film is Second Born. The sci-fi thriller will explore a black market where human bodies are swapped in a f...

PARK Chan-kyong’s MANSHIN to Open DMZ Docs

Documentary Festival to Take Place October 17-23   The DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival is staging its fifth edition next month, the first that will take place in its new permanent hub of Goyang, a suburb of Seoul. This year’s opening fi...

PARKing CHANce Seek Help on New Film About Seoul

Brothers PARK Chan-wook and PARK Chan-kyong Begin SEOUL, OUR MOVIE In between his gothic opuses Thirst (2009) and Stoker, acclaimed director PARK Chan-wook made a more intimate short film with his brother, visual artist PARK Chan-kyong, called Night Fishing. ...

PARK Chan-kyong Comes Back with MANSHIN: TEN THOUSANDS SPIRITS

Director PARK Chan-kyong makes a comeback with a new film, Mansin: Ten Thousand Spirits. Also well known as an installation artist who utilizes videos and photos, PARK Chan-kyong is the younger brother of director PARK Chan-wook, known for Old Boy (2003) and ...

PiFan Showcases Diverse Korean Genre Cinema

Korea’s Top Fantastic Fest Screens Industry’s Best The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) kicks off tonight for its 10-day run (July 18-28) and will screen the best in genre cinema from around the world. Just as in previous years local genre...

Big Korean Selection at Melbourne

MIFF Holds Special North Korean RetrospectiveBoth South andNorth Korean cinema will be on prominent display at the upcoming Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), which will take place from July 25th to August 11th. A number of Korean films that have al...

New York Gorges on Korean Films

17 Features and Shorts in NYAFF Lineup Summer is here and Korean film looks to be top of the menu for Asian cinema fans in the America’s top metropolis. The popular New York Asian Film Festival is preparing to put on quite a show this year by screening 63 fi...

Edinburgh Film Fest Announces Focus on Korea

BONG Joon-ho Announced as Intl. Jury President Korean cinema is descending on Scotland in a big way this summer as the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has announced a full Korean showcase as part of its lineup this year, which will feature five ...

KIM Jee-woon's Short ONE FINE DAY Unveiled in China

First shown in Korea Midnight on April 30th Director KIM Jee-woon's first short romantic comedy film, One Fine Day will be unveiled in China this coming May. Factors such as KIM's credibility in China after making a successful debut in the U.S. with T...