Horror Project LINGERING Completes Production

The upcoming Korean horror project Lingering (literal title), featuring LEE Se-young and PARK Ji-young, recently completed production. The film is the debut feature-length project by director YOON Eun-kyoung. The film tells the story of Yoo-mi (LEE Se-young), ...

Göteborg Makes Room for ASSASSINATION, SNOW PATHS

Korean Films on Show in Sweden For its 39th edition, the Göteborg International Film Festival, which kicks off next Friday (January 29th) in Sweden, will feature a pair of Korean films, one from the commercial end of the business, CHOI Dong-hoon’s Assassinati...

Ariel Kleiman’s PARTISAN to Open 16th Jeonju International Film Festival

JIFF Grows with New Slogan ‘Expansion of Space’ On Tuesday March 31st, in the Yeouido Island CGV in the heart of Seoul, the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) held an event to announce the contents of it upcoming 16th edition, which will kick off on Ap...

Jeonju Cinema Project Films Complete Shoots

Three JCP 2015 Titles Now in Post Production Adding onto its changes from last year, Jeonju Digital Project has been revamped and is now called the Jeonju Cinema Project (JCP). The change to its name was announced earlier this year at a press conference where...

Posters and Themes Revealed for 16th JIFF

Jeonju Cinema Project 2015 to Feature KIM Heejung, LEE Hyunjung & Benjamin Naishtat The Jeonju International Film Festival is gearing up for its 16th edition, which will kick off on April 30th. Seeking to renew the festival’s identity, JIFF revealed its br...

Korean Short Animation Feted by Warsaw Film Fest

NOODLE FISH Wins Warsaw Film Festival Animation Award KIM Jin-man’s short animation Noodle Fish won the Best Animated Short award at the 28th Warsaw Film Festival. This 10-minute-long animation made using noodles that talks about fish received the Best Ani...

Strength of Korean indies

Grape Candy goes to Tokyo after Warsaw. Director KIM Hee-jung’s Grape Candy has been invited to the 28th Warsaw International Film Festival as well as to the competition section of the Tokyo FILMeX. Tokyo FILMeX is an event with the aim of promoting the growth...