Decibel, Invited to the 8th Asian World Film Festival

The film, Decibel, has officially been invited to the Centerpiece Films at the 8th Asian World Film Festival (AWFF).Georges N. Chamchoun, the program director of AWFF, said, “Asian films continue to gain artistic fame. The film, Decibel, which we chose this ye...

Actors Kwon Yul & Han Sunhwa, Hosting the Closing Ceremony of the 27th BIFF

The 27th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held from October 5 (Wed) around Busan Cinema Center, has announced actors Kwon Yul and Han Sunhwa as hosts for its closing ceremony, which will take place on October 14 (Fri).올해 폐막식 사회자로 관객들과 마주할 배우 권율...

HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, Released in the U.S. on July 29

HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, released in Korea on July 27 and is recording the No. 1 box office hit in Korea, was also released in the U.S. on July 29. Lotte Entertainment said, “HANSAN: RISING DRAGON was released in the 32 theaters in the U.S. upon its release in K...

Director Kim Hanmin’s HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, Pre-sold to 99 Countries around the World

The film, HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, was pre-sold to 99 countries, including North America and France, along with major Asian countries such as Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Vietnam. It is encouraging that the historical drama genre films about Korea's ...

The New York Asian Film Festival 2022, Holding ‘Korean Movie Special Exhibition,’ Screening 14 Films in Total

The New York Asian Film Festival 2022,’ which opened on July 15, will hold a ‘Korean Movie Special Exhibition,’ where you can meet 14 Korean films. This special exhibition, co-hosted by the Korean Cultural Center in New York with the New York Asian Film Founda...

CJ ENM Reveals 5-Year $4.5 Billion Content Spending Commitment

PARASITE and CRASH LANDING ON YOU Producer Doubles Down on ContentDuring a major presentation last month, CJ ENM, the top content purveyor in South Korea, revealed its plans to commit KRW 5 trillion (USD 4.5 billion) to content over the next five years.Kang Ho...

CHOI Min-shik and RYU Jun-yeol Sign Up for THE OWL

CHOI Min-shik and RYU Jun-yeol are set to join forces in the upcoming period drama The Owl (translated title). It is the second collaboration between the actors, following JUNG Ji-woo’s Heart Blackened in 2017.The film will take place during the Joseon Era and...

THE PIRATES: GOBLIN’S FLAG Wraps Production

The Pirates: Goblin’s Flag (translated title), the sequel to the hit period swashbuckler The Pirates (2014), completed production on January 11. From director KIM Joung-hoon, the film features a new cast, headed by HAN Hyo-joo, KANG Ha-neul, LEE Kwang-soo and ...

KIM Yun-seok to Play Admiral YI Sun-shin in KIM Han-min’s NORYANG

Director KIM Han-min has rounded up a formidable cast for Noryang (Korean title), the final entry in his trilogy on the legendary Korean admiral YI Sun-shin, which started with Roaring Currents (2014), the most successful Korean film of all time. KIM Yun-seok ...

CHOI Min-shik Takes a Bet on CASINO Series for THE OUTLAWS Director

Veteran star CHOI Min-shik is mulling a return to the small screen. His agency C-JeS Entertainment confirmed that he is positively considering an offer to star in the series Casino, from THE OUTLAWS (2017) director KANG Yun-sung. If he accepts the role, it wou...