THE DAUGHTER and SUMMERLIGHT Invited to 17th Beloit International Film Festival

The Daughter (2021)The Beloit International Film Festival, which takes place in Wisconsin in the United States, will feature a pair of narrative Korean shorts in its program this year. Nam Soona’s The Daughter and Kim Joohee’s Summerlight have been invited to ...

Contents Panda Showcase THE TIGER, A MELODY TO REMEMBER

EFM Films Include NO TOMORROW, MISSING YOU Period hunting drama The Tiger has been gaining attention from European buyers and festivals at the European Film Market in Berlin for its attractive pairing of Old Boy (2003) star CHOI Min-shik and New World (2013) ...

KWAK Kyung-taek’s Thriller RESURRECTION Has Begun Production

A Vengeful Story Featuring KIM Rae-won, KIM Hae-sook and SUNG Dong-il KWAK Kyung-taek of Friend (2001) and The Classified File (2015) has begun production of a new film. Resurrection (working title), a mystery thriller where CHOI Myung-sook, a woman who died 7...

HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee Wrap Period Music Drama

PARK Heung-sik’s LOVE, LIES Eyes 2016 Release PARK Heung-sik’s new colonial era picture LOVE, LIES (transliterated title), with HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee, all of whom appeared in this year’s high concept melodrama The Beauty Inside, wrapped ...

Montreal World Film Festival Grabs Korean Dozen

Five Feature World Premieres in Canada The Montreal World Film Festival(MWFF), which kicks off on August 27th, will feature a dozen Korean films, including eight features, five of which will be world premieres. Among previously released films, MWFF has invite...

NAFF Reveals This Year’s It Project Participants

BiFan Project Market Takes Shape for 2015 The Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) announced its 2015 ‘It Project’ this morning, which will include 21 participants from 12 countries. The projects, seven of which hail from Korea, were chosen from 171 submi...

MA Dong-seok to Star in KIM Ki-duk’s Latest

ONE ON ONE Will Be Submitted to CannesMaverick auteur KIM Ki-duk is prepping his 20th film and joining him for his latest project is actor MA Dong-seok. MA will feature as a strong man filled with rage in One on One (literal translation). Little is known abou...

LEBANON EMOTION Scoops Best Director Prize in Moscow

KOFIC Night and Korean Showcase Impress The Moscow International Film Festival recently wound its 35th edition to a close. The Korean-heavy event, featuring a special Korean film showcase and the participation of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), ended on June ...

MoMA Screening Korean Quintet in August

New York Readies for ‘Summer of Korean Film’ If Korean film fans in New York weren’t already spoilt enough as news broke that the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) would be screening 17 Korean features and shorts in June and July, now the Museum of Modern...

Jury Duty for KIM Dong-ho in Moscow

Busan International Film Festival Honorary Director Invited to Russia Following the selection of the Jeonju film Lebanon Emotion in its International Competition and the Azooma in its non-competitive section, KIM Dong-ho, esteemed honorary director the Busan...