Actors Byun Yohan & Lee Sanghee, Appointed as the Jurors of ‘ACTORS PROJECT’ at the 2022 Seoul Independent Film Festival

The Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) 2022 announced the jury members of the finals along with 24 finalists for the 5th ‘ACTORS PROJECT - 60-seconds Monologue Festival.’ACTORS PROJECT, which began in 2018 with the suggestion of Actor Kwon Haehyo, was desi...

Actors Ryu Junyeol and Jeon Yeobeen, Confirmed as Hosts for the Opening Ceremony of the 27th Busan International Film Festival

Actors Ryu Junyeol and Jeon Yeobin have been confirmed as hosts of the opening ceremony of the 27th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held at the Busan Cinema Center on October 5 (Wed). Both actors have a deep connection with the Busan Internati...

The 39th Busan International Short Film Festival, Held with the Audience in 3 Years, Closed Successfully on May 2

Adjustment (2022)The Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF), the short film festival that has the longest history in Korea, closed on May 2. The 39th BISFF, which opened on April 27 under the theme of ‘Expanding Cinema,’ screened 154 short films from ...

Korean Academy of Film Arts’ The Apartment with Two Women, Officially Invited to the Berlin International Film Festival

The film <The Apartment with Two Women> has been officially invited to the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), which will be held in February 2022. The film is a graduation work from Korean Academy of Film Arts...

HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han Cast in Japanese Film

Korean stars HAN Hyo-joo and BYUN Yo-han have been cast in the Japanese film The Sun Does Not Move (translated title). The film is being directed by HASUMI Eiichirō and is based on a novel by YOSHIDA Shuichi. The plot follows a tense battle between internation...

LEE Joon-ik Wraps 2nd B&W Period Feature JA-SAN-EO-BO

Ja-san-eo-bo (Korean title), the latest film by prolific hitmaker LEE Joon-ik, has wrapped production. Featuring SUL Kyung-gu and BYUN Yo-han, the film follows Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) as Director LEE’s second black and white film. SUL plays real-...

BYUN Yo-han Speaks Up for VOICE

According to his agency Saram Entertainment, BYUN Yo-han, star of Socialphobia (2015) and Will You Be There? (2016), has been cast in the upcoming thriller project Voice (literal title), the latest film from filmmaking brothers KIM Gok and KIM Sun. Voice will ...

RYU Jun-yeol to Receive Rising Star Asia Award at NYAFF

Korean actor RYU Jun-yeol (Believer, 2018) will receive the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at this year’s 18th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which is scheduled to run from June 28 to July 14. RYU’s first big break came in 20...

HAN Ka-ram’s OUR BODY to Premiere at TIFF

HAN Ka-ram’s debut film Our Body will have its world premiere this month in the ‘Discovery’ section of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). A feature project of the Korean Academy of Film Arts(KAFA), the film features rising star CHOI Hee-seo in the...

Macao Takes A DAY and THE OUTLAWS for Flying Daggers

The International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM), which kicks off its second edition on December 8th, will feature three films from Korea. JO Seon-ho’s A Day and KANG Yun-sung’s The OUTLAWS, both debut films, will screen in IFFAM’s ‘Flying Daggers’ sec...