Don LEE Arms Up for CHAMPION

Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) is continuing a very busy year with yet another lead role as the star has been cast in the upcoming arm-wrestling drama Champion (working title). Co-starring will be HAN Ye-ri and GWON Yool. Handling the director’s reigns will be KIM...

KIM Ki-duk’s Latest Presells to Seven Markets

THE NET Popular with Buyers ahead of Venice Bow Prolific Korean arthouse filmmaker KIM Ki-duk will soon premiere his latest film The Net at the Venice International Film Festival and ahead of its global bow, international sales outfit FINECUT has reported tha...

TRAIN TO BUSAN Scores Top Fantasia Prizes

Cheval Noir and Audience Award for Zombie Hit TRAIN TO BUSAN, the year’s biggest Korean film to date, continues to impress around the world after scooping up the Cheval Noir for Best Feature, the top award at the Fantasia International Film Festival. The zomb...

THE AGE OF SHADOWS and THE NET to Premiere in Venice

Korean Auteurs on Show at 73rd Biennale The upcoming 73rd Venice International Film Festival, the oldest major film event in the world, will host the premieres of new works from two major Korean talents. Acclaimed genre auteur KIM Jee-woon will take his firs...

TRAIN TO BUSAN Books Ride to North America

Well Go USA Doubles Up on Korean Cannes Pickups after THE WAILING Hot on the heels of its strong reception at the Cannes Film Festival, where it played as a Midnight Screening of the official selection and received rave reviews, YEON Sang-ho’s zombie action b...

2NE1’s Dara Boards Music Drama ECHO

JUHN Jai-hong Lines Up 4th Feature 2NE1’s Dara (aka Sandara PARK) will team up with actors HAN Jae-seok and CHO Dong-in on incoming music drama Echo (working title) which kicks off production this month and is expected to be released within the year. The proje...

THE CHOSEN: FORBIDDEN CAVE and DEEP TRAP Chosen For Fantasporto

Korean Chillers at Portuguese Fantastic Fest The Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) in Portugal returns for its 36th edition next year on February 26th. Among the 36 films that will screen in the Official Fantasy Section is a pair of recent Kore...

Five Korean Films Fly to Japan

Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Screens ONE ON ONE The Yubari International Film Festival, which is having its 24th edition this year, has invited five Korean films to participate in its line-up. One film will be screening in Special Invitation, ...

ALIVE Wins Special Mention at SGIFF Silver Screen Awards

Another Award for Director and Actor PARK Jung-bum At the 25th Singapore International Film Festival, the Silver Screen Awards recognized PARK Jung-bum’s Alive by handing him the Special Mention Award. The awards took place on the 13th (local time), and the f...

IM Kwon-taek to Be Feted in Singapore

3 IM Classics Join 4 Current Korean Films in Lineup As his 102nd film Revivre makes its way around the world, veteran director IM Kwon-taek is set to visit the Singapore International Film Festival in December, where he will receive a lifetime achievement aw...