UHM Jeong-hwa Eyes Big Screen Comeback as OK MADAM

UHM Jeong-hwa looks set to return to the big screen after a four-year absence through the upcoming project OK Madam (literal translation). The star’s last film outing was KANG Hyo-jin’s 2015 family comedy Wonderful Nightmare. UHM’s representatives have stated ...

Chuck CHAE’s BUDDY VR Picks Up Best VR Experience Award in Venice

A Korean film has earned a prize in the VR competition at the Venice International Film Festival for the second year in a row. Following Gina KIM’s top prize winning for Bloodless (2017) last year, Chuck CHAE has earned the Best VR Experience Award (For Intera...

MARIANNE AND MARGARET Screen at Innsbruck International Film Festival

The documentary, Marianne and Margaret, was recently screened at the Innsbruck International Film Festival. This year’s IFFI took place from May 29 to June 3. From director Andrea YOON, Marianne and Margaret focuses on the Austrian nurses Marianne Suede and Ma...

THE BATTLESHIP ISLAND Picks Up Orbita Prize at 50th Sitges

RYOO Seung-wan’s big-budget World War II title The Battleship Island triumphed at the 50th edition of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, where it earned the Orbita Award. Sitges featured the world premiere of the director’s cut of T...

RYOO Scores 6th Sitges Invite with THE BATTLESHIP ISLAND

RYOO Seung-wan’s The Battleship Island is the first Korean film that has been confirmed for this year’s 50th edition of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, the world’s leading genre film event. The invitation marks Director RYOO’s si...

Awards Galore for Korean Films at Sitges

Always a fan of Korean cinema, the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia this year screened 14 films from the Far East Asian filmmaking powerhouse and come awards time, a trio of those managed to walk away with five awards between them. All...

Korea's New Film Commission Launches in Chungnam

Eleventh regional film commission to be in action in Korea Aiming to promote the film and drama shootings in southern Chungnam province, Chungnam Film Commission was newly launched on 27 July. The launching ceremony was held with actor AHN Sung-ki (Unbowed), f...

E J-yong’s THE KILLER WOMAN Selected as Next Feature Project of ‘KAFA + Next D’

The shooting of the erotic thriller will begin in October. Direct E J-yong will make the 3D feature film The Killer Woman (working title) as his next project. The Killer Woman was introduced as the tenth projcet of 'KAFA+Next D', a 3D film production ...

HAN GONG-JU Tops Wildflower Film Awards

HONG Sang-soo and PARK Chan-kyong Among Winners The 2nd Wildflower Film Awards Korea finished with yet another trophy in HAN Gong-ju actress CHUN Woo-hee’s hands. The celebration of independent Korean films and filmmakers, which aims to bring underrated works...

4th Seoul Barrier-free Film Festival (SeBaFF) to Open

KOFIC funded BAN-JAK-BAN-JAK DOO-GEUN-DOO-GEUN as Opening Film The Barrier-free Film Festival aims to make the film-going experience for the hearing and visually impaired to be as enjoyable as anyone else. With using the smartphone technology, the barrier-fre...