KIM Sang-joong, Don LEE and KANG Ye-won Return for BAD GUYS: THE MOVIE

A feature-length adaption of the popular OCN cable action drama Bad Guys, originally broadcast in 2014, Bad Guys: The Movie(working title) will see stars KIM Sang-joong, Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) and KANG Ye-won reunite for a big screen adventure. Also along ...

JANG Hyuk Sharpens Up for SWORDSMAN

Korean star JANG Hyuk is back before cameras for the upcoming period action film Swordsman (translated title), which began production on June 15th. Also on board are JUNG Man-sik, Indonesian action star Joe Taslim, in his Korean film debut, and Kpop idol LEE M...

PART-TIME SPY Infiltrates Asian Markets

Action-comedy PART-TIME SPY is scheduled to open in Korea on March 16th as well as four other Asian nations on the same day, including Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. On March 31st, the film is also scheduled to open in Vietnam. KANG Ye-won stars in...

M-Line Showcases Diverse Slate in Berlin

M-Line Distribution is having a busy European Film Market, with several reported sales for its titles coming out of Berlin. Director E.oni’s kidnap thriller MISSING, starring KONG Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush, 2008) and UHM JI-won (The Silenced, 2015), was snatche...

KIM Yun-jin Wraps HOUSE ABOVE TIME with OK Taec-yeon

Actress KIM Yun-jin has wrapped production on House Above Time, her first film in three years, after she appeared as a co-star in the hit drama Ode to My Father, which became the second most successful Korean film of all time following its release in late 2014...

Women in Film Korea Festival Held on December 7

This year’s Women in Film Korea Festival gave their main prize to legendary actress YOUN Yuh-jung, following her leading role in E J-yong’s The Bacchus Lady. The ceremony took place in the Art Nine Cinema in Seoul on December 7th. In The Bacchus Lady, which de...

BiFan Opens 20th Edition in Style

Stars Grace the Red Carpet at Bucheon City Hall The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) put on a big show for the opening of its 20th edition on Thursday, July 21st. After using the Bucheon Gymnasium for many years, this summer’s BiFan moved...

BiFan Expands through 20th Anniversary Lineup

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC and SEOUL STATION to Bookend Korean Genre Jubilee For its 20th anniversary edition, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) is pulling out all the stops for a large event, with 302 films from 49 countries, that will both lo...

INSANE to be Released and Re-made in China

Distributed and Remade by the Producer of LOST IN THAILAND INSANE, a Korean thriller, is to be released in China in the later half of this year, and then re-made into a Chinese film, by Beijing Qitian Dadi Showbiz Culture Spreads Co. Ltd., a Beijing based fil...

INSANE Sales for M-Line in Cannes

Distributor Picks Up A SPECIAL LADY At the beginning of this year’s Cannes Film Market, Korean distributor M-Line Distribution revealed international sales for its current mystery thriller INSANE. Directed by LEE Cheol-ha (Love Me Not, 2006) and featuring KAN...