THE REMNANTS Tops 6th Wildflower Film Awards Korea

The documentary The Remnants (2016) from directors KIM Il-ran and LEE Hyuk-sang, which chronicles the aftermath of the Yongsan Tragedy of 2009, has earned the Grand Prize at this year’s 6th edition of the Wildflower Film Awards Korea, which was held at the Seo...

AFTER MY DEATH and LAST CHILD Lead Wildflower Nominees

The Wildflower Film Awards Korea are returning for their 6th edition next month, once again to be held at the Literature House Seoul on Namsan Mountain in the heart of the Korean capital. This year’s top nominees are KIM Ui-seok’s After My Death (2018) and SHI...

Documentary on IM Kwon-taek Seeks Crowdfunding Support

Noted Korean film critic JUNG Sung-il, who debuted as a filmmaker in 2009 with Café Noir, is currently raising funds to complete post-production of his third work, The IM Kwon-taek Project, a documentary on legendary Korean filmmaker IM Kwon-taek which was lar...

M-Line Launches DONGJU, SPIRITS’ HOMECOMING at EFM

THE BACCHUS LADY Premieres in Panorama Section With a mix of festival titles, Korean Academy of Film Arts productions and genres spanning period drama, animation and more, M-Line Distribution has brought a comprehensive lineup of Korean cinema to the European...

Five Korean Indies to Screen in Rotterdam

IFFR Takes Busan Trio and latest from HONG sang-soo, Jogko ANWAR Five independent Korean films, three of which had their world premieres at the 20th Busan International Film Festival last October (though all five screened there), are set to have bows as part ...