Korean Remake of PROJECT GUTENBERG in the Works

The Chinese crime action drama Project Gutenberg is set to receive a Korean remake. As reported by Screen Daily during this year’s Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), which takes place alongside the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Ko...

REAL CULPRIT with SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun Enters Production

Upcoming thriller Real Culprit (translated title), directed by KO Jeong-wook and featuring SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun, is now in production. Distributor Little Big Pictures revealed that a table reading took place May 11, while filming began on May 18. The pro...

Director LEE Hae-young Readies for DRUG WAR

The Silenced (2015) director LEE Hae-young will be back on set at the beginning of July as he kicks off production of his fourth feature Drug War, a Korean remake of Johnny To’s 2013 HK-China co-production. Joining the director on set are CHO Jin-woong, CHA Se...

31st Fribourg Welcomes 9 from Korea

Always a supporter of Korean cinema, the Fribourg International Film Festival is once again rolling out the red carpet for Korean films this year, this time welcoming nine titles for its 31st edition, which kicked off on March 31st and will conclude on April 8...

BAEK Yoon-sik and SUNG Dong-il Dive into ARIDONG

Save the Green Planet (2003) star BAEK Yoon-sik is teaming up with fellow Korean film industry veteran SUNG Dong-il for Aridong, a new investigative thriller from director KIM Hong-sun of The Con Artists (2014). The film is based on a popular webtoon called Ar...

CHUN Woo-hee Confirmed for MY ANGEL

IM Hwa-yeong Joins LEE Yoon-ki Melodrama CHUN Woo-hee has confirmed her participation in the new LEE Yoon-ki melodrama My Angel alongside previously cast star KIM Nam-gil. Rising actress IM Hwa-yeong has also signed on to the film which begins filming shortly...

DEEP TRAP Earns Best Asian Film at Fantasporto

Indie Thriller Recognized in Portugal Indie Korean thriller Deep Trap has won the Best Film Award in the Orient Express section, reserved for Asian films, at this year’s Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival in Portugal, one of the world’s foremost...

OFFICE, TRAP Snag Sales at EFM

Genre Titles Dominate 9ers Slate in Berlin Korean sales outfit 9ers Entertainment have locked a number of deals for their genre titles Office and Trap, which are part of their lineup at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin. HONG Won-chan’s debut film, Of...

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...

HORROR STORIES 3, to Feature LIM Seul-ong, PARK Jung-min, KYONG Soo-jin

The Third in the Omnibus Horror Film Series Horror Stories 3, the third in the omnibus Korean horror film series, has finalized the casting, with rookies for the main characters, and they are LIM Seul-ong, a member of K-pop boyband 2AM, KYONG Soo-jin of How to...