OH Ha-nee Picks Up Best Actress at FirstGlance Philadelphia

Actress OH Ha-nee has picked up the Best Actress prize at the recent 21st edition of the FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia for her role in the short film Eve. The film was nominated in for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound Design and B...

SUL Kyung-gu & BYUN Sung-hyun Reunite for KINGMAKER: THE FOX OF THE ELECTION

Following their Cannes-invited crime thriller The Merciless (2017), director BYUN Sung-hyun and his star SUL Kyung-gu are getting back together for the period political thriller Kingmaker: The Fox of the Election (translated title). Also joining them will be L...

MEMOIR OF A MURDERER Picks Up Prizes in Beaune and Brussels

Korean serial killer thriller MEMOIR OF A MURDERER from director WON Shin-Yeon has become a festival hit in Europe, where it recently picked up prizes from two events in April. The film was awarded the Jury Prize at the 10th International Thriller Film Festiva...

Far East Film Festival Selects 15 Films from Korea

The 20th Far East Film Festival in Udine (FEFF) has selected 15 films from South Korea, including this year’s opening film Steel Rain. The North Korea-themed action-drama’s director YANG Woo-suk and stars JUNG Woo-sung and KWAK Do-won will travel to Italy, alo...

CHO Jin-woong and SON Hyun-ju Suit Up for THE CLOWNS

Joseon Era Film Began Production March 31 CHO Jin-woong and SON Hyun-ju are teaming up once more on the period film The Clowns (working title), which began filming on March 31. Also featuring PARK Hee-soon, GO Chang-seok, KIM Seul-ki, YOON Park and KIM Min-suk...

Brussels Fantastic Film Festival to Screen 11 Works from Korea

ALONG WITH THE GODS and HOUSE OF THE DISAPPEARED to Compete in 36th BIFFF This year’s 36th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival will screen 11 Korean films when it kicks off on April 3 for its 13-day run. KIM Yong-hwa’s fantasy epic Along with the Go...

Don LEE, GWON Yool and HAN Ye-ri Wrap CHAMPION

The arm wrestling drama Champion with Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), GWON Yooland HAN Ye-ri wrapped production on December 17th in the Nonhyeon neighborhood in Seoul. Production took around nine weeks on the film, which was directed by KIM Yong-wan and will be di...

YOO Ah-in and Vincent Cassel Join SOVEREIGN DEFAULT

Upcoming IMF drama Sovereign Default has added Korean star YOO Ah-in and French actor Vincent Cassel to its cast, which already features KIM Hye-soo in the lead. The second film of Split director CHOI Kook-hee will kick off filming this month. Taking place dur...

A SPECIAL LADY Goes to Brussels

Actress KIM Hye-soo’s action-crime vehicle A Special Lady has officially been invited to the 36th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) for the competition section. Directed by LEE An-gyu, A Special Lady is a noir film that centers around KIM’...

Hawaii Film Festival Hails 14 from Korea

One of the top destinations in the world for Korean films, the Hawaii International Film Festival returns this month and includes a 14-strong delegation from the Far Eastern filmmaking powerhouse. The 37th HIFF kicked off on November 2nd. The bulk of this year...