HOT BLOOD with JUNG Woo Cool Downs after 4-Month Shoot

Noir thriller Hot Blood (translated title), with JUNG Woo, KIM Kap-soo, CHOI Moo-sung and YOON Ji-hye, wrapped four months of production on July 22. The film is the directorial debut of noted novelist and screenwriter CHEON Myoung-kwan. Hee-soo (JUNG Woo) is a...

LEE Sung-min Suits Up as Animal Whisperer MR. ZOO

Following last year’s successful courtroom drama New Trial (2017), Director KIM Tae-yun is back on set with the new film Mr. Zoo (working title). Joining him are stars LEE Sung-min in a comedy about a man who communicates with animals. LEE plays the ace Tae-ju...

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...

THE FORTRESS Tops Korean Film Producers Association Awards

The Korean Film Producers Association (KFPA) handed their top prize this year to the period siege drama The Fortress, from director HWANG Dong-hyuk. HWANG’s film also took the prizes for Best Editing (NAM Na-young) and Best Sound for CHOI Tae-young, who previo...

The 6th ‘Beautiful Korea, Dokdo Film Festival’ to Take Place in Georgia From December 22nd

The 6th edition of the ‘Beautiful Korea, Dokdo Film Festival’ will take place over three days beginning December 22. The festival will be held in Tbilisi, the capital city of the Black Sea region nation of Georgia. The Korean Association of Georgia will host t...

OH Dal-su, JUNG Woo and LEE Yu-bi Join NEIGHBOR COUSIN

Five years after scaling to a record box office with his hit Lunar New Year melodrama Miracle in Cell No.7, director LEE Hwan-kyung will return with next year’s Neighbor Cousin (translated title). The high concept comedy brings together actors OH Dal-su, JUNG ...

Hong Kong’s Festive Korea to Screen 19 Films

Festive Korea will kick off its 7th edition in Hong Kong on October 5th and run until November 30th, during which it will screen 19 films from Korea, ranging from indie documentaries to commercial blockbusters. The festival’s cinema section is broken down into...

JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk Wrap 3 Months of Filming for HEUNG-BU

After three months of filming, period drama Heung-bu completed production on August 18th. JUNG Woo and KIM Joo-hyuk led the cast, which also includes JUNG Jin-young and CHUN Woo-hee, in the latest film from 26 Years (2012) director CHO Geun-hyun. Based on the ...

MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Dashes to 12 International Markets

Youth action-comedy hit Midnight Runners is making a run for 12 global markets, kicking off this week with Indonesia (August 24) and North America (August 25), where it is being released by JBG Pictures. Starring popular faces PARK Seo-jun and KANG Ha-neul, th...

THE UNDERDOG Voiced by DOH Kyung-soo to be Premiered at SICAF

A new, Korean animated feature starring DOH Kyung-soo, also known as D.O of K-pop boy group EXO, will be revealed at the 21st edition of the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF). After the July 28th screening of director OH Sung-yoon’s...