CJ ENM Acquires 4 Major Production Companies in 2020, Including Park Chanwook’s Moho Film

Extreme Job(2019)Top Korean film studio CJ ENM bolstered its production line by acquiring majority stakes in a number of major production companies last year. The studio bought controlling interests in companies such as Director Park Chanwook’s Moho Film, BLAA...

JIFF Reveals Jeonju Cinema Projects for 21st Edition

The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) has revealed the three Jeonju Cinema Projects that will populate its 21st edition, which will begin May 28. This year’s titles will be the homegrown films Three Sisters by LEE Seung-won and A Distant Place by PARK ...

TIME TO HUNT Scraps Theatrical Plans for Netflix Bow, Faces Legal Repercussions

In the midst of a film landscape that is quickly adapting in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Berlinale-premiered sci-fi thriller Time to Hunt has forgone its theatrical plans in favor of a global Netflix launch. Originally scheduled to open theatrically...

Film Investor and Distributor CGV ARTHOUSE Ceases Operations

CGV ARTHOUSE, the subsidiary of CJ ENM Corp.which has been focusing on financing and distributing lower-budget indie and commercial works, has decided to cease its operations. While the outfit has been responsible for introducing several major artistic works t...

Hitmaker JK YOUN Returns with HERO

Hitmaker JK YOUN is back on set with his latest film Hero (translated title), a musical which began production on September 10. Based on the hit stage musical of the same name, the film will star CHUNG Sung-hwa, KIM Go-eun and NA Moon-hee. The musical will fol...

RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol and NA Moon-hee Campaign for HONEST CANDIDATE

Actors RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol, NA Moon-hee and YUN Gyeong-ho have joined forces for the upcoming election comedy Honest Candidate (translated title), which entered production on June 15. The film is the latest from Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) and The Bros (2017...

LEE Je-hoon Slips into GRAVE ROBBERY

Actor LEE Je-hoon is being eyed for the lead role in the upcoming caper film Grave Robbery (translated title). Reports suggests that the star is currently fine-tuning the details of his appearance in the film, alongside JO Woo-jin, LIM Won-hee and SHIN Hye-sun...

BURNING Takes Home Top Grand Bell Award

The 55th Grand Bell (Daejong) Film Awards took place in Seoul on the evening of October 22, where LEE Chang-dong’s latest critically acclaimed work Burning, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, was handed the Best Film Prize. This year’s...

New Zealand Korean Film Festival Opens Doors to 2018 Edition

The Korean Cinerama Trust and the Korean Embassy in Auckland hosted this year’s New Zealand Korean Film Festival, which opened its doors on October 11th. Also supporting the event are the Korean Film Council (Chairman - OH Seok Geun) and the New Zealand Asia I...

TWENTY TWO Secures Korean Release on Comfort Women Day

The documentary Twenty Two (2016), which examines the lives of the remaining comfort women in China, will find its way to Korean theaters on August 14, the date recognized as the commemoration day for comfort women. Directed by GUO Ke, the film was a major hit...