CHOI Hee-seo Teams Up with Joe ODAGIRI and IKEMATSU Sosuke for ANGEL OF ASIA

Actress CHOI Hee-seo (aka Moon CHOI) recently teamed up with Japanese stars Joe ODAGIRI and IKEMATSU Sosuke for the film Angel of Asia (translated title). From Japanese filmmaker ISHII Yuya, the film was shot entirely in Korea over February and March of this y...

SWING KIDS and BEAUTIFUL DAYS to Bookend Florence Korean Film Festival

The Florence Korean Film Fest 2019, which will take place from March 21st to the 29th, has revealed this year’s lineup. Opening the program will be KANG Hyoung-cheol’s Korean War-era tap dance musical war drama Swing Kids, while Jero YUN’s Beautiful Days, the ...

Sitges Loads Up 14 Titles from Korea

The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia returns for its 51st edition this month, and with it comes once again a broad lineup of the latest genre cinema from Korea. 14 films have been invited this year, among them ten features and four sho...

MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Director Moves on to Occult Drama LION

Director Jason KIM will follow up his hit buddy cop action-comedy Midnight Runners (2017) with the occult drama Saja (Korean title). Veteran actor AHN Sung-ki has signed on to appear in the title while Midnight Runners lead PARK Seo-jun is also considering tea...

Asian Brilliant Stars Awards Returned to Berlin

The Asian Brilliant Stars Awards returned to Berlin for their second edition during this year’s 68th Berlin International Film Festival. The Chinese historical drama Youth(2017) was the most awarded film of the day, receiving three prizes from a jury lead by K...

Finecut Scores Presales on Berlinale Trio

Korean sales outfit Finecut is in the midst of a busy European Film Market (EFM). The company represents three of the Korean films screening at the Berlin International Film Festival this year and has three major upcoming titles on its docket, in addition to a...

4 Korean Films Selected for 2018 Berlinale

The Forum section of this year’s 68th Berlin International Film Festival will welcome three Korean films, while another has been confirmed for the Panorama Special lineup. Acclaimed director Hong Sangsoo will unveil his latest workGrassthere while SHIN Dong-se...