ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Tops Blue Dragon Film Awards with 6 Wins

Ryoo Seungwan’s action-drama Escape from Mogadishu came away as the big winner of this year’s 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards. The box office hit picked up six awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Ryoo.It was Ryoo’s third Best Director win at the awa...

ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Leads Blue Dragon Awards Nominees with 13 Nods

THE BOOK OF FISH Scores 8 Nominations for Upcoming 42nd EditionRyoo Seungwan’s acclaimed action-drama Escape from Mogadishu is leading the nominees’ list for the upcoming 42nd edition of the Blue Dragon Film Awards. The film has received 13 nominations in 10 c...

DGK Publishes Bechdel Choice 10 List

Directors Guild of Korea Shines a Light on Gender RepresentationLast week, the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) published a list of ten titles that a jury had found to have successfully met the requirements of the Bechdel Test, in addition to several other guide...

Florence Korean Film Fest Stages Moon Sori Retrospective

Italian Festival Hosts Masterclasses with Moon, Bong Joonho and Yoo Teo The Florence Korean Film Rest returned this spring and showcased an extensive program packed with current and classic Korean films. Among the highlights in its lineup, this year was a ret...

KIM Hye-soo and GIM Mu-yeol Swear in for Netflix’s JUVENILE COURT

Series to Be Helmed by KIM Jong-chan and Written by KIM Min-seok Stars KIM Hye-su and GIM Mu-yeol have been offered the leading roles in the upcoming Netflix legal drama Juvenile Court (translated title) and, according to their respective agencies, are each po...

MOON Jung-hee Joins THE GAME

MOON Jung-hee has been offered a role alongside LEE Byung-hun and YOO Ah-in in the upcoming drama The Game (translated title). According to news reports, she is positively considering taking on the part in what is quickly shaping up to be one of the most antic...