Actor Koo Kyo-hwan in Parasyte: The Grey

I thought I hit the fast-forward button. In Parasyte: The Grey, Kang-woo (played by Koo Kyo-hwan) moves twice as fast as the sluggish or deliberate parasites (or humans) and speaks almost three times faster. Speeding through time and space, accelerating the pa...

The 34th Palm Springs International Film Festival Invited 4 K-movies, Including Decision to Leave

On December 20 (local time), the Palm Springs International Film Festival announced a list of the 34th film festival schedule and screenings on its official website. Among them, a total of 4 Korean movies were invited, including Director Park Chanwook's De...

Escape from Mogadishu, Won the Best Film at the 42nd Fantasporto International Film Festival

Director Ryoo Seungwan's Escape from Mogadishu won the Best Film in the Asian Film Section at the 42nd Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal. At the festival, which closed on April 10 (local time), Escape from Mogadishu won the Best Orient Ex...

The 20th Florence Korea Film Fest, Open the Door with Heaven: To the Land of Happiness

Florence Korea Film Fest, which introduces Korean films throughout Europe and Italy, will be held from April 7 to 15 (local time). Marking its 20th anniversary this year, the festival will attract Italian and European audiences with its special programs.First,...

Lotte and Dexter Studios Forge NFT Partnership

Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)Lotte Cultureworks and Dexter Studios have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enter into a strategic partnership for the joint production and distribution of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) based on their intelle...

CONFESSION and LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL to Premiere in Competition at 36th Fribourg Film Festival

This year’s 36th Fribourg International Film Festival is set to host seven films from South Korea, including two world premieres in its international competition and an action blockbuster in its opening gala slot.Yoon Jongseok’s mystery-thriller Confession wit...

HEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS and ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU to Bookend 20th Florence Korea Film Fest

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness (2019)The Florence Korea Film Fest is set to return for its 20th edition this spring, taking place between April 7 and 15. A total of 76 Korean films are scheduled to screen at this year’s edition, including 35 feature-length t...

Dexter to Provide VFX for Hollywood Adaptation of KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC

Mr. Go (2013)Top Korean VFX house Dexter Studios has signed a contract to provide visual effects for the upcoming Hollywood live-action adaption of the Japanese manga Knights of the Zodiac (aka Saint Seiya).Originally published in 1986, the manga tells the sto...

ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Invited to Dublin International Film Festival

Ryoo Seungwan’s hit action-drama Escape from Mogadishu (2021) has been invited to this year’s Dublin International Film Festival. Also selected for the Irish film event is Kimo Jisook’s short film Hairy Monster.Released in the summer of 2021, Escape from Mogad...

Dexter and Megabox Sign MOU to Develop Korean Films and Series

Earlier this month, VFX powerhouse Dexter Studios revealed that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korean film studio Megabox Plus M to jointly develop and produce Korean films and series.The outfits will join forces to create Korean digita...