KIM Jee-woon to Be Decorated as Officer of Arts and Letters by French Embassy in Seoul

Famed genre auteur KIM Jee-woon is set to be decorated as an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Embassy in Seoul. The celebrated filmmaker will receive the designation during the Busan International Film Festival‘s French Night organized by...

BIFF Leaps into Stabilization

LEE Yong-kwan and Jay JEON Returns as Festival Chairman and Director A new team of leaders will be spearheading the 2018 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). After ex-chairman KIM Dong-ho and ex-festival director KANG Soo-youn stepped down following the O...

LEE Yong-kwan and Jay JEON Reinstated by Busan Film Festival

Following a special assembly held on January 31, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) reinstated former festival leaders LEE Yong-kwan and Jay JEON. LEE, who left the festival as its festival director, will now step into the festival chairman position....

Hiroshima Invites BROTHERS IN HEAVEN and THE GRAVITY OF ACTING

Korean indies BROTHERS IN HEAVENand The Gravity of Acting have both been invited to take part in this year’s 4th Hiroshima International Film Festival, which takes place November 24-26. Also in the lineup is the short film Jury, directed by former Busan Intern...

BIFF Chairman KIM Dong-ho Becomes Co-chairman of New Marianas International Film Festival

KIM Dong-ho, the Chairman of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), will be a co-chairman of the 1st Marianas International Film Festival. The festival will take place in Saipan which is not only famous for its turquoise waters and natural environment, ...

Film Industry Mourns Passing of KIM Ji-seok

Filmmakers from South Korea and neighboring Asian countries travelled to Busan to pay their respect to the late KIM Ji-seok during a memorial service held on Monday, May 29th. 400 guests mourned the former deputy director and executive programmer of the Busan ...

Busan Film Festival Deputy Director KIM Ji-seok Passes

KIM Ji-seok, the deputy director and the executive programmer of Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) passed away on the evening of Thursday, May 18th during the Cannes Film Festival after suffering from a heart attack. Tributes poured in from festivals an...

Florence Korean Film Fest Pulls Out All the Stops for 15th Edition

Later this month, the world’s longest running celebration of Korean film, the Florence Korea Film Fest, will return with a program boasting 44 feature-length and short Korean films. For its 15th edition, the festival will open on March 23rd with KIM Jee-woon’s...

YOUN Yuh-jung Earns JURY GRAND PRIZE from APSAs

2016 was a good year for Korean cinema at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards with three separate awards going to Korean film talent. Legendary star YOUN Yuh-jung, earned the Jury Grand Prize for her leading turn in E J-yong’s The Bacchus Lady, in which she plays a...

BIFF Opens 21st Edition with A QUIET DREAM

Busan Welcomes Annual Celebration of Film The Busan International Film Festival launched its 21st edition on Thursday, October 6th in the open air auditorium of the Busan Cinema Center in Busan’s Centum neighborhood. The ceremony was hosted by stars HAN Hyo-j...