LEE Myung-se Appointed as Executive Chairman of Green Film Festival in Seoul

LEE Myung-se has been appointed as the new Festival Chairman of the Green Film Festival in Seoul (GFISS) ahead of its 15th edition. This year’s GFFIS will take place from May 17 to 23. The appointment makes LEE the first filmmaker to lead the festival since it...

THE NET Goes to Dubai

KIM Ki-duk Returns to UAE Director KIM Ki-duk recently took part in this year’s Dubai International Film Festival with his 22nd feature THE NET, currently doing the festival rounds following its world premiere as part of the Venice Days section of the Venice I...

AMPAS Invites New Korean Members

LEE Byung-hun, PARK Chan-wook, LEE Chang-dong Added to Academy Roster In its continuing push for diversity, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which stages the annual Academy Awards, has swelled its ranks with more members of the Korean film indu...

LOVESONG and SPA NIGHT to Premiere in Park City

Sundance Selects New Films from KIM So-yong and Andrew AHN Two new films from Korean-American filmmakers have been invited to premiere in the US Dramatic Competition of next year’s Sundance Film Festival. KIM So-yong returns to Park City with her new feature ...

39th Seoul Independent Film Festival Winds to a Close

KIM Lee-chang’s debut film Discipline was chosen as the Grand Prize winner at the 39th Seoul Independent Film Festival. The festival which opened on November 28th ended its 9-day journey on December 6th with a closing ceremony emceed by actress KIM Hye-na and ...

Korean Films Take on Göteborg Film Festival

Six films screening in Sweden The program of the 36th Goteberg Film Festival, which got underway January 25th and will run until February 4th in Sweden, features six works from Korean filmmakers across its various sections. Among the Korean films on show ...

THE WEIGHT Picks Up Best Director at Black Nights Film Festival

JEON Kyu-hwan and KIM So-young Prevail in Tallinn The Black Night Film Festival in Tallinn (also known as PÖFF), which began on November 12th, held its closing ceremony today during which it dished out its awards. JEON Kyu-hwan picked up the Best Director pr...

Korean Film Heats up the Baltic Sea

The WEIGHT, Invited to the Competition Section of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Korean films are set to raise the Korean wave in Estonia. The Weight, directed by JEON Kyu-hwan, who won the Queer Lion trophy at the 69th Venice Film Festival was put o...