“I feel like I’ve got a gift for the 30th anniversary of my directorial debut.”, Director PARK Chanwook

The nickname ‘Cannes Park’ shows the good old relationship between Director Park Chanwook and the Festival de Cannes. Decision to Leave is Director Park's 4th film invited to the Cannes’ Competition. He was first invited to the Cannes’ Competition for Old ...

Park Chanwook Unveils New Short Film LIFE IS BUT A DREAM

Life Is But a Dream (2022)While the world awaits Park Chanwook’s highly anticipated forthcoming feature Decision to Leave, the master Korean filmmaker has returned with a new short film. Life Is But a Dream reunites him with his Thirst (2009) star Kim Okvin an...

THE VILLAINESS American TV Remake Headed to Amazon

Francisca Hu to Write and Produce Pilot with Jung Byunggil Returning to DirectJung Byunggil’s action film The Villainess (2017) is set to get a US makeover, where it will be reborn as a TV series for Amazon Studios. Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.), the studi...

WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6 Sells to 12 Overseas Countries 

K-Horror Sequel to Screen Across AsiaWHISPERING CORRIDORS 6: HUMMING (2020), the sixth film in the enduring K-horror franchise, has been picked up for distribution in 12 foreign countries. Sales agent kth locked deals for the film with distributors in Brunei, ...

JOO Won to Headline JUNG Byung-gil’s CARTER for Netflix

Following the Cannes-invited action film The Villainess (2017), JUNG Byung-gil is returning with the action-thriller Carter and joining him in the title role will be actor JOO Won. The film will be one of the first two Netflix Original Films made for Korea, th...

24th BIFAN to Open with WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will return next month and opening this year’s 24th edition on July 9 will be Whispering Corridors: The Humming, the sixth entry in the long-running Korean horror franchise. This summer’s BIFAN will be ...

JUNG Byung-gil Signs with Hollywood agent

JUNG Byung-gil, director of the action noir The Villainess (2017), has signed with Hollywood agency CAA (Creative Artists Agency). CAA is one of the three main agencies in America, along with WME and UTA and has represented several Korean luminaries in the pas...

LEE Hee-jun and SONG Joong-ki Book Trip to BOGOTA

LEE Hee-jun has been cast alongside SONG Joong-ki in the upcoming project Bogota (literal title), which will be shot on location in Colombia toward the end of the year. Set in 1990s Colombia, the film follows a group of young people who emigrate to Bogota. The...

WHISPERING CORRIDORS Series Reboot Begins Filming

Whispering Corridors Reboot:Alma Mater (translated title), the sixth film in the long-running Korean horror franchiser Whispering Corridors, which is being dubbed a reboot, kicked off filming on July 9. As previously reported, KIM Seo-hyung is leading the cast...

THE VILLAINESS Headed for the Small Screen

JUNG Byung-gil’s Cannes-invited action-thriller The Villainess (2017) will be adapted for the small screen in the United States. The film’s distributor Contents Panda revealed that they have signed a deal with Skybound Entertainment to produce a series based o...