The 27th BIFF Confirmed the Jury Members for New Currents & Kim Jiseok Award

The 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which will be held for 10 days from October 5 (Wed), has announced this year’s jury members for the New Currents, the Asian Film Competition section, as well as the Kim Jiseok Award.The New Currents Awards is ...

LUCKY CHANSIL Takes Grand Prize at 8th Wildflower Film Awards

MOVING ON’s YOON Dan-bi Wins Best Director at Korea’s Indie Film Awards ShowKIM Cho-hee’s debut film Lucky Chan-sil (2019) earned the Grand Prize at the 8th Wildflower Film Awards Korea, which were held at the Korea Literature House in Central Seoul on the eve...

Korean Film Festival in Frankfurt Presents Its Biggest Program for 9th Edition

The Korean Film Festival in Frankfurt kicked off its 9th edition online yesterday (Wednesday, November 18), during which it is presenting it largest ever program, comprising 36 titles spanning all manner of genres and themes. Kicking off the event in the openi...

JIFF Reveals Jeonju Cinema Projects for 21st Edition

The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) has revealed the three Jeonju Cinema Projects that will populate its 21st edition, which will begin May 28. This year’s titles will be the homegrown films Three Sisters by LEE Seung-won and A Distant Place by PARK ...

New Covid-19 Cluster Pushes Back INTRUDER and More in June

A new cluster of Covid-19 cases in Central Seoul has sparked fears of a second wave of infections. Local distributors have been left with no choice but to delay releases of films that had been scheduled for release in late May. Among those is the mystery-thril...

JK YOUN and MIN Kyu-dong Elect as New DGK Representatives

Directors Guild of Korea Assembles New Committee During a meeting held on February 22, filmmakers JK YOUN and MIN Kyu-dong were elected as the new representatives of the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK). Also appointed to the new DGK committee were directors KAN...

THE WORLD OF US Triumphs at 4th Wildflower Film Awards

The 4th edition of the Wildflower Film Awards Korea took place on April 12th at the Literary House on the slopes of Namsan in the heart of Seoul. During a night that celebrated diversity within Korea’s thriving independent cinema scene, the Grand Prize winner ...

Asian Film Market Awards 2016 and E-IP Winners Are Announced

The 19th edition of Asian Project Market (APM) and the 2nd edition of Entertainment Intellectual Property (E-IP) Market have announced the winners. The award ceremony for both events took place on October 11th, the last day of Asian Film Market 2016. This year...

Göteborg Makes Room for ASSASSINATION, SNOW PATHS

Korean Films on Show in Sweden For its 39th edition, the Göteborg International Film Festival, which kicks off next Friday (January 29th) in Sweden, will feature a pair of Korean films, one from the commercial end of the business, CHOI Dong-hoon’s Assassinati...

Six Korean Films Bound for Czech’s Karlovy Vary Fest

KIM Ki-duk Recommends Lee Chang-dong’s “Poetry” for Special Screening The Karlovy Vary international Film Festival has recently revealed the lineup for its forthcoming 50th edition, which this year will present six Korean films, including a special screeni...