1st Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival to Take Place Next August

The Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival (PIPFF), a new event that has been set up to promote inter-Korean relations on the peninsula through film, will stage its first edition in the cities of Pyeongchang and Gangneung, Gangwon Province, in August of...

ON THE BEACH AT NIGHT ALONE Gets Best Film in Jerusalem

On the Beach at Night Alone, the first of three Hong Sangsoo films to premiere this year, was recently invited to the 34th Jerusalem International Film Festival, where it went on to pick up the Wilf Family Foundation Award (worth USD 20,000) for Best Internati...

KANG Ha-neul, GIM Mu-yeol Finish NIGHT OF MEMORIES

Night of Memories (working title), a new mystery-thriller featuring young actors KANG Ha-neul and GIM Mu-yeol, completed its three-month shoot on June 8th. The film is the latest project from director ZHANG Hang-jun and will be distributed locally by Megabox I...

Hong Sangsoo Returns to Berlinale

Renowned Korean auteur HONG Sang-soo is set to return to the Berlin International Film Festival next month after his latest film On the Beach Alone at Night, which will have its world premiere in Berlinale’s international competition. While nothing is yet know...

KIM Joo-hyuk and KO Soo’s THE TOOTH AND THE NAIL Began Shooting

Based on Bill S. Ballinger’s Novel of Same Title KIM Joo-hyuk and KO Soo will be in the same film for the first time, in a thriller The Tooth and the Nail (working title). KIM Joo-hyuk and KO Soo are both recruited in The Tooth and the Nail, a thriller that ...

HAEMOO Lands Gala Spot in Toronto

Bong Joon Ho-Produced Thriller Goes to TIFF The Toronto International Film Festival has released its enormous first wave, revealing the titles that will fill up its gala, special presentations and closing film slots. Among the gala presentations taking place ...

Korean Film Classics Gain Popularity Overseas via Youtube

Korean Film Archive's Youtube Channel Offers 83 Films Online Korean film classics are gaining popularity overseas. The video-sharing service website Youtube announced on August 7th that 69% of the total viewers worldwide subscribing to the Korean Film Arc...

Toronto Korean Film Festival Wraps 2nd Edition

Old and New Korean Films Shine in Canada Not to be confused with the new Korean Film Festival Canada, taking place in five cities this summer, the Toronto Korean Film Festival recently completed its 2nd edition, which took place on June 1st and then over Jun...

The 15th PiFan opens tonight with star-studded red carpet

Asia’s largest genre film fest, the 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) opens tonight with a star-studded red carpet and a screening of the documentary Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told. Several acting awards will be given out...

Hong Sang-soo’s next film to star French actress Isabelle Huppert

Korean auteur director Hong Sang-soo’s upcoming film will feature the award-winning French actress Isabelle Huppert. Currently in production, the film has yet to be titled or to have a detailed story announced. The prolific director has started shooting up to ...