AMPAS Invites 14 New Korean Members

Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) welcomed its new members for 2018, which included a record 14 professionals from the Korean film industry, including an array of directors, actors, and below-the-line talents. Among the most p...

FINECUT Adds Bom Film Productions Library to Catalogue

Korean sales agent FINECUT has partnered with top Korean film house Bom Film Productions to represent the group’s titles internationally. Set up by producer OH Jung-wan in 1999, Bom is a longtime industry leader that has been responsible for several major mode...

CinemAsia Invites OH Jung-wan for In Focus Program

Veteran Bom Film Producer to Visit the Netherlands   The CinemAsia Film Festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has invited veteran producer OH Jung-wan to take part in its annual In Focus program, which seeks to highlight underrepresented areas of Asian ...

10th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Confirms Its Jurors

5 Selectied to Judge Trends in World Music’ Film Today The 10th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival confirmed five jurors including director KIM Jee-woon and actress LIM Soo-jung to judge ‘World Music Film Today’s films, the only competition secti...

Kim starts film grad school at Dankook Univ.

Busan International Film Festival’s founding and honorary director KIM Dong-ho is launching a graduate school specializing in film contents at Dankook University in South Korea. Starting in the first semester of 2012 which starts in March, the graduate school...

Toronto film festival takes <Countdown>

The 36th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the first 50 films to be added to its line-up include the Korean film <Countdown>, starring JEONG Jae-young and JEON Do-yeon. Written and directed by newcomer HUH Jong-ho, the film will s...