CJ ENM Acquires 4 Major Production Companies in 2020, Including Park Chanwook’s Moho Film

Extreme Job(2019)Top Korean film studio CJ ENM bolstered its production line by acquiring majority stakes in a number of major production companies last year. The studio bought controlling interests in companies such as Director Park Chanwook’s Moho Film, BLAA...

IU Joins Star-Studded Cast of KOREEDA Hirokazu’s BROKER

Korean star IU (aka LEE Ji-eun), one of the biggest names in the country’s entertainment scene, has set her sights on the arthouse world after signing on to appear in Broker, the Korean language debut of acclaimed Japanese filmmaker KOREEDA Hirokazu. The singe...

LEE Won-suk to Direct WOMAN IN CRISIS Series on Netflix

Director LEE Won-suk has partnered with Netflix for the upcoming fantasy drama series Woman in Crisis. Penning the project will be writer KIM Su-a. The project is currently in development, while Director LEE is also working on post-production for his new film ...

Netflix Teams up with LEE Jae-kyoo for Zombie Series ALL OF US ARE DEAD

Netflix is continuing to attract major film talent in Korea after announcing a new high-profile show in the works, the upcoming zombie series All of Us Are Dead. LEE Jae-kyoo, the director of The Fatal Encounter (2014) and Intimate Strangers (2018) will take t...

LEE Sung-min and NAM Joo-hyuk Set to REMEMBER

Actors LEE Sung-min and NAM Joo-hyuk are set to join forces in the upcoming revenge thriller Remember (literal title). A Violent Prosecutor (2016) director LEE Il-hyung will be handling the reins on the project, which is set to begin production in February. LE...

Netflix Enters ROUND SIX with HWANG Dong-hyuk

Netflix is partnering with one of Korea’s most successful directors for an upcoming series. Director HWANG Dong-hyuk will helm the series Round Six. The show will follow a group of people unlucky in life who are given an opportunity to participate in a surviva...

LEE Kyoung-mi to Direct Netflix Original Series

JUNG Se-rang novel ‘School Nurse Ahn Eun Young’ will be remade as a Netflix Original series. Netflix has recently made official its intention to produce the series and confirmed that it will be helmed by LEE Kyoung-mi, the director of Crush And Blush (2008) an...

Sitges Loads Up 14 Titles from Korea

The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia returns for its 51st edition this month, and with it comes once again a broad lineup of the latest genre cinema from Korea. 14 films have been invited this year, among them ten features and four sho...

Awards Winners Announced for MSFF 2018

The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival (MSFF) held its 17th edition this year from June 28 to July 4, once again seeking out the next generation of voices in the Korean film industry. Winners were announced for each festival’s five main sections, however, unlik...

LEE Young-ae Meets with Iranian Filmmaker for Foreign Film Role

Currently on set for her first feature film role since leading PARK Chan-wook’s Lady Vengeance in 2005, Hallyu star LEE Young-ae may continue her big screen return following reports that she has met with the Iranian filmmaker Ghorban MOHAMMADPOUR for a starrin...