LEE Chang-dong’s BURNING on Track to Set Theaters Ablaze in 2018

The wait is almost over! Burning, LEE Chang-dong’s first movie following an eight-year absence, is officially in the can and on the way to theaters. The film recently wrapped principal photography after five months of shooting and is in post-production for a t...

Newcomer JEON Jong-seo Joins YOO Ah-in on LEE Chang-dong Project

Eight years after his last film, acclaimed director LEE Chang-dong is finally returning with his sixth work Burning. YOO Ah-in has been confirmed for a lead role as has new comer JEON Jong-seo, who was plucked from auditions. The film is an adaptation of a Har...

Five Flavours Dishes up A GIRL AT MY DOOR and THE WICKED

Five Flavours Dishes up A GIRL AT MY DOOR and THE WICKED The Five Flavours Film Festival, Poland’s top event for East and Southeast Asian cinema, returns for its 9th edition this week and will present a pair of Korean films in its signature New Asian Cinema s...

Korea Indie and Expat Film Festival Gears up for 1st Edition

9 Features to Duke It Out in Inaugural Competition Positioning itself as the first film festival by and for expats, the Korea Indie and Expat Film Festival (KIXFF) is getting ready to kick off its very first edition on June 18th. Selected among 150 submissi...

A GIRL AT MY DOOR and HAEMOO Invited to Palm Springs IFF

First Major Fest Invites for Korean Films in 2015 One of the earliest events on the film festival calendar, the Palm Springs International Film Festival will kick off its 26th edition on January 2nd. As with previous years, Korean cinema will be on the menu, w...

The 9th London Korean Film Festival Successfully Closes

Doubled Audiences and Expansion to Online Screenings The 9th London Korean Film Festival (festival director: JEON Hye-jung) had a successful run from November 6th (Thu) through to 21st (Fri). The festival took place at 7 theaters in 4 cities (London, Norwich,...

A DREAM OF IRON and A GIRL AT MY DOOR Screening in Chicago

Invited to 50th Edition of Chicago International Film Festival For its half centenary anniversary, the Chicago International Film Festival invited a pair of acclaimed Korean films. Debuting earlier this year at the Berlin International Film Festival and in th...

Cannes Takes to A GIRL AT MY DOOR

July JUNG’s debut feature A Girl at My Door had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 67th Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, May 19th. The film was enthusiastically received on the Croisette following its red carpet premiere, with director J...