LEAFF Battens Down the Hatches for THE FORTRESS

Joseon Era battle drama The Fortress has been invited to open this year’s 2nd London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF), which kicks off on October 19th. This year’s LEAFF competition will include HUH Jung’s horror film The Mimic, LEE An-gyu’s KIM Hye-soo gangst...

Yubari Fantastic Fest Books 8 from Korea

Competition Slot for IT’S REALLY KIND OF YOU Japan’s top genre cinema event, the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, returns for its 26th edition next month on the 25th, and with it, eight new Korean films, among them a trio of features and five sho...

Antoine Bardou-Jacquet’s MOONWALKERS to Open 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

Festivals Screens 235 Films including 64 World Premieres The 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Asia’s largest genre film fest, announced its 2015 lineup with French director Antoine BARDOU-JACQUET’s Moonwalkers as opening screener. Closing ...

NAFF Opens 8th IT Project for Entries

Network of Asian Fantastic Films Seeks New Genre Entries The Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) is gearing up for its 8th edition, after opening submissions for It Project 2015. Coinciding with the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), N...

APOSTLE Invited to Inaugural Black Nights Competition

Tallinn Film Festival also Selects A HARD DAY, HAEMOO The Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia will debut its International Competition during this month’s 18th edition, which kicks off on the 14th with the Polish film Warsaw 44. The competition wil...

Sitges Invites Big Korean Lineup

16 Films at Europe’s Top Genre Film Festival The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is no stranger to Korean film and their upcoming 47th edition proves no exception as Europe toil destination for genre cinema has invited a 16-strong de...

Trio of Prizes for Korean Films at Fantasia

Two Audience Awards and Special Mention for Animation Three Korean films received accolades at the Fantastic International Film Festival, which recently brought its 18th edition to a close. The animation The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow earned a Special Menti...

BIFF Reveals Program for 18th Edition

301 Films from 70 Countries to Screen Korea’s largest film event, the Busan International Film Festival, is set to return for its 18th edition next month. Yesterday evening, the festival revealed its packed program for 2013. This year’s festival will feature ...

Trio of Awards for Korean Films at Fantasia

CHO Jae-hyun Picks Up Best Actor   The Fantasia International Film Festival, one of the premiere genre film festivals in the world, concluded its 2013 edition on August 7th with a closing and awards ceremony. Among the awards recipients of the evening wer...

THE PAINTER Conjures New Avenues of Co-Production

New JEON Kyu-hwan Film Marks First Estonia-Korea Collaboration A new film project marking the first official collaboration between South Korea and Estonia is preparing to go into production with 14-day shoots scheduled in both countries starting next month. T...