A Special Exhibition at the 26th BIFAN, ‘It’s Going on: 39+1, KAFA’

Director Jo Sunghee’s Don't Step Out of the House(2008)The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) is holding a special exhibition, ‘It’s Going on: 39+1, KAFA.’ Mo Eunyoung, the programmer of BIFAN said, "We prepared this special eve...

Space Sweepers, Nominated for Hugo Awards & Nebula Awards

Director Jo Sunghee's Space Sweepers, praised as the first Korean SF blockbuster, has been nominated for the Hugo Awards and the Nebula Awards, the two major science and literature awards in the U.S. Space Sweepers is the first Korean film to be nominated ...

Kim Seohyung to Lead KAFA Feature GREENHOUSE

The Villainess (2017) and Mine actress Kim Seohyung is set to appear in the upcoming Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) project Greenhouse (translated title) in a leading role. From debut director Lee Seolhee, the film is part of the 15th class of feature KAFA...

ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Leads Blue Dragon Awards Nominees with 13 Nods

THE BOOK OF FISH Scores 8 Nominations for Upcoming 42nd EditionRyoo Seungwan’s acclaimed action-drama Escape from Mogadishu is leading the nominees’ list for the upcoming 42nd edition of the Blue Dragon Film Awards. The film has received 13 nominations in 10 c...

THE BOOK OF FISH and DELIVER US FROM EVIL Land 4 Nominations at 15th Asian Film Awards

Lee Joonik’s Latest Up for Best Film and Best Director at AFAsLee Joonik’s critically acclaimed latest film The Book of Fish is among the titles leading the field for the upcoming 15th Asian Film Awards. The period drama received four nominations, including ke...

Yoon Daewon’s CICADA Claims Prize at Cannes Film Festival

Student Short Gets 2nd Place Prize in Cinéfondation CompetitionCicada (2021)Director Yoon Daewon has received the second place trophy in the Cinéfondation Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with his new short film Cicada.The Cinéfondation competit...

Cinéfondation Selects K’Arts Short CICADA

Yoon Daewon Film Invited to CannesThe Korean short film Cicada, from student filmmaker Yoon Daewon, has been invited to the Cinéfondation section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The short joins two other Korean features already invited to the prestigious ...

SPACE SWEEPERS to Lift Off February 5 on Netflix

Following two postponed theatrical release plans owing to the global spread of Covid-19, the big-budget space-set action-drama has finally set a launch date of February 5, just ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, when it will be made available online interna...

Actress LEE Joo-young Cast in YOON SI-NAE HAS DISAPPEARED

Rising star LEE Joo-young has been cast in Yoon Si-nae Has Disappeared (translated title), a project from the 14th feature-length film production class of the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). The project is being helmed by KIM Jin-hwa, who makes her feature...

SPACE SWEEPERS Confirms Netflix Launch

Following rumors that surfaced in October, Netflix has confirmed that it will launch SPACE SWEEPERS globally on its streaming service. From director JO Sung-hee, the film has drawn attention for being Korea’s first ever space-set blockbuster. It stars SONG Joo...