In the New Year, K-Movies Invited to the Major Overseas Film Festivals

Several Korean films have been invited to major overseas film festivals in the new year. Director Son Minzun's CUT, Director Jeon Jinkyu's The House of Loss, and Director Kang Hongju's Little by Little were listed in the Compétition Internationale ...

SUL Kyung-gu and YU Jun-sang Team Up for BOYS

Following on the heels of the hit thriller Black Money (2019), veteran director CHUNG Ji-young is about to return to the set for what will be his 17th feature film. Boys (translated title), which is based on a true story, will be headlined by SUL Kyung-gu and ...

BEASTS THAT CLING TO THE STRAW Wraps Production

The star-studded upcoming thriller Beasts that Cling to the Straw (translated title), featuring JEON Do-yeon, JUNG Woo-sung, YOUN Yuh-jung and BAE Sung-woo, completed production on November 30 in Jeonju following three months of filming. New director KIM Yong-...

57 Nations to Take a Look at THE WITNESS

Korean thriller The Witness, one of the top-performing titles of the summer, has also become a top global seller for sales agent Contents Panda. The outfit announced that the film has been picked up for distribution in 57 territories. The first international s...

CHO Kyu-jang’s WITNESS Wraps Production

Thriller Among 3 Lead Roles for LEE Sung-min in 2018 LEE Sung-min’s latest vehicle Witness (translated title) wrapped its three-month shoot on the 20th of last month. Production for the upcoming crime-thriller took place in the South Korean border city of Paju...

PARK Hee-soon and JIN Gyeong Get Married for SUN-KISSED FAMILY

PARK Hee-Soon and JIN Gyeong have signed on to play a married couple in the new drama Sun-Kissed Family from debut director KIM Ji-hye. The film is told from the perspective of their nine-year-old son. HWANGWOO Seul-hye and singer Bora of popular group SISTAR,...

LEE Byung-hun Thriller MASTER Goes into Production

OH Dal-su, JIN Gyeong and UHM Ji-won Join Blockbuster Cast The star-studded thriller Master, which will feature LEE Byung-hun, GANG Dong-won and KIM Woo-bin, began production on April 23rd. The CHO Ui-seok film has also added new cast members OH Dal-su, UHM J...

United Launches Star-Studded MASTER at EFM

Crime Action Film Fills Cast, Aims for April Shoot Leading United Pictures’ lineup at the European Film Market is the upcoming crime-action film Master. From Cold Eyes (2013) director CHO Ui-seok, the film boasts an abundance of stars, including LEE Byung-hun...

SONG Kang-ho Picks Up Grand Prize at PaekSang Arts Awards

THE ATTORNEY Deemed Best Film in Even Spread of Winners The 50th PaekSang Arts Awards, one of three major film industry awards shows, along with the Daejong and Blue Dragon Awards, took place earlier this week in Seoul. SONG Kang-ho was awarded the show’s Gra...