BOOK OF FISH and MOGADISHU Win 4 Prizes Each at Korean Film Critics Awards

Ryoo Seungwan Picks Up Best Director, Lee Joonik’s Film Takes Best FilmLee Joonik’s The Book of Fish and Ryoo Seungwan’s Escape from Mogadishu triumphed at the 41st Korean Film Critics Association Awards, with each picking up four prizes. Lee’s film won the Be...

ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Takes Best Film at Buil Film Awards

Yoo Ahin and Jun Jongseo Win Acting Honors at Busan-Held AwardsRyoo Seungwan’s hit action-thriller Escape from Mogadishu came away from the recent 30th Buil Film Awards with the Best Film Award. Ryoo’s film, which is the highest-grossing film at the Korean box...

VETERAN Triumphs at the 25th Buil Film Awards

The Buil Film Awards, one of the oldest and most prestigious film awards ceremonies in South Korea, which is hosted by the Busan Ilbo, held its 25th edition on October 7th, during the Busan International Film Festival. This year’s Best Film Award winner was RY...

THE TIGER Roars at Golden Film Festival

Best Film, Director and Special Jury Prize for Hunting Epic PARK Hoon-jung’s Colonial Era hunting epic The Tiger was the big winner at the 36th edition of theGolden Film Festival, which took place at the Lotte Hotel on Jeju Island on May 29th. The film won Be...

ASSASSINATION Tops 2nd Korean Film Producers Association Awards

RYOO Seung-wan Picks up Best Director Prize for VETERAN Following its Best Film win at the Blue Dragon Awards last month, CHOI Dong-hoon’s Colonial Era action-thriller Assassination has come up tops again, picking up the Best Film Award at the 2nd edition of ...

THE FACE READER Picks Up 6 at 50th Grand Bell Awards

Period Drama Triumphs at Korea’s Top Awards Event The longest-running film industry awards show, the Grand Bell (or Daejong) Film Awards were staged for the 50th time last week. Though many films and industry figures were honored, one work in particular made ...

PIETA Wins a Triple Crown

KAFC Announces winners of KAFC Awards- KIM Ki-duk’s Pieta, the winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival once again enjoyed the top position by receiving 3 awards at the 32nd Korean Association of Film Critics awards (KAFC Awards) hosted by the Kor...