DELIVER US FROM EVIL Gets Special Screening in Paris

The Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) staged a special screening of the action noir hit DELIVER US FROM EVIL (2020) in France on February 27. The film was originally screened at the 15th edition of the FFCP last year, and this new screening was an opportunity ...

Dexter and Megabox Sign MOU to Develop Korean Films and Series

Earlier this month, VFX powerhouse Dexter Studios revealed that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korean film studio Megabox Plus M to jointly develop and produce Korean films and series.The outfits will join forces to create Korean digita...

Hwang Jungmin and Jeon Doyeon reunite in Kill Boksoon

17 years after You Are My Sunshine (2005), HWANG Jungmin and JEON Doyeon are set to reunite in the film KILL Boksoon (literal title), a Netflix original. From The Merciless (2017) director BYUN Sunghyun, the project will also feature SUL Kyunggu, KOO Kyohwan a...

MOGADISHU and BOOK OF FISH to Bookend 16th Paris Korean Film Festival

Events Screenings for HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY and SINKHOLE in FranceThe Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) returns for its 16th edition on October 26, at which point it will open with Ryoo Seungwan’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Escape from Mogadishu...

DELIVER US FROM EVIL Director Eyes Transition to Small Screen

Hong Wonchan Preparing Crime Drama GANGSTERHong Wonchan is the latest filmmaker eyeing a transition to the small screen. The DELIVER US FROM EVIL (2020) director is planning the helm the crime drama Gangster (literal title)Set in the turbulent criminal underwo...

Far East Film Festival Stages Yoon Jongbin Retrospective

Korean Films on Show as Udine Prepares Hybrid EventFollowing last year’s online event, the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine is returning with a hybrid online/offline event later this month. This year’s 23rd edition will feature 11 Korean films, including...

OK! MADAM and ME AND ME to Bookend 15th Paris Korean Film Festival

FFCP to Host Special Screenings of THE CLOSET and FORBIDDEN DREAMThe Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) is set to return for its 15th edition from June 23 to July 4. Opening this year’s festivities will be Lee Cheolha’s OK! MADAM (2020), the sky-high action-com...

Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin Head to SURINAME with Yoon Jongbin for Netflix

Stars Reunite with Director for Crime SeriesDirector Yoon Jongbin is partnering with Netlfix for the forthcoming original series Suriname. The project will see the director reunite with stars Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin, and feature Yoo Yeonseok, Jo Woojin an...

MAN IN LOVE Remake Sets Pandemic Era Box Office Record in Taiwan

Chinese Language Update of Gangster Romance Tops $14 Million on ReleaseMan in Love, a Taiwanese remake of the 2014 Korean film of the same name, is in the midst of a record-breaking box office run in Taiwan, where it debuted in April. The film topped the chart...

Megabox Scores Sales for THE POINT MEN

The Point Men, an upcoming hostage action-drama from director YIM Soon-rye featuring stars HWANG Jung-min and HYUN Bin, has been sold to 14 territories by Megabox Plus M.The film is based on a real event in Afghanistan that took place in 2007, when 23 South Ko...