At Annecy International Animated Film Festival, 2 Korean Films, Chun Tae-il and Persona, Awarded

At the 46th Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, which is called the ‘Cannes Film Festival in the animation world,’ Korean animations won 2 awards. Director Hong Junpyo’s Chun Tae-il won the Contrechamp Jury Distinction, while Director Moon ...

THE SHAMAN SORCERESS and SURA Awarded in Annecy

A pair of Korean films have received jury distinctions at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the most prestigious event for animated films around the world. AHN Jae-huun’s The Shaman Sorceress (2018) was awarded in the Contrechamp competition se...

6 Korean Works to Compete in Annecy

Six Korean films will compete at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival next month, which this year will take place online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, led by the features Beauty Water and The Shaman Sorceress (2018), which have been invited...

London Korean Film Festival to Open with MICROHABITAT

The London Korean Film Festival will be back next month with a bumper program featuring over 50 titles. Opening this year’s LKFF on November 1 will be JEON Go-woon’s festival hit Microhabitat (2017) while Malene CHOI’s Danish-Korean co-production The Return ha...

Mirovision Showcases Korean Indie Cinema at EFM

Indie film distributor Mirovision is presenting a collection a festival hits at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin. The newest title in their lineup is the horror-thriller Collision, from directors LEE Yun-ho and HEO Seo-hyung, which is having a market...

Work in Progress of THE SHAMAN SORCERESS to Screen in Annecy

Korean Films Galore for 130th Anniversary of Korean-French Ties In addition to its selection of completed features, the 40th anniversary of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival is also staging a Work in Progress (WIP) section, which will include t...

Mirovision Adds Animation Trilogy to Slate

Locks Deal with Animation Studio Meditation With a Pencil Korean sales company Mirovision has added a trilogy of animated films to its lineup in the Cannes Film Market after sealing a deal with animation production company Meditation With a Pencil. Called th...

Beijing International Film Festival Appoints KIM Ki-duk for Jury

THE WHISTLEBLOWER, DIRECTOR’S CUT, REVIVRE and THE ROAD CALLED LIFE Invited The 5th Beijing International Film Festival, which has been growing into one of the biggest film festivals in the world, announced part of its programming on Tuesday. The festival has...