Korean Films Pick Up 4 Prizes at Fantasporto

Korean films were a hit at the recently concluded 38th Oporto International Film Festival in Portugal. SHIN Su-won’s Glass Garden, KIM Jin-muk’s True Fiction and CHO Sun-ho’s A Day came away with a combined four prizes between them at the fantastic film event,...

Korean Films Invited to Fantasporto

JO Seon-ho’s mystery thriller A Day, SHIN Su-won’s mystery drama Glass Garden and KIM Jin-muk’s mystery thriller TRUE FICTION were invited to the 38th Fantasporto – Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) in Portugal. Fantasporto is regarded as one of...

Macao Takes A DAY and THE OUTLAWS for Flying Daggers

The International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM), which kicks off its second edition on December 8th, will feature three films from Korea. JO Seon-ho’s A Day and KANG Yun-sung’s The OUTLAWS, both debut films, will screen in IFFAM’s ‘Flying Daggers’ sec...

New Sales Dawn on THE AGE OF SHADOWS and A DAY at AFM

Korean sales agency Finecut announced several new sales for titles in its current lineup during this year’s American Film Market (AFM), which took place in Santa Monica, CA. New deals were inked for both KIM Jee-won’s Colonial Era spy drama The Age of Shadows ...

SONG Kang-ho Picks Up Cheval Noir Best Actor Award

It was another big year for Korean films at the Fantasia International Film Festival, with no less than five awards spread among the 14 Korean features and shorts invited to the Montreal-based fest. Top among them was A Taxi Driver, which earned the Cheval Noi...

THE VILLAINESS to Kick Off Fantasia Film Festival

The 21st edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, one of the largest genre film celebrations in North America, will kick off on July 13th with JUNG Byung-gil’s stylish action-thriller The Villainess, which recently impressed audiences at the Cannes...

A DAY Scores International Sales for Finecut

New Korean timeslip thriller A Day has scored a slew of deals for its international distributor Finecut after its theatrical release in Korea, where it topped the charts on opening day. The film has begun to receive international invitations, including to the ...

FINECUT Adds Bom Film Productions Library to Catalogue

Korean sales agent FINECUT has partnered with top Korean film house Bom Film Productions to represent the group’s titles internationally. Set up by producer OH Jung-wan in 1999, Bom is a longtime industry leader that has been responsible for several major mode...