New York Korean Film Festival Returns for 13th Edition

NYKFF to Open with HONG Won-chan’s OFFICE The New York Korean Film Festival, put on by Subway Cinema (New York Asian Film Festival) and the Korea Society and supported by the Korea Foundation, is returning for its 13th edition next month at the Museum of the ...

Udine’s Top Award Goes to ODE TO MY FATHER

Majority of Awards Swept Up by Korean Films At the 17th Udine Far East Film Festival, which took place from April 23 until May 2 in Udine, Italy, JK YOUN’s Ode to My Father was awarded the top prize. Staged by the Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche (C.E.C.), ...

17th Far East Film Festival to Screen 10 Korean Films

5 International Premieres in Udine The Far East Film Festival returns in two weeks for its 17th edition and as always a large contingent of Korean films is peppered across the lineup. 10 films from the peninsula will screen this year, among them five internat...

4 Korean Films Heading to Santa Barbara

CART, CONFESSION, HAEMOO and A HARD DAY in the Lineup A quartet of Korean films have been invited to the 30th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which is set to kick off on January 27th. Screening in the International Competition will be LEE Do-yun’s C...

ALIVE Wins Special Mention at SGIFF Silver Screen Awards

Another Award for Director and Actor PARK Jung-bum At the 25th Singapore International Film Festival, the Silver Screen Awards recognized PARK Jung-bum’s Alive by handing him the Special Mention Award. The awards took place on the 13th (local time), and the f...

IM Kwon-taek to Be Feted in Singapore

3 IM Classics Join 4 Current Korean Films in Lineup As his 102nd film Revivre makes its way around the world, veteran director IM Kwon-taek is set to visit the Singapore International Film Festival in December, where he will receive a lifetime achievement aw...

TIFF 2014 closing report, City to City program

Spotlight on 8 Korean films This year, the biggest film festival in North America placed a special importance on Korea. Korean Film Council (KOFIC) joined the celebration as Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) selected films from Seoul to showcase thro...

TIFF Reveals City to City: Seoul Lineup

Korean Count at Toronto Reaches 14 As part of its latest wave of program announcements, the Toronto International Film Festival(TIFF) has revealed the contents of its City to City: Seoul focus as well as other programs. Eight titles will screen in the sectio...