Fantasia to Welcome 24 Films from Korea

The Fantasia International Film Festival has now revealed its full program, which will include 24 films from Korea, among them 15 features and nine shorts. The 2019 edition of the festival will open Thursday, July 11 and run until Thursday, August 1. Beyond th...

CONTENTS PANDA Invade Cannes Market with THE GREAT BATTLE, BELIEVER

Korean sales outfit Contents Panda, which participated in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival over the past two years with Train to Busan (2016) and The Villainess (2017), have brought a diverse lineup to the Marché this year, led by LEE Hae-you...

CONTENTS PANDA Presents THE VANISHED at EFM

Thriller, comedies, horrors and indie dramas make up the sales lineup for CONTENTS PANDA in Berlin this year. Having recently sold its titles The Chase (2017), Steel Rain (2017) and Psychokinesis to Netflix, the busy distributor launched sales on an array of n...

WOMAN’S WAIL Remake with SEO Young-hee Begins Production

A remake of the 1986 Korean horror film Woman’s Wail began production on December 20th. The update features Bedevilled (2010) star SEO Young-hee and is being directed by YOO Young-sun, following his 2014 debut The Wicked. Co-starring in the horror project are ...

Five Flavours Dishes up A GIRL AT MY DOOR and THE WICKED

Five Flavours Dishes up A GIRL AT MY DOOR and THE WICKED The Five Flavours Film Festival, Poland’s top event for East and Southeast Asian cinema, returns for its 9th edition this week and will present a pair of Korean films in its signature New Asian Cinema s...

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...

A FRESH START and HISTORY OF FEAR Pick up Grand Prizes in Jeonju

Though the festival will continue screening films until May 10th, the 15th Jeonju International Film Festival revealed its award winners last night. The Grand Prize winner in the International Competition was History of Fear by Argentine filmmaker Benjamin Nai...