Filmfest München Invites Five Korean Indies

Filmfest München invited five feature films works from Korea for this year’s edition, which kicked off on June 28 and ran until July 7. Among the selected titles were LEE Chang-dong’s BURNING, LEE Kwang-kuk’s A Tiger in Winter (2017), LEE Hwan’s Park Hwa-young...

Jeonju Lifts Curtain on 19th JIFF

Indie Film Festival to Showcase 5 Jeonju Cinema Projects This year’s 19th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) kicked off on a clear night at the Jeonju Dome on May 3. The new venue housed 3,000 guests and welcomed several stars and filmmakers, as well as...

Jeonju Announces Lineup for 19th Edition

The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) revealed its lineup for its 19th edition earlier this month. Overall, the festival will feature 246 films from 46 countries, an increase over last year’s 226-strong program and run from May 3 to 12. This year’s JIF...

JIFF Expands to 5 Jeonju Cinema Projects in 2018

The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) announced its 2018 Jeonju Cinema Projects last month, which have been expanded this year to include five titles, as opposed to the trios that have been featured in earlier editions. This year’s JCP filmmakers will ...

CGV ARTHOUSE Filmmaker-in-Residence Project Awards funding to 3 Indie Korean Films

On December 21, CGV ARTHOUSE announced that CHO Hyunhoon’s Jane, LEE Seung-moon’s documentary Dance sports Girls, and LIM Tea-gue’s The Seeds of Violence would each receive 5 million Korean won as part of its Korean Filmmaker-in-Residence Project. In addition,...

Mar Del Plata Stages Korean Focus

The Mar Del Plata International Film Festival once again features Korea prominently at this year’s 32nd edition with a special program being devoted to the country’s cinema. In all, 11 Korean films screen at the event, which kicked off on Friday, November 17th...

Jeonju Lands on 25 Coolest Film Festivals List

MovieMaker Magazine included the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in its recent ‘The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World’ feature. The unranked list from the influential filmmaking publication, known as the world’s leading independent filmmaking ma...

RIFLE and THE SEEDS OF VIOLENCE Triumph in Jeonju

Brazilian film Rifle from director Davi Pretto was crowned the Grand Prize winner in the International Competition of this year’s 18th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) on May 3rd. Topping the Korean Competition was LIM Tea-gue’s The See...

Jeonju Unveils Competition Lineup

In the lead-up to its 18th edition, which will kick off on April 27th and run until May 6th, the Jeonju International Film Festival has announced the contestants for this year’s Korean Competition. 11 films were selected, including six narrative features and a...