KIM-GUN Triumphs at 7th Wildflower Film Awards

Documentary KIM-GUN (2018) won the Grand Prize at this year’s 7th Wildflower Film Awards, which took place in Central Seoul on May 22 while February was the most awarded film with a total of three prizes. A total of 15 awards were handed out during the event, ...

Korean Film Magazine Cine 21 Publishes Top 10 for 2019

Influential Korean film magazine Cine21 has revealed its top 10 films for 2019. While the Korean film exhibition sector reached a new box office high, the magazine’s critics largely favored indie films in their end-of-year round-up, with only three commercial ...

HOTEL BY THE RIVER Tops Busan Film Critics Awards

Auteur Hong Sangsoo topped this year’s 20th Busan Film Critics Association Awards by taking the Best Film prize for his film Hotel by the River (2018). The indie film also picked up the Best Actor Prize for its lead KI Joo-bong. Hotel by the River, Hong’s 23rd...

PARASITE Tops Korean Film Critics Association Awards

BONG Joon-ho’s latest film PARASITE was triumphant at this year’s 39th Korean Film Critics Association Awards. The Palme d’Or-winning box office hit earned awards for Best Film and Best Director, as well as Best Cinematography for director of photography HONG ...

TOPOGRAPHY OF SOLITUDE Tops 22nd Asian Project Market

The 22nd edition of the Asian Project Market (APM), held in conjunction with the Asian Film Market during the Busan International Film Festival, which this year celebrates its 24th edition, gave its top prize to the Japanese project Topography of Solitude. Fro...

Docs Port Incheon 2015 Unveils 39 Projects

Korea’s only specialized documentary project market, Docs Port Incheon announced the 39 finals for all sections. 50 projects applied for 34 "K-pitch", section for Korean documentary projects aiming at theatrical release and TV broadcasting. Among the...