Kang Sooyoun, the First Korean ‘World Star,’ Passed Away at 55 on May 7

Actor Kang Sooyoun, the eternal ‘World Star’ and the first Korean actor who won the Best Actress at an international film festival, passed away on May 7 at the age of 55. The Korean film world and fans expressed deep condolences for the sudden sad news. Direct...

KANG Soo-yeon Named Co-Director of Busan International Film Festival

Appointment Announced Ahead of 20th Edition In the lead up to its 20th edition this October, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced that veteran screen icon KANG Soo-yeon will join LEE Yong-kwan as co-director of Asia’s largest film festiv...

MY LOVE, DON’T CROSS THAT RIVER to Showcase at Moscow Fest

Two Shorts Compete in Short Film Sections 2014’s documentary sensation My Love, Don't Cross That River is set to screen at the 37th Moscow International festival in non-competition program "Free Thought." My Love..., the record-breaking indepe...

SHIM Eun-kyung, SONG Kang-ho, HONG Sangsoo and ROARING CURRENTS Win at 23rd Buil Film Awards

Awards 13 Categories and 2 Special Recognitions Yesterday, on the second evening of the Busan International Film Festival, the Buil Film Awards took place at 5pm in the Haeundae Grand hotel’s Ballroom. The moderators for the evening were actors GWON Yool and ...