Hong Yeji to Debut in Mo Hongjin’s GIRL

Jeon Somin, Kim Jiyoung and Shin Eunjung Join New Social Issues DramaDebut actress Hong Yeji has been tapped to lead Girl (translated title), the new film by director Mo Hongjin. Also, cast in the project are veteran actresses Jeon Somin, Kim Jiyoung and Shin ...

Megabox Scores Sales for THE POINT MEN

The Point Men, an upcoming hostage action-drama from director YIM Soon-rye featuring stars HWANG Jung-min and HYUN Bin, has been sold to 14 territories by Megabox Plus M.The film is based on a real event in Afghanistan that took place in 2007, when 23 South Ko...

Following COVID Delay, BARGAINING Starts Location Shooting in Jordan

The upcoming Korean thriller Bargaining (translated title) from director YIM Soon-rye, featuring top stars HWANG Jung-min and HYUN Bin, is set to start production in Jordan this month. Production was originally scheduled to kick off in the Middle East earlier ...

YIM Soon-rye and HONG Kyeong-pyo Join Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has swelled its ranks by adding 842 new members this year. Among the new roster of film industry professionals, who are now eligible to vote in the Academy Awards, are nine people from the Korean film i...

RYU Seung-ryong Begins Shoot for Comedy NOT THE LIPS

Following on from the smash success of Extreme Job, which became the second most successful Korean film of all time earlier this year, actor RYU Seung-ryong is back in front of cameras for the upcoming comedy Not the Lips (working title). RYU’s co-stars includ...

MOON So-ri Earns Career Achievement Award in Hawaii

Veteran performer MOON So-ri was recently honored at the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), where she was given the 2018 Halekulani Career Achievement Award. The star has been a leading figure of the Korean film industry for almost 20 years and recentl...

M-Line Adds ZOMBIE ON SALE and FENG SHUI to Cannes Slate

Sales Agent Scores Multiple Deals for Youth Drama LITTLE FOREST Going into this year’s Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival, M-Line Distribution announced a slew of sales for their youth drama Little Forest from director YIM Soon-rye (Forever the Moment,...

M-Line Brings Commercial Drama, Acclaimed Indies and VR Content to EFM

M-Line Distributionpresented a wealth of titles at this year’s European Film Market (EFM), which include several upcoming commercial titles, an array of acclaimed independent films as well as their first VR content acquisitions. Leading their slate is the upco...

YIM Soon-rye’s Little Forest Finishes Shooting

Renowned Korean female director YIM Soon-rye is said to have finished shooting her latest film, Little Forest. Little Forest’s distributor MEGABOXissued a press release stating “the shooting of the highly anticipated film Little Forest by the renowned director...

Hong Kong’s Festive Korea to Screen 19 Films

Festive Korea will kick off its 7th edition in Hong Kong on October 5th and run until November 30th, during which it will screen 19 films from Korea, ranging from indie documentaries to commercial blockbusters. The festival’s cinema section is broken down into...