The U.S. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Holding a Special Exhibition for Korean Horrors and Thrillers

The U.S. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will hold a special exhibition, 'Monstrous: The Dark Side of New Korean Cinema,’ from October 1 to 29, showcasing 8 Korean horrors and thrillers released in the 2000s. Starting with Director Park Chanwook’s Oldboy...

The Global Project between Korea & France, Vanishing Released

Vanishing was released in Korea on March 30. The film became the talk of the town due to the meeting between Korean actor Yoo Yeonseok and Hollywood star Olga Kurylenko.Vanishing is a mystery thriller that explores the murder of a woman found dead in Korea. Ol...

DELIVER US FROM EVIL Director Eyes Transition to Small Screen

Hong Wonchan Preparing Crime Drama GANGSTERHong Wonchan is the latest filmmaker eyeing a transition to the small screen. The DELIVER US FROM EVIL (2020) director is planning the helm the crime drama Gangster (literal title)Set in the turbulent criminal underwo...

Kim Youjung and Byeon Wooseok to Star in Netflix Film 20TH CENTURY GIRL

Park Jungwoo and Newcomer Roh Yoonseo Fill Out Cast of Romantic DramaAfter news initially surfaced of the project in May, Kim Youjung and Byeon Wooseok are confirmed to be leading the latest Netflix Original film for the Korean market. From debut director Bang...

KIM You-jung to Become TWENTIETH CENTURY GIRL in Netflix Original Film

Romantic Drama to Co-Star BYUN Woo-seokKIM You-jung will team up with BYUN Woo-seok for the the forthcoming romantic drama Twentieth Century Girl (translated title), a Netflix original film.The project marks the feature debut of director BANG Woo-ri and princi...

KIM Yun-seok to Play Admiral YI Sun-shin in KIM Han-min’s NORYANG

Director KIM Han-min has rounded up a formidable cast for Noryang (Korean title), the final entry in his trilogy on the legendary Korean admiral YI Sun-shin, which started with Roaring Currents (2014), the most successful Korean film of all time. KIM Yun-seok ...

HA Jung-woo Packs His Bags for NIGHT TRIP

Korean star HA Jung-woo has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller Night Trip (translated title). From director KIM Jin-hwang, the project will be the first film financed by Kakao M, the entertainment company subsidiary of the Korean instant messaging gian...

HA Jung-woo Ventures into Horror with THE CLOSET

Though he is still tearing up the box office charts with the smash hit disaster action spectacle Ashfall, Korean superstar HA Jung-woo will be back on screens next month in The Closet, his first ever horror film. HA co-stars with KIM Nam-gil in the picture, wh...

ANOTHER CHILD Picks Up NETPAC Award in Hawaii

Veteran star KIM Yun-seok’s directorial debut Another Child has picked up the NETPAC Award at this year’s 39th Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF). The film concerns a teenage girl (KIM Hye-jun) who discovers that her father is having an affair with the ...

Hawaii International Film Festival Selects 9 Features from Korea

A total of nine feature films from Korea will be taking part in this year’s 39th Hawaii International Film Festival, which will take place from November 6 to 24. Taking part in the main competition section for the KAU KA HŌKŪ Award will be the affair drama Ano...