‘Pa-myo’ Invited to Berlin Film Fest’s Forum Section

“The film that stands out the most as a genre film in the Film Fest’s forum that presents several auteurism films and genre films,” Berlin International Film Festival commented on Pa-myo (otherwise known as Exhuma). “Director Jang is undoubtedly a brilliant di...

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...

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...

HWANG Jung-min and LEE Jung-jae to DELIVER US FROM EVIL

Stars HWANG Jung-min, LEE Jung-jae, PARK Jung-min and CHOI Hee-seo have lined up to appear in the upcoming action-drama Deliver Us from Evil (translated title). The film is the latest from Office (2015) director HONG Won-chan and kicked off production on Septe...

Jeonju International Film Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup

This year’s Jeonju International Film Festival, which revealed its program earlier this month, will open with Claudio GIOVANNESI’s Italian crime drama Piranhas on May 2. The 20th edition of the festival, which will run until May 11, is set to close with Guy NA...

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Invites 10 from Korea

The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), which kicked off on April 9 and is scheduled to run until the 21, is screening 10 Korean films during this year’s edition. In addition to an array of current thriller, horror and genre films, BIFFF is...

KIM Yun-seok, HA Jung-woo and Many More Wrap JANG Joon-hwan’s ‘1987’

1987, a highly-anticipated new political drama featuring a wealth of Korean stars, wrapped five months of production on August 27th. Save the Green Planet (2003) director JANG Joon-hwan was joined by HA Jung-woo, KIM Yun-seok, KIM Tae-ri, GANG Dong-won and man...

THE WAILING Picks Up Jury Prize at Florence Korea Film Fest

The 15th Florence Korea Film Fest wound to a close on April 6th with a screening of closing film THE NET by veteran indie director KIM Ki-duk. In addition to the screening the festival annual awards were handed out. These included the Jury Award, which was una...

ALONG WITH THE GODS Filming Ends, Release Pushed to December

Two-Part Fantasy Epic Assembles Enormous Cast Lotte Entertainment’s two-part fantasy epic Along with the Gods brought its simultaneous production to an end after a marathon 10 month filming schedule, which included 175 shooting days, on March 22nd. Despite an ...

KIM Tae-ri Joins Cast of JANG Joon-hwan’s 1987

KIM Tae-ri, the breakout star of PARK Chan-wook's erotic period thriller The Handmaiden last year, has joined the cast of upcoming drama 1987, which is quickly shaping up as one of the most anticipated titles on the horizon. The actress joins KIM Yun-seok,...