Korean Animation TIMING Schedules December Releases

1st Animation Based on the Work of KANG Full MIN Kyung-jo’s animation Timing, a work five years in the making which debuted at the Busan International Film Festival in the Korean Cinema Today: Panorama program in 2014, has scheduled a local release for Decemb...

Korean Film Week Takes Place in São Paolo

8 Korean Fiilms on Showcase in Brazil     The Korean Cultural Center in São Paolo (Chairman SEO Sang-myun) is holding a Korean film week starting from the 11th in São Paolo, Brazil. It is the first official event held by the Korean Cultural Center in...

2nd Korean Film Festival in Trinidad & Tobago

4 Korean Films Screen in Caribbean Isles A quartet of recent Korean films is set to screen in the Caribbean as the 2nd edition of a Korean film festival in Trinidad & Tobago revs up. The event will be held over four days in Port of Spain on the Trinidad I...

Dublin to Host Korean Film Night

Korean cinema quartet travels to the emerald isle On December 13th, the Korean Embassy in Ireland, in association with the Korea Foundation, will present a Korean Film Night at the Light House cinemas in Dublin. Four films will be screened during the evening...

CODE NAME: JACKAL Gets the Spotlight of Asia

CODE NAME: JACKAL Pre-sold to 6 Different Countries A story about a suspicious kidnap of a legendary killer and a heart-throb killer top star, Code Name: Jackal has been pre-sold to 6 different countries even before its release. Starring SONG Ji-hyo who has ...

Korean Films Around the World

Korean Films Praised in the U.S., France and Japan- As The Thieves break the 13 million mark and admissions go over 10 million for Masquerade, interest in Korean cinema abroad is going strong. The Korean Cultural Center in Washington D.C. will screen CHOO Chan...

Korean Film Fest in Australia rolls out ambitious 2012 line-up

In only its third year, the 2012 Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) has released its line-up, which contains a variety of contemporary classics as well as some of the Korea’s biggest blockbusters from the last two years. KOFFIA will hold screenings in ...

The Unjust takes top prize at Blue Dragon Awards

RYOO Seung-wan’s crime thriller <The Unjust> snapped up three top prizes at the 32nd Blue Dragon Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Box office hit <War of the Arrows> picked up five awards, including Best Actor for PA...

LEE Byung-hun to star as King of Joseon

Top Korean star LEE Byung-hun is set to play the lead in CJ E&M Pictures’<Masquerade>(working title). Lee’s management agency BH Entertainment announced that he is confirmed to star in the historical drama to be directed by CHOO Chang-min (<Late ...

9ers pre-sells Miss Conspirator

South Korean sales company 9ers Entertainment has done a raft of sales at the American Film Market (AFM) on titles including <Miss Conspirator>, starring Ko Hyun-jung (<Woman on the Beach>), according to UK-based trade magazine Screen Internation...