Chae Kyoungsun Triumphs at 26th Art Directors Guild Awards

Production designer Chae Kyoungsun triumphed in the One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series category at this year’s 26th Art Directors Guild Awards for her work on the global smash Squid Game.Chae beat out nominees for major American series such as Successi...

LEE Won-suk to Direct WOMAN IN CRISIS Series on Netflix

Director LEE Won-suk has partnered with Netflix for the upcoming fantasy drama series Woman in Crisis. Penning the project will be writer KIM Su-a. The project is currently in development, while Director LEE is also working on post-production for his new film ...

18th Florence Korea Film Fest to Spotlight CHO Jin-woong

After being delayed from its usual March slot by this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the Florence Korea Film Fest is set to return for its 18th edition between September 23 and 30. The festival will open with BLACK MONEY (2019) and will feature a special focus on t...

LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung Considering Reunion for KILLER ROMANCE

According to their agency Saram Entertainment, actors LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung are reportedly eyeing leading roles in the comedy Killer Romance (translated title), the new film from How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (2013) director LEE Won-suk. If they sign o...

CHO Dal-hwan Toasts LIKE THE FIRST GLASS

Character actor CHO Dal-hwan took on the lead role in the indie drama Like the First Glass (translated title), the debut feature film of producer and short film director PAEK Seung-hwan. The film, which co-stars veteran actor SHIN Gu and new actress WOO Hye-ri...

KIM Jee-yong Earns Top Camerimage Prize for THE FORTRESS

This past weekend, KIM Jee-yong earned the Golden Frog Award from the 26th edition of EnergaCamerimage, the world’s top cinematography event which takes place in Bydgoszcz, Poland every year, for his work on HWANG Dong-hyuk’s austere siege drama The Fortress (...

OH Dal-su, JUNG Woo and LEE Yu-bi Join NEIGHBOR COUSIN

Five years after scaling to a record box office with his hit Lunar New Year melodrama Miracle in Cell No.7, director LEE Hwan-kyung will return with next year’s Neighbor Cousin (translated title). The high concept comedy brings together actors OH Dal-su, JUNG ...

Udine Audiences Favor SPLIT and CANOLA

The 19th edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival came to a close on April 29th after welcoming 60,000 viewers. While this year’s First Place Golden Mulberry Audience Award and Black Dragon Award went to the Japanese film Close Knit by OGIGAMI Naoko, it was...

A MELODY TO REMEMBER Sings Its way to Udine Golden Mulberry

2nd Place Prize for SORI: VOICE FROM THE HEART at Far East Film Festival The 18th edition of the Far East Film Festival in Udine wound to a close on April 29th. This year, two of the festival’s audience awards prizes went to Korean films. Korean War melodrama...

18th Far East Film Festival to Open with THE TIGER

Udine Takes 15 from Korea The 18th edition of the Far East Film Festival (FEFF), which takes place in Udine in Northeast Italy, is set to open with a screening of PARK Hoon-jung’s Colonial Era hunting drama The Tiger. The film, which stars CHOI Min-shik, will ...