Showbox, the Blueprint of Global Leap for Creator-centric New Business

On June 15, Showbox Media Day ‘FUN FOR TOMORROW’ was held at the Seoul Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Showbox CEO Kim Dosoo and MCG Chairman Koo Bonwoong attended the event and announced strategies for K-content production and distribution across bord...

Awards Winners Announced for MSFF 2018

The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival (MSFF) held its 17th edition this year from June 28 to July 4, once again seeking out the next generation of voices in the Korean film industry. Winners were announced for each festival’s five main sections, however, unlik...

JANG Joon-hwan to Preside over 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Jury

The jury for this year’s 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival has been set with 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) director JANG Joon-hwan selected as the jury president while many other top Korean film directors have also been invited to take part. In total, t...

The 4th Buenos Aires Korean Film Festival Kicks Off on September 7th

The 4th edition of the Buenos Aires Korean Film Festival (Festival de Cine Coreano en Buenos Aires) will kick off its seven day schedule on September 7th at the Cinemark Palermo. Beginning with a screening of KIM Sung-hoon’s spy-action comedy Confidential Assi...

LEE Jung-jae Sniffs Out Fake Religions in SABAHA

Top star LEE Jung-jae is taking on the lead role in Sabaha (Korean title), director JANG Jae-hyun’s follow-up to his smash hit exorcism debut The Priests. From production company Filmmaker R & K, the project is scheduled to begin production in November. JA...

FINECUT Unveils Pair of Genre Films at AFM

Korean sales representative revealed a pair of new acquisitions at this month’s American Film Market in Santa Monica, California. Both genre films, the new titles are A Day (working title) and House of the Disappeared. Featuring KIM Myung-min, star of Deranged...

THE WAILING Leads 37th Blue Dragon Nominations

The Blue Dragon Awards, the most prestigious awards body of the Korean film industry, have announced the nominations for its 37th edition, which will take place at the end of the month. Leading this year’s crop is NA Hong-jin’s THE WAILING with 11 nominations,...

Jecheon Hands Grand Prize to COOL CATS

32,000 Spectators Visit 12th Jecheon Intl. Music & Film Festival The 12th edition of the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) came to a close on August 16th. The festival handed out its top prize to Janus Køster-Rasmussen’s documentary ...

NA Hong-jin Nabs Best Director from Director’s Cut Awards

LEE Byung-hun, KIM Min-hee To Take Home Top Acting Honors The Korean Directors' Association has announced the winners of its 2016 Director’s Cut Awards, who will receive their prizes at a ceremony in the Cheogpung Resort Lake Hotel during this month’s Jec...

20th Fantasia Books 20 from Korea

Canadian Fest Books International Premiere of FAMILYHOOD For its 20th anniversary, the Fantasia International Film Festival is pulling out all the stops, which includes a healthy selection of 20 Korean feature and short films. Among those will be the internat...