YEON Sang-ho’s Train to Busan (2016) sequel Peninsula has just opened in several Asian markets and is now set to invade North America, where local distributor Well Go USA has announced that it will be released on August 7. Part of this year’s Cannes selection, Peninsula, which is being billed as ‘Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula’ in North America, will be made available across 150 locations in t...

LEE Jung-hyun has signed on to appear in the kidnap-themed crime thriller Limit (literal title), the new film from The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013) director LEE Seung-jun. The star will play police officer So-eun who goes undercover to help parents locate their kidnapped child, and proceeds to find herself in a tense psychological battle with the kidnapper. The film is based on a script by the...

Top film directors and stars have assembled for sci-fi anthology series SF8. The eight-part limited series is a joint project between the Directors Guild of Korea and the streaming platform Wavve and will begin airing on broadcast network MBC in August of this year. Among the big names in front of the camera are MOON So-ri (Juror 8, 2019), LEE Yoo-young (I Am Home, 2019), LEE Dong-hwi (My First Cl...

KAFA FILMS 2017, a special program showcasing feature films from the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA), is taking place at CGV Apgujeong, CGV Myeongdong and Indieplus in the Busan Cinema Center until November 22nd. Under the slogan ‘Feature Debut Show of Promising Filmmakers’, KAFA FILMS 2017 will screen SONG Tae-gyum’s debut film Baby Beside Me and YOO Ji-young’s comedy drama Duck Town from the ...

Three Films supported by Korean Film Council (KOFIC) meet audience through various channels. The KOFIC has managed various kinds of supporting project including subtitle support, post-production support and technical support. A barrier-free version of SPLIT, selected by KOFIC’s Subtitle Translation and Descriptive Video Service Support Program, has screened since November 19th. Starring YOO Ji-tae...

Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) is holding a special event in September to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its feature film directing program, called “KAFA: Ten-year-old Story.” For promotional ambassadors, LEE Je-hoon of Bleak Night (2011) and KIM Go-eun of Canola (2016) have been appointed. KAFA was established by Korean Film Council (KOFIC) in 1984 to produce distinguished human resources...

Korean Films Lord Over Marketplace During the last weekend of the summer holiday period in Korea, local films retained the advantage with a commanding 81% of the marketplace, as the top three entries were homebred, while overall admissions stood at 3.14 million. Performing a third victory lap atop the charts after a 40% post-holiday weekend dip was RYOO Seung-wan’s action-comedy Veteran, which add...

Things keep looking up for the local industry as admissions over the weekend reached 4.82 million, setting a new benchmark for the year. Coming up tops again following an 18% increase, Veteran added 2.25 million viewers (USD 15.33 million) to a powerful 12-day haul of 6.64 million spectators (USD 44.16 million). With strong word of mouth and the help of Liberation Day falling on Saturday, RYOO Seu...