Right Now, Wrong Then※The contributions of external writers may differ from the opinions of KoBiz & KOFIC, and they do not represent the official views of KOFIC.Hong Sangsoo occupies a curious place in the world cinema landscape. He is at once an omnipresent and an elusive figure, both fixture and outlier. Those of us who watch, program, and write about his work know how difficult it can be to...
The Girl on a Bulldozer (2021)Nine Korean films have been invited to screen at this year’s 17th edition of the Osaka Asian Film Festival. Two of them, Hong Sungeun’s Aloners (2021) and Park Riwoong’s The Girl on a Bulldozer (2021), will take part in the event’s competition section.Zhang Lu’s YANAGAWA, a co-production between China, Japan and Korea, is also set as this year’s opening film in Osaka....
Lee Ranhee’s debut film A Leave (2020) has been voted as the Best Independent Film of the Year by the Association of Korea Independent Film & TV. Director Lee recently picked up the Best Director Award from the 22nd Women in Film Awards.A Leave had its world premiere last year in the signature New Currents competition of the Busan International Film Festival, a program that has launched other ...
Awards and Invitation
Paeksang Arts Awards (2022)
Melbourne International Film Festival (2022) - Asia Pacific
New Horizons International Film Festival (2022) - Masters
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (2022) - Asian Frontiers
Barcelona International Auteur Film Festival (2022) - Direccions
Black Movie Festival (2022) - To Be Followed…
Seattle International Film Festival (2022) - Asian Crossroads
Florence Korea Film Fest (2022) - Orizzonti Coreani
International Film Festival of Kerala (2022)
Osaka Asian Film Festival (2022)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival (2022) - Panorama
CPH:PIX (2021) - The Human Touch
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (2021)
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (2021)
Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (2021) - Asian Perspective
Singapore International Film Festival (2021) - Foreground
International Film Festival of India (2021) - Masters of Cinema
Haifa International Film Festival (2021) - Panorama
New Zealand International Film Festival (2021)
Fajr International Film Festival (2021)
Nantes Three Continents Film Festival (2021) - Official Selection - Special Screenings
Stockholm International Film Festival (2021) - Open Zone
Chicago International Film Festival (2021) - Masters
Denver Film Festival (2021) - Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival
London Korean Film Festival (2021) - Cinema Now
San Diego Asian Film Festival (2021) - Masters
Film Fest Gent (2021) - Masters
FICValdivia - Valdivia International Film Festival (2021) - Galas
New York Film Festival (2021) - Main Slate
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (2021) - Asian Perspective
Cannes Film Festival (2021) - Cannes Premiere
Vancouver International Film Festival (2021) - Gateway