TEN MONTHS Up for Kau Ka Hōkū AwardLong a supporter of Korean film, whether big or small, this year’s Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) is screening 21 Korean works in its program. 11 features, spanning the commercial and indie realms, and a further 10 shorts are included in this year’s program.Among the features, Namkoong Sun’s pregnancy drama Ten Months (2020) is vying for the Kau Ka Hōk...

Events Screenings for HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY and SINKHOLE in FranceThe Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) returns for its 16th edition on October 26, at which point it will open with Ryoo Seungwan’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Escape from Mogadishu, starring Kim Yunseok and Zo Insung in a true-life tale of Korean diplomats attempting to escape a war-torn Somalia in the early 1990s. The...

HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY Leads the Way as Local Films Command the MarketMajor local releases continued to lead the way at the summer box office as the Korean industry claimed 87% of sales over the past weekend. Admissions also remained high relative to the rest of the year, down a fraction from last weekend’s total with 1.16 million sales counted.Box office titan Hwang Jungmin returned to the to...