Influential Korean film magazine Cine21 has revealed its top 10 films for 2019. While the Korean film exhibition sector reached a new box office high, the magazine’s critics largely favored indie films in their end-of-year round-up, with only three commercial titles entering the list, one of which was a mid-level production. Three of the films were by women directors. Coming in at first place was ...

The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) has partnered with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC - Chairman, OH Seok Geun) to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Korean films this year with a special "Centenary of Korean Cinema" program, which will include ten classic and contemporary Korean titles. In addition, various masterclasses, introductions and post-screening talks will b...

Mate, one of last year’s graduate film projects from the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA), will be released theatrically on January 17. The second directorial outing of JUNG Dae-gun initially premiered in competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival in spring last year. The film follows the story of Jun-ho, a freelance photographer and Eun-ji, who works at magazine publishing house. The...

Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA), one of the best film educational institutions in Korea, held its graduation film festival in January. Titled KAFA 33, it premiered short films and animated short films produced by 33rd graduates of KAFA over the past year. Meanwhile, KAFA has had more than 600 graduates in various fields including directing, filming, producing and animation since it was founded ...