Well Go to Fly HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD into North America

Distributor Well Go USA has picked up the North American rights to the acclaimed indie House of Hummingbird (2018) from first time director KIM Bora. The film debuted at the Busan International Film Festival last year and has been picking up awards at the Berl...

RYU Jun-yeol to Receive Rising Star Asia Award at NYAFF

Korean actor RYU Jun-yeol (Believer, 2018) will receive the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at this year’s 18th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which is scheduled to run from June 28 to July 14. RYU’s first big break came in 20...

Finecut Launches Sales for THE BATTLE OF JANGSARI in Cannes

Korean sales boutique Finecut recently picked up the international sales rights of the upcoming Korean War drama The Battle of Jangsari. Featuring K-pop star Min-ho (ILLANG : THE WOLF BRIGADE, 2018) and Hollywood actress Megan FOX, and co-directed by KWAK Kyun...

LEE Kwang-soo Considers Disaster Drama WATERHOLE

LEE Kwang-soo, who is currently on screens in the family comedy Inseparable Bros, is considering appearing alongside CHA Seung-won in the upcoming disaster drama Waterhole (literal title), from director KIM Ji-hoon. The film will follow the story of people tra...

LEE Je-hoon Slips into GRAVE ROBBERY

Actor LEE Je-hoon is being eyed for the lead role in the upcoming caper film Grave Robbery (translated title). Reports suggests that the star is currently fine-tuning the details of his appearance in the film, alongside JO Woo-jin, LIM Won-hee and SHIN Hye-sun...

Sydney Film Festival to Welcome Pair from Korea

Last year’s New Currents victor at the Busan International Film Festival Clean Up(2018) and BONG Joon-ho’s latest film PARASITE, currently screening in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, have been invited to take part in this year’s Sydney Film Festival,...

Bronze Audience Award for EXTREME JOB in Udine

After becoming the second most successful film of all time in the Korean market earlier this year, Extreme Job ushered in more good tidings after picking up an award on the film festival circuit. The hit comedy earned the Bronze Audience Award at the Far East ...

KOFIC Proposes Creation of Asian Film Exchange Center

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) officially presented a proposal to create a center for film exchange between Asian countries (tentatively named ASEAN-ROK Film Organization, ARFO) during the 17th Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information (SOMRI) and ...

Stallone to Produce Hollywood Remake of THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL

Ahead of its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival later this month, the upcoming Korean thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil has already been picked up for an American remake. Production company BA Entertainment announced that Sylvester STALLONE’s company...

MOON So-ri and JANG Joon-hwan to Visit Korean Film Festival DC

The Korean Film Festival DC returns this month for its 2019 edition, which will unfold from May 10 to July 1. This year’s event will feature 11 recent Korean titles as well as a pair of very special guests, acclaimed actress MOON So-ri and director JANG Joon-h...