Film Investor and Distributor CGV ARTHOUSE Ceases Operations

CGV ARTHOUSE, the subsidiary of CJ ENM Corp.which has been focusing on financing and distributing lower-budget indie and commercial works, has decided to cease its operations. While the outfit has been responsible for introducing several major artistic works t...

Hitmaker JK YOUN Returns with HERO

Hitmaker JK YOUN is back on set with his latest film Hero (translated title), a musical which began production on September 10. Based on the hit stage musical of the same name, the film will star CHUNG Sung-hwa, KIM Go-eun and NA Moon-hee. The musical will fol...

RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol and NA Moon-hee Campaign for HONEST CANDIDATE

Actors RA Mi-ran, GIM Mu-yeol, NA Moon-hee and YUN Gyeong-ho have joined forces for the upcoming election comedy Honest Candidate (translated title), which entered production on June 15. The film is the latest from Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) and The Bros (2017...

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...

BURNING Takes Home Top Grand Bell Award

The 55th Grand Bell (Daejong) Film Awards took place in Seoul on the evening of October 22, where LEE Chang-dong’s latest critically acclaimed work Burning, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, was handed the Best Film Prize. This year’s...

New Zealand Korean Film Festival Opens Doors to 2018 Edition

The Korean Cinerama Trust and the Korean Embassy in Auckland hosted this year’s New Zealand Korean Film Festival, which opened its doors on October 11th. Also supporting the event are the Korean Film Council (Chairman - OH Seok Geun) and the New Zealand Asia I...

TWENTY TWO Secures Korean Release on Comfort Women Day

The documentary Twenty Two (2016), which examines the lives of the remaining comfort women in China, will find its way to Korean theaters on August 14, the date recognized as the commemoration day for comfort women. Directed by GUO Ke, the film was a major hit...

MICROHABITAT Earns Tiger Uncaged Award at NYAFF

JEON Go-woon’s acclaimed debut feature Microhabitat has picked up the Tiger Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). Director JEON and actor AHN Jae-hong were on hand to receive the prize at the festival’s award ...

NYAFF Invites 10 from Korea for 17th Edition

The New York Asian Film Festival will return for its 17th edition at the end of this month, lifting its curtain on the 29th. Among this year’s lineup will be ten Korean films, including JEON Go-woon’s Microhabitat in competition. Korean actor KIM Yun-seok will...

Asian Brilliant Stars Awards Returned to Berlin

The Asian Brilliant Stars Awards returned to Berlin for their second edition during this year’s 68th Berlin International Film Festival. The Chinese historical drama Youth(2017) was the most awarded film of the day, receiving three prizes from a jury lead by K...