- Korean Film News
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- Two Big Things Are Coming
- 1,000 Eyes Beholding Him - Cold Eyes Director JO Eui-seok, KIM Byeong-seo | Starring SOL Kyung-gu, JUNG Woo-sung, HAN Hyo-joo | Genre Crime, Action, Drama | Running Time TBD | Rating TBD | Release Date July 4 synopsisThe police has a special surveillance team to keep eyes on crime scenes. The team...
- by LEE Eun-sun / Jun 14, 2013
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- Toronto Korean Film Festival Wraps 2nd Edition
- Old and New Korean Films Shine in Canada Not to be confused with the new Korean Film Festival Canada, taking place in five cities this summer, the Toronto Korean Film Festival recently completed its 2nd edition, which took place on June 1st and then over June 6-8. Screening features, shorts, as we...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 13, 2013
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- Korean Film Festival Hits 5 Cities in Canada
- First Edition Focuses on RYU Seung-ryong, Oscar Selections Viewers across Canada will have bountiful opportunities to view Korean films as the inaugural Korean Film Festival is currently screening eight Korean films across five Canadian cities from June 5th to July 10th. This new event is in addit...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 12, 2013
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- SNOWPIERCER on Track for August 1 Bow
- BONG Joon-ho’s Latest 50 Days Away The hotly anticipated Snowpiercer, the English-language debut of director BONG Joon-ho (Memories of Murder, The Host), has finally been granted a release date. Earlier today, distributor CJ Entertainment confirmed that the star-studded post-apocalyptic SF feature...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 12, 2013
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- MoMA Screening Korean Quintet in August
- New York Readies for ‘Summer of Korean Film’ If Korean film fans in New York weren’t already spoilt enough as news broke that the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) would be screening 17 Korean features and shorts in June and July, now the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has followed suit by program...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 12, 2013
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- KIM Ki-duk Requests Re-Evaluation of MOEBIUS
- Letter of opinion saying “Have mature people reconsider the film” submitted KIM Ki-duk’s new film Moebius, previously rated limited screening, or practically inappropriate for screening, by Korea Media Rating Board, will be reevaluated. KIM Soon-mo, a producer of a KIM KI-DUK film, said on June 11...
- by JI Yong-jin / Jun 12, 2013
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- KIM Ko-eun Honored by NYAFF This Summer
- Well GO USA Spotlight to Feature CONFESSION OF MURDER There will be a lot going on at the New York Asian Film Festival this summer, particularly for fans of Korean cinema, as 17 works from the country are featured on this year’s program. Among the Korean film talent making their way across the Pac...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 12, 2013
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- RYOO Seung-bum Retrospective at NYAFF
- 4 Film Program for Versatile Performer Following last year’s special Korean actor showcase, where Korean star CHOI Min-shik traveled to the US for the first time, greeting fans and presenting such films as Failan (2001), Oldboy (2003), Crying Fist (2005) and last year’s Nameless Gangster: Rules of...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 12, 2013
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- New York Gorges on Korean Films
- 17 Features and Shorts in NYAFF Lineup Summer is here and Korean film looks to be top of the menu for Asian cinema fans in the America’s top metropolis. The popular New York Asian Film Festival is preparing to put on quite a show this year by screening 63 films hailing from across the Asian contin...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 11, 2013
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- SNOWPIERCER Releases Second Set of 9 Character Posters
- Charisma at its Highest, Raising Expectations Director BONG Joon-ho's Snowpiercer has released the second set of stills featuring nine characters. Snowpiercer had released the first set of stills on April 15th, attracting some 3 million views online, setting a new record. The nine stills relea...
- by JANG Sung-ran / Jun 11, 2013



























