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- JEONJU International Film Festival Eyes Physical Event and Full Program for 23rd Edition
- Following a pair of pandemic editions that saw it field a smaller than usual lineup, the JEONJU International Film Festival (JIFF) is set to return with a full program and physical event this year for its upcoming 23rd edition, scheduled to take place from April 28 to May 7.JIFF was the first major ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 25, 2022
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- Bong Joonho to Direct Robert Pattinson in SF Film MICKEY7
- Parasite at the 72nd Cannes International Film FestivalAcademy Award-winning filmmaker Bong Joonho appears to have set his sights on his next live-action feature. Bong is in talks to direct an adaption of Edward Ashton’s upcoming SF novel Mickey7, with Robert Pattinson in talks to play the leading r...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 24, 2022
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- 7 Korean Films, Invited to the Berlin International Film Festival
- The Novelist's Film(2021)Seven Korean films are heading for Berlin. The 72nd Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the lineup of invited films on January 19 (local time). According to the news, Director Hong Sangsoo's new film <The Novelist's Film> has been invited to the Com...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 21, 2022
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- Dexter and Megabox Sign MOU to Develop Korean Films and Series
- Earlier this month, VFX powerhouse Dexter Studios revealed that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korean film studio Megabox Plus M to jointly develop and produce Korean films and series.The outfits will join forces to create Korean digital content and grow their in-house teams ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 21, 2022
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- GOODAFTERNOON SWEETDREAM to Compete at Slamdance Film Festival
- The Korean indie feature Goodafternoon Sweetdream, the debut of director Bang Seunghyeon, will take part in the Narrative Features competition at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival.Established in 1995, the Slamdance Film Festival champions low-budget works (produced with budgets below USD 1 million...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 18, 2022
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- Lee Jungjae, Jung Hoyeon and SQUID GAME Cast Nominated for SAG Awards
- Director Hwang Donghyuk’s drama debut Squid Game continues to blaze a trail through the North American awards circuit, after landing four historic nominations for this year’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.Lee Jungjae and Jung Hoyeon were nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor a...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 17, 2022
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- ALONERS Invited to Göteborg Film Festival
- Hong Sungeun’s acclaimed debut film Aloners (2021) has been invited to the upcoming 45th Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden. Also on the program is the Thailand-Singapore-South Korea co-produced short film New Abnormal.Aloners, a project from the graduate feature program at the Korean Academy of Film ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 14, 2022
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- MOONLIT WINTER Opens Theatrical in Japan
- Lim Daehyung’s indie hit Moonlit Winter (2019), starring Kim Heeae and Kim Sohye, was released theatrically in Japan on January 7.The second film from Director Lim, Moonlit Winter had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, where it served as the closing film of its 2019 edition...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 13, 2022
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- Actor Oh Youngsoo, the Winner of the Best TV Supporting Actor at 79th Golden Globe Awards
- Actor Oh Youngsoo has become the first Korean winner of the Best TV Supporting Actor at the 79th Golden Globe Awards. At the awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel in LA on January 9 (local time), Oh Youngsoo won the award after competing with Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass of <The...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 11, 2022
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- KidariStudio and KIDARI ENT Merge to Form New Content Studio
- Waiting for Rain (2021)KidariStudio and KIDARI ENT have merged and officially launched a content production company. The merged outfit will seek to exploit its extensive IP webtoon and film library to produce content that can be scaled out in franchises and/or adapted to different markets in local l...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 11, 2022
