- Korean Film News
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- MOON So-ri, LEE Yoo-young and More Join SF8 Anthology Series
- Top film directors and stars have assembled for sci-fi anthology series SF8. The eight-part limited series is a joint project between the Directors Guild of Korea and the streaming platform Wavve and will begin airing on broadcast network MBC in August of this year. Among the big names in front of t...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 20, 2020
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- KIM Sung-kyun Suits Up for JOSEON FIREFIGHTER
- Character actor KIM Sung-kyun has confirmed his appearance in the upcoming period comedy-drama Joseon Firefighter (translated title). Star KIM Nam-gil is also reported to be considering an offer to appear in the latest film from director MOON Hyun-sung, known for As One (2012) and The King’s Case No...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 28, 2019
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- Spackman Invests in NOW I WILL MEET YOU with SON Ye-jin
- Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (SEGL) has announced that it will invest KRW 500 million (USD 460,000 million) into the upcoming Korean fantasy melodrama Now I Will Meet You. Starring SON Ye-jin and SO Ji-sub and directed by debut filmmaker LEE Chang-hoon, the film is currently in post-producti...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 24, 2017
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- CHEESE IN THE TRAP Film Version Begins Production
- Actors PARK Hae-jin and OH Yeon-seo have kicked off production on a new film version of the popular TV show Cheese in the Trap. As confirmed by a representative of the project, filming began in Seoul on April 20th. The film follows a burgeoning romance between a student who struggles due to her fami...
- by Pierce Conran / May 11, 2017
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- Best Supporting Actor Award for LEE Hyun-woo in Houston
- NORTHERN LIMIT LINE Screens at 49th WorldFest Last month, at the 49th edition of the WorldFest Houston Annual International Independent Film Festival, actor LEE Hyun-woo was awarded the Best Supporting Actor prize for his role in naval skirmish drama Northern Limit Line. The film also received a Sp...
- by Pierce Conran / May 09, 2016
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- Golden Aries Cinematography Award for NORTHERN LIMIT LINE in Macao
- SONG Seung-heon Receives Outstanding Asian Contribution Award Between the 6th and 8th of March, the Macau International Film Festival staged its first Golden Aries Awards. Korean naval drama Northern Limit Line was one of the award winners of the evening, picking up the Golden Aries Award for Best ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 29, 2016
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- Jeonju Attracted 59 Films for Shooting Locations Last Year
- Jeonju Studio Complex in Operation for 689 Days, a National Record In 2015, Jeonju attracted 59 films for providing shooting locations, which is an all time record. In addition, Jeonju Studio Complex was in operation for 689 days last year, which is a national record. Since its opening in 2008 wit...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Feb 29, 2016
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- YOO Ho-jeong, PARK Sung-woong Lead YOUR NAME IS ROSE
- Drama Marks Debut for Director JO Seok-hyeon Returning to the big screen for the first time since 2011’s Sunny, popular TV actress YOO Ho-jeong has been tapped to star in the upcoming drama Your Name Is Rose (literal title). She will play HONG Jang-mi (also the Korean word for ‘rose’) as she strive...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 26, 2016
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- Things Get REAL for LEE Sung-min, HAN Ji-eun
- Cast Fills Out for New KIM Soo-hyun Film Redhot superstar KIM Soo-hyun, who last appeared in the hit Secretly Greatly (2013), will soon return to the big screen in upcoming thriller Real and now the film has filled out the cast around him. Joining the actor on screen in the directing debut of scree...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 23, 2015
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- NORTHERN LIMIT LINE Pushed Back over MERS Concerns
- NEW Delays Topical War Film Two Weeks Viewers curious to see KIM Hak-soon’s Northern Limit Line will have to wait an additional fortnight before booking their tickets as the film’s distributor Next World Entertainment (NEW) has delayed the film’s release following rising ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 10, 2015