- Korean Film News
-
- CHO Jin-woong Signs on for Directing Debut of JUNG Jin-young
- Actor CHO Jin-woong has signed to star in the debut directing effort of fellow thespian JUNG Jin-young, a 27-year veteran of the screen in Korea. Following a lengthy preparation period, Close to You is expected to begin rolling in October. CHO and JUNG co-starred in last year’s Colonial Era prison t...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 27, 2018
-
- MAI RATIMA Awarded Jury Prize at Deauville Asian Film Festival
- Actor YOO Ji-tae Triumphs with Directorial Debut Popular actor YOO Ji-tae, well known for the portraying the ageless villain in PARK Chan-wook’s Old Boy (2003), has just won his first prize as a feature director. During the Deauville Asian Film Festival in France, YOO’s debut feature film Mai Rati...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 12, 2013
-
- MASQUERADE Lands in Japanese Top 10 in During First Week
- The film to be turned into stage play in Korea Masquerade starring LEE Byung-hun, which opened at 90 theaters in Japan on February 16th has drawn in 42,000 admissions on its first weekend since release. This is the highest score among Korean films which opened in Japan in recent times. The film ha...
- by KIM Hyun-min / Feb 21, 2013
-
- Cinematheque Friends Film Festival 2013 Takes Place
- 25 Films Including Ones Chosen by 15 Friends to Screen Cinematheque Friends Film Festival 2013 co-hosted by the Korean Association of Cinematheques, the Venice Biennale Foundation and Italian Cultural Center in Korea is going to be held. At the festival held from January 17th to February 24th, A t...
- by LEE Eun-sun / Jan 09, 2013
-
- 26 YEARS Voted Best Korean Film by Twitter Users
- ARCHITECTURE 101 gets 2nd position and MASQUERADE at number 3 The Korean Film Council announced that 26 Years has been voted as the best Korean film of the year by Twitterians. KOFIC held the special voting event for December and Architecture 101 came second with Masquerade and National Security t...
- by LEE Eun-sun / Dec 27, 2012