Top Korean talent agency Saram Entertainment has teamed up for a joint venture with Hollywood’s AIG (Artist International Group). The agencies are planning to launch a full-service, internationally-driven talent representation service that will focus on a global set of clients for film and TV projects, which will operate out of their respective offices in Seoul and Los Angeles. Their aim is to dev...

According to his agency Saram Entertainment, BYUN Yo-han, star of Socialphobia (2015) and Will You Be There? (2016), has been cast in the upcoming thriller project Voice (literal title), the latest film from filmmaking brothers KIM Gok and KIM Sun. Voice will foreground the criminal practice of voice phishing, a form of telephonic fraud by which scammers illicitly obtain financial information from...

Leaving Las Vegas director Mike FIGGIS has revealed that he is preparing to shoot a trio of short films in Korea centered on #MeToo themes. He made the announcement in Busan, where he is attending the Busan International Film Festival as the head of this year’s New Currents jury. Renowned director FIGGIS, who recently developed an interest in Korean entertainment after watching several Korean dram...