Jeonju Film Festival to Stage Taeheung Film Company Retrospective

Chihwhaseon (2002)In addition to hosting the premieres of independent works from Korea and around the world, this year’s upcoming 23rd edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival will also stage an eight-film retrospective dedicated to the influential Ta...

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 Apr...

Documentary on IM Kwon-taek Seeks Crowdfunding Support

Noted Korean film critic JUNG Sung-il, who debuted as a filmmaker in 2009 with Café Noir, is currently raising funds to complete post-production of his third work, The IM Kwon-taek Project, a documentary on legendary Korean filmmaker IM Kwon-taek which was lar...

IM Kwon-taek Honored at International Film Festival of India

IM Kwon-taek, often called the godfather of Korean cinema, has been honoured at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, where he was bestowed their Lifetime Achievement Award. He received the prize during the opening festivities of this year’s 47th ed...

CHOI Min-sik’s THE TIGER

NEW Slates Period Drama for December 17 The Tiger, the latest film featuring veteran Korean star CHOI Min-shik, ended its five and a half month shoot on May 29th and has been slated by distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW) for a confident December 17th...

IM Kwon-taek to Be Honored at 9th Asian Film Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award for Korean Cinema Legend in Macau Revered Korean director IM Kwon-taek will be handed a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th edition of the Asian Film Awards, due to be staged next Wednesday (March 25th) at the Venetian in Macau. G...

12th Florence Korean Film Fest Screens Over 30 Features

The longest running celebration of Korean cinema in Europe, the Florence Korean Film Festival is now in its 12th year. The festival kicked off last Friday (March 21st) with a screening of opening film Hide and Seek, with director HUH Jung in attendance. The hi...

Philadelphia Museum of Art Stages Korean Film Series

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is set to screen a series of Korean films in its Van Pelt Auditorium on Wednesdays throughout April. The showcase, which will include modern classics such as IM Kwon-taek’s Chihwaseon (2002), is supported by the Dean and Zoë Papp...

Shooting Began for IM Kwon-taek’s 102nd Film

At the end of December, IM Kwon-taek begins shooting of his 102nd movie, Cremation (literal translation) with Myung Films as the producer. AHN Sung-ki, KIM Gyu-ri and KIM Ho-jong have decided to take the lead roles in his new film. Cremation is based on a sho...

SNOWPIERCER Makes New Record at French Box Office

Becomes Most Watched Korean Movie Relased in France   BONG Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer has become the most successful Korean film ever released in France. CJ E&M has announced that this latest work by director BONG has attracted 331,542 viewers in just 12 d...