Director Park Chanwook’s Oldboy, Re-release in North America

Neon, a North American distributor, obtained the North American distribution rights for Director Park Chanwook's Oldboy and will screen it at the North American theaters to mark the 20th anniversary of the film's release in Korea. Oldboy was released i...

Bae Doona Joins Zack Snyder’s REBEL MOON

Cloud Atlas (2012)Korean star Bae Doona is returning to Hollywood after joining the main cast of the upcoming Zack Snyder-directed sci-fi film Rebel Moon for Netflix. Bae joins a cast that will also feature Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou and Ra...

Koreeda’s Korean Debut BROKER Completes Production

Bae Doona, Song Kangho, Gang Dongwon and More Appear in Latest from Japanese AuteurBroker (working title), the highly anticipated Korean feature debut of acclaimed filmmaker Koreeda Hirokazu, completed production on June 22. The project has drawn considerable ...

Hirokazu KORE-EDA Sets Korean Project with SONG Kang-ho, BAE Doo-na, GANG Dong-won

Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu is set to make his Korean language film debut with the new project Baby, Box, Broker, and he has assembled an impressive local cast to join him - SONG Kang-ho, BAE Doo-na and GANG Dong-won. CJ Entertainment will f...

PARK Chan-wook Won an Honorary Award in Oslo

Renowned director PARK Chan-wook has been honored with the Silver Mirror, an honorary award, at this year’s Films from the South Festival in Oslo, Norway. The Korean cineaste was the main guest at the 29th edition of the festival, which focuses on works from A...

Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema to Present Korean Film Retrospective in New York

‘Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, 1996–2003’, a new program being jointly staged by Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema, in association with the Korean Cultural Center New York, will present a broad array of Korean classics to viewers in New York ...

BAE Doo-na and KWAK Sin-ae Receive Etoile du Cinema Awards

International star BAE Doo-na and Barunson E&A CEO KWAK Shin-ae were awarded the ‘Etoile du Cinéma’ (Cinema Star) prizes during the Busan International Film Festival this year. BAE was conferred her award ahead of the premiere of her latest film #iamhere a...

SHIN Ha-kyun, SUHO and KIM Seul-ki Accept HUR Jin-ho’s PRESENT

While post-production is ongoing for his upcoming period drama Forbidden Dream, director HUR Jin-ho shot a new short film at the end of last month. Starring SHIN Ha-kyun, EXO member, SUHO and KIM Seul-ki, Present (translated title) is a VR project commissioned...

SONG Kang-ho to Receive Excellence Award in Locarno

SONG Kang-ho is set to be honored at this year’s 72nd Locarno International Film Festival, where he will become the first person from Asia to receive the festival’s Excellence Award. Currently on screens in BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE, which walked away from the C...

SHIN Ha-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo Buddy Up for MY EXCEPTIONAL BROTHER

SHIN Ha-kyun will team up with LEE Kwang-soo in the upcoming human comedy My Exceptional Brother (translated title). From director YOOK Sang-hyo, the film is expected to go into production in late May. In the film, SHIN will play a man with a weak body and a b...