IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE and EMERGENCY DECLARATION Selected for Cannes

Hong Sangsoo Returns, Han Jaerim to Debut on the CroisetteFor the fourth year on the trot, a pair of Korean features have been selected as part of the main slate of the Cannes Film Festival. This year’s 74th edition of the renowned festival will welcome both H...

Florence Korean Film Fest Stages Moon Sori Retrospective

Italian Festival Hosts Masterclasses with Moon, Bong Joonho and Yoo Teo The Florence Korean Film Rest returned this spring and showcased an extensive program packed with current and classic Korean films. Among the highlights in its lineup, this year was a ret...

Oscar Winner YOUN Yuh-jung Continues to Lay New Roots

MINARI Star Has Reinvented Herself Throughout 50 Year Screen CareerLast Sunday, a Korean actor won an Academy Award for the very first time. YOUN Yuh-jung, who was also the first Korean performer to ever be nominated for an Oscar, earned the Best Supporting Ac...

13th Hungary Korean Film Festival to be Held Next Month

The Hungary Korean Film will be held from September 4 to 10 in the Corvin Cinema in Budapest, Hungary. The festival, which is celebrating its 13th anniversary this year, will open with the film that was the most talked-about title in Korea last year, LEE Byoun...

RIE Young-zin Summoned for THE JURORS

RIE Young-zin has joined the production of The Jurors, the new trial drama from first time director HONG Seung-wan starring MOON So-ri and ZE:A member PARK Hyung-sik which kicked off filming on July 7. The drama focuses on the true story of Korea’s first every...

Brussels CINEMATEK Hosts Hong Sangsoo Retrospective

The CINEMATEK in Brussels, Belgium is currently holding a retrospective featuring the works of Korean auteur director Hong Sangsoo. The event, which was first announced by the Belgian-European Union (EU) Korean Cultural Center on January 13, features all 21 of...

HONG Sang-soo Scoops Up San Sebastian Best Director Prize

HONG Sang-soo has added yet another trophy to his expansive record of awards. Last week, the auteur filmmaker won the Silver Shell Award for Best Director from the 64th San Sebastian International Film Festival for his 18th feature Yourself and Yours. It was t...

Museum of the Moving Image Stages HONG Sang-soo Retrospective

17 Features and 2 Shorts from Acclaimed Korean Auteur in New York The Museum of the Moving Image in New York is currently staging a complete retrospective of the work of acclaimed Korean auteur HONG Sang-soo. Featuring all his feature films, save for his most...

CHANG’s CANOLA to Get Chinese Remake

YOUN Yuh-jung, KIM Go-eun Jeju Drama Bows in May Ahead of its domestic release in Korea this May, Director CHANG’s latest film, the drama Canola, has sold Chinese remake rights to Huace Union Pictures. The film stars veteran actress YOUN Yuh-jung and new face...

Special Screening for the 20th Anniversary of Director HONG Sang-soo’s Debut

Four Masters Special Screening’ of LEE Chang-dong, HONG Sang-soo, PARK Chan-wook and KORE-EDA Hirokazu Will Take Place around the Same Time Special screenings are holding to look back the world of HONG Sang-soo’s works before his 17th upcoming feature film Ri...