KANG Ha-neul and CHUN Woo-hee Wrap STORY OF THE RAIN AND YOU

Stars KANG Ha-neul and CHUN Woo-hee wrapped filming for the upcoming melodrama Story of the Rain and You (translated title) on July 4. Production on the third film from director CHO Jin-mo lasted just over three months, having started on March 23. KANG So-ra a...

LEE Hee-jun and SONG Joong-ki Book Trip to BOGOTA

LEE Hee-jun has been cast alongside SONG Joong-ki in the upcoming project Bogota (literal title), which will be shot on location in Colombia toward the end of the year. Set in 1990s Colombia, the film follows a group of young people who emigrate to Bogota. The...

PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum Get Head-to-Head for TAZZA 3

PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum are set to team up in the third installment of the hit crime series Tazza, which will be helmed by KWON Oh-kwang and produced by Sidus FNH. The Tazza series was launched with Tazza: The High Rollers by director CHOI Dong-hoon i...

Finecut Scores Presales on Berlinale Trio

Korean sales outfit Finecut is in the midst of a busy European Film Market (EFM). The company represents three of the Korean films screening at the Berlin International Film Festival this year and has three major upcoming titles on its docket, in addition to a...

4 Korean Films Selected for 2018 Berlinale

The Forum section of this year’s 68th Berlin International Film Festival will welcome three Korean films, while another has been confirmed for the Panorama Special lineup. Acclaimed director Hong Sangsoo will unveil his latest workGrassthere while SHIN Dong-se...

THE NET Catches Top Prize at French Political Film Festival

KIM Ki-duk has added another award to his trophy chest after scooping up the top prize at the inaugural Festival du Film Politique (International Festival of Political Films) with his 22nd film The Net. The event, which was held in Porto-Vecchio, a town on the...

Production Wraps on KIM Ki-duk’s THE TIME OF HUMANS

The Time of Humans, the 23rd film from veteran indie filmmaker KIM Ki-duk, ended its shoot on July 3rd. The film features a major roster of acting talent that includes AHN Sung-ki, RYOO Seung-bum, Joe Odagiri, JANG Keun-suk, LEE Sung-jae and Mina Fujii. Taking...

KIM Ki-duk’s Fukushima Drama STOP Released in Japan

KIM Ki-duk’s Fukushima-themed indie drama Stop (2016) was released on May 13th in Tokyo at the K Cinema and Cineka Ōmori, and on June 24th it will expand to Yokohama. The maverick filmmaker’s 21st film follows a couple who are expecting a child and are forced ...

JANG Keun-suk, RYOO Seung-bum and Joe Odagiri in THE TIME OF HUMANS

Actor JANG Keun-suk will finally make his return to the big screen for the first time since 2011’s You’re My Pet in The Time of Humans, which is the latest project from director KIM Ki-duk. Also appearing will be RYOO Seung-bum, whose last role was in KIM’s TH...

Five Korean Films Invited to Göteberg

The 40th edition of the Göteberg International Film Festival kicked off on January 27th and will run until February 6th. This year, five films from South Korea, including four features and one animated short, have been invited to screen at the Swedish event. K...