KWAK Do-won, JOO Won and YU Jae-myeong Dress Up for FIREMAN

Veteran filmmaker KWAK Kyung-taek, known for Friend (2001), one of the original Korean blockbusters, is deep in preparations for his 15th film, titled Fireman (translated title). KWAK has assembled a top-drawer cast, which will be headlined by KWAK Do-won, JOO...

THE MAGICIAN Sells to 4 Foreign Territories

Period Drama Casts Spell during AFM Lotte Entertainment has reported a clutch of sales for its upcoming period drama The Magician during the recent American Film Market that took place in Santa Monica, CA. Directed by KIM Dai-seung, the film was picked up by ...

WITNESS Tops China Box Office

Chinese Viewers Get a Good Look at BLIND Remake The new Chinese thriller Witness, a remake of the 2011 Korean title Blind, topped the Chinese box office during its opening last week. Directed by the original’s filmmaker AHN Sang-hoon, Witness drew 3.78 millio...

Chinese Remake BLIND Wraps up Production

The KOFIC-funded Co-production Stars Top Chinese Casts           Following the success of Chinese remakes of Korean films such as A Wedding Invitation and 20 Once Again, film industries in both countries have recently shown interest in...

YOO Seung-ho and CHO Jae-hyun Tapped for New Joseon Era Film

PARK Dae-min Takes the Reigns of KIM SEON-DAL Yet another Joseon Era project has been added to the list of in-development period film as Kim Seon-dal (Korean title) has tapped actors YOO Seung-ho and CHO Jae-hyun to head its cast. The film will be helmed by ...

Korean Thriller BLIND Gets Chinese Remake

Redo WIll Feature EXO Member Luhan The popular 2011 Korean thriller Blind (2011) is set to get a Chinese remake, tentatively called I Am a Witness. The film will star Luhan, a former member of the Korean-Chinese pop group EXO, who also featured in this year’s...

YOO Seung-ho and GO A-ra to Magically Fall in Love

Main Cast Confirmed for KIM Dai-seung’s THE MAGICIAN   Young but strong performers are coming together for The Magician (working title). Joining the already confirmed YOO Seung-ho is 24-year old GO A-ra of Pacemaker (2011) and popular TV series Reply 1994...

Finecut seals further AFM deals for Leafie and others

Seoul-based film sales company Finecut has announced a raft of further deals from the recently wrapped American Film Market (AFM) including more for <Leafie>, the watershed hit animation in Korea. The film sold to Ascot Elite for German-speaking territo...

Animation <Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild> set to fly to Sitges

Myung Films and Lotte Entertainment have announced that their theatrical animation <Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild> has been invited to the 44th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia’s Sitges Kids section. Based on a best-selling child...

PiFan closes with Blind premiere, Rubber takes top prize

The 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) held its closing awards ceremony Friday, July 22 with Korean thriller <Blind> making a world premiere as the festival’s Closing Film. The Best of Puchon Award with KW15m went to the French fi...