Florence Korean Film Fest to Stage HA Jung-woo Retrospective and Masterclass

The 16th Florence Korean Film Fest will open its doors on March 22 and screen 25 features and several shorts until it concludes on March 30. This year’s edition will also include a retrospective on films featuring popular star HA Jung-woo. HWANG Dong-hyuk will...

FINECUT Unveils New Mysteries in Berlin

Korean film distributor FINECUT, which is presenting HONG Sangsoo’s new film On the Beach Alone at Night in the International Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival this year, has added new films to its lineup for the currently underway ...

OPERATION CHROMITE Sneaks into More Intl Territories

Korean international sales distributor FINECUT announced a slew of deals across its lineup, secured during the Asian Film Market of this month’s Busan International Film Festival. Among the label’s hot titles were Queen of Walking, Hide-and-Never Seek, One Ste...

FINECUT Finds Buyers for THE WORLD OF US and FATAL INTUITION

Market Premieres for ONE STEP and MISBEHAVIOR Korean distributor FINECUT has been busy selling its wares during the Cannes Film Market and has reported new deals for its titles The World of Us, FATAL INTUITION and LOVE GUIDE FOR DUMPEES. The World of Us, a c...

2NE1’s Dara Boards Music Drama ECHO

JUHN Jai-hong Lines Up 4th Feature 2NE1’s Dara (aka Sandara PARK) will team up with actors HAN Jae-seok and CHO Dong-in on incoming music drama Echo (working title) which kicks off production this month and is expected to be released within the year. The proje...

RYU Seung-ryong Confirms He Will Appear in Remake of POINT BLANK

To be directed by JUHN Jai-hong of POONGSAN Actor RYO Seung-ryong has confirmed he will appear in the remake the French film, Point Blank and is currently arranging finer details. Point Blank is a French film about an average guy who gets involved in a chase ...

Not ‘Movies’ but ‘Yeonghwa’

Korean Cinema showcased at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art(MoMA), a world-renowned establishment for modern art, will screen 12 Korean films. The title of the event is ‘Yeonghwa: Korean Film Today’ and it will begin on the 19th September until the 30th at the ...

Strength of Korean indies

Grape Candy goes to Tokyo after Warsaw. Director KIM Hee-jung’s Grape Candy has been invited to the 28th Warsaw International Film Festival as well as to the competition section of the Tokyo FILMeX. Tokyo FILMeX is an event with the aim of promoting the growth...

BIFF's Asian Project Market 2012 announces 30 projects

The Asian Project Market (APM), formerly known as Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP), completed the selection of 30 projects for 2012. (see table below) New Projects from Korean Directors Seven directors have been selected from Korea: KIM Tae-yong, MIN Kyu-dong, P...

Korean films take over Fantasia, Osian’s-Cinefan

With at least a dozen selections currently screening at each festival, Korean cinema figures prominently in the line-ups at Montreal’s 16th Fantasia International Film Festival and New Dehli’s 12th Osian’s-Cinefan Festival of Indian, Asian and Arab Cinema. Fan...