Jul 8, 2020

Korean film directors venture for sci-fi anthology with ‘SF8’

8-episode sci-fi blockbuster to stream on OTT, TV platforms

Jul 8, 2020

Bifan to open as online-offline hybrid festival

Korea’s biggest genre film fest teams up with streaming platform Watcha

Jul 3, 2020

[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

The Singer (Korea) Opened July 1 Drama, Musical Directed by Cho Jung-lae In 1734 , a talented pansori singer -- sorikkun -- Shim Hak-gyu (Lee Bong-geun) sets on a journey to find his wife Gan-nan (Lee Yu-ri) who was kidnapped by a notorious group of human traffickers. Hak-gyu and his daughter Cheong is joined by drummer Dae-bong (Park Chul-min), an impoverished aristocrat (Kim Dong-wan) and a few more supporters, and the band travels around the country, moving from village to village as Hak-gy

Jul 2, 2020

Summit takes place on submarine in ‘Steel Rain 2’

Director takes more realistic approach to inter-Korean conflict in second film

Jul 1, 2020

Gwangju Uprising: 40th anniversary, missing 4 hours

Documentary sheds new light of ‘Gwangju Video’

Jul 1, 2020

'Parasite' director Bong's interpreter Choi receives prestigious diplomacy award

Choi Sung-jae, known for her eloquent interpretation for director Bong Joon-ho of the Oscar-winning film "Parasite," received an annual diplomacy award in Seoul on Wednesday for her role in enhancing South Korea's national image, foreign ministry officials said. Choi, better known as Sharon Choi, won this year's YoungSan Diplomat Award that the nonprofit Seoul Forum for International Affairs gives to a public official and a civilian each year for their contribution to improving Kore

Jul 1, 2020

'Parasite' cast, crew invited to join academy

The cast and lead crew of director Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning "Parasite" were invited to join the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, according to the Hollywood film trade organization on Tuesday (local time). The academy announced on its website that it extended invitations to 819 artists and executives "who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures." Choi Woo-shik, Jang Hye-jin, Jo Yeo-jeong, Lee Jung-eun and Park S

Jun 30, 2020

Zombie thriller ‘Peninsula’ to screen in 185 countries

With “Train to Busan” having scored as a major global success in 2016, the film’s sequel “Peninsula” has already been sold to 185 countries ahead of its official release in Seoul set for July 15. Film distributor Next Entertainment World on Tuesday announced it has secured distribution deals for zombie flick “Peninsula” in 185 countries, including North and South American territories, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Russia. In Taiwan and Ho

Jun 29, 2020

Indie cinemas launch #SaveOurCinema campaign

Small cinemas to offer discount coupons starting July 1

Jun 29, 2020

'#Alive' posts highest weekend box office in 5 months amid pandemic

The new zombie thriller "#Alive" posted the highest weekend box office total in five months since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. According to the data by the Korean Film Council, "#Alive" attracted 702,000 moviegoers over the Friday Sunday period, far outnumbering runner-up "Innocence" with 98,000 and No. 3 "Onward" with 87,000. It is the highest box office recorded by a single flick during a weekend since the drama

Jun 28, 2020

Cinemas gear up for reboot as daily number of moviegoers exceed 400,000

Will summer tentpole films become a breakthrough for recovery?

Jun 26, 2020

[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Alive (Korea) Opened June 24 Thriller, Drama Directed by Cho Il-hyung An unexplainable disease spreads in the city, turning infected people into zombie-like creatures, and Jun-woo (Yoo Ah-in), a YouTuber and gamer, is stranded inside his house alone. What food he had left is soon finished, and in a matter of days, electricity and water are cut off. The creatures roam around the apartment complex, sometimes making their way inside houses. Just as Jun-woo starts to lose hope, another survivor on

Jun 25, 2020

[Herald Interview] Lee Bong-geun moves pansori from stage to big screen

The pansori master who stars in ‘The Singer’ says he now wants to pursue an acting career

Jun 24, 2020

‘Fanfare,’ a fantastical toss and turn of five villains overnight

Aspiring director attempts Korean slapstick horror