"The Thieves" finishes production, "Fun shooting, don't want it to end"

A movie of note, "The Thieves" has finished a six-month shoot covering Macao, Hong Kong, Seoul, Busan and more. "The Thieves...

On Joo-wan cast for "The Taste of Money"

On Joo-hwan has been cast for the adult film "The Taste of Money" by director Lim Sang-soo. He is going to take on the role of a 3...

Wieland SPECK, head of the Berlin film festival's Panorama

After 30 years at the Berlin International Film Festival, Wieland Speck will be celebrating his 20th year as head of the festival's Pano...

Top issues in the 2011 Korean film industry

From sleeper hits to leading directors shooting abroad, society-changing films and game-changing moves, 2011 has been a surprising year for ...

Bittersweet Life: Korean cinema's secret popularity in the UK

International distribution expert and analyst and former Screen International journalist Robert Mitchell looks at the gulf between artistic ...

International film festivals in Korea

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) supports a wide spectrum of international film festivals in Korea ranging from "Asia's most dynamic...

Gerwin TAMSMA, Rotterdam film festival Programmer

Last month, Gerwin TAMSMA made his annual visit to Seoul in search of new films for the next International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). I...

Eom Tae-woong: 'I Play Strong Character After Long Interval'

Eom Tae-woong made a comeback as a strong man with his appearance in the movie "SIU" by playing a detective named Kim Seong Beom, ...

'Pigs' depicts frightening realism

There is something frightfully disquieting and intense about "King of Pigs" that is quite difficult to nail down. After sweeping t...

Recorder Exam wins DGA Student Filmmaker Award

Korean filmmaker Bora KIM's "The Recorder Exam" won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award for Best Woman Student Filmmake...

KBS Star Date "Pacemaker" Interview, English Subtitled

KBS Star Date "Pacemaker" Interview, English Subtitled (2011) Directed by Kim Dal-joong With Kim Myeong-min, Ahn Seong-gi, Ko Ah-r...

Detective Cha, Kang Ji-hwan gains 10 kg then goes on a diet again

Actor Kang Ji-hwan is on a 'yo-yo' diet. His management told TV Daily on November 17th, "Kang Ji-hwan gained 10 kg for a role a...

Disaster movie "Yeongasi" gets its villain

Korean actor Lee Hyeong-cheol has been cast to play the bad guy in highly anticipated movie, "Yeongasi". Lee, who often portrays v...

Posters revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "The Final Blow"

Posters revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "The Final Blow" (2011) Directed by Park Joong-goo With Yoo Dong-geun, Yoon Jin-seo...

Dark, brutal 'King of Pigs' no milquetoast cartoon

You may love it or hate it. Regardless, animation director Yeon Sang-ho's debut feature film "King of Pigs" is different from ...

Two characters, worlds apart, find a 'Way Home' together

Director Lee Jeong-hyang's 2002 sophomore effort, "The Way Home" is a quiet, deftly simple drama that made a huge impact upon ...

Films probe experimentalism, human rights

Korea has its fair share of thematic film festivals but a couple of upcoming events will offer moviegoers a unique opportunity to reflect on...

Song Hye-kyo Returns with New Movie

After vanishing from the public's view for the last three years, actress Song Hye-kyo has returned to the silver screen with "A Rea...

CJ films to stream on Netflix

By KOFIC Staff Major Korean entertainment company CJ E&M has announced a deal to stream 20 of its films on Netflix, leading internet sub...

Japan Quake Explored in '3.11' at Short Film Festival in Seoul

The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March that created a nuclear scare serves as the basis for "3.11 Sense of Home...

'Punch' pushes actor into next phase of his career

The new film "Punch" does not have an exciting story line, a swirling climax nor a vengeful villain at its center. But it does hav...

Real-life `Pungsan dogs` deliver items to separated families

The protagonist of "Poongsan", a South Korean film released last summer and named after a breed of hunting dog from North Korea, i...

After 'corrective surgery', Sin Eun-kyeong comes back

Sin Eun-kyeong, who's had correctve surgery recently, is coming back on screen. She has been cast for the movie "Why She is Differe...

[K-Movie] Kiss Me, Kill Me (2009) - Watch Online

Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance Cast : Choon-il Han, Jeon Hanssen, Mun-seok Jang, Hye-jeong Kang, Seong-oh Kim, Yeon-soo Kim Al...

Cast for "Yeongasi" family confirmed

The family members that Kim Myeong-min will strive to protect from the horrific worms in his newest film project, "Yeongasi" have ...
 

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