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Korean movie industry stays quiet after filmmaker Kim Ki-duk’s death

Dec 13, 2020

The South Korean movie industry did not have much to say about director Kim Ki-duk’s death on Friday in Latvia from COVID-19 complications. None of the local movie associations released an official ...
Movie director Kim Ki-duk dies of coronavirus

Dec 11, 2020

South Korean movie director Kim Ki-duk died of complications from COVID-19 in Latvia on Friday. News reports from Russia said the director died in the hospital from complications associated with COV...
Global interest in Korean films rises after 'Parasite' wins Oscars, KFA says

Dec 11, 2020

Overseas inquiries about South Korean movies have been on the rise thanks to the Oscar-winning Korean film "Parasite," the national film archive said during a forum in Seoul. The Korean Film Archive...
Arirang TV to air documentary series on Korean films

Dec 10, 2020

An English-language documentary series on South Korean films, “K-Cineflex,” will air on Arirang TV from Thursday to Saturday, introducing popular Korean films and discussing the development of the Ko...
Release of blockbuster 'Seobok' postponed amid coronavirus scare

Dec 7, 2020

The release of South Korean science-fiction action film "Seobok" has been postponed indefinitely amid a huge, ongoing wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the film's distributor said Monday. "We ...
Movie theaters screen TV drama series amid protracted pandemic

Dec 7, 2020

South Korea's movie theaters have been opening their doors to television series as part of efforts to survive the protracted novel coronavirus pandemic. CGV, a multiplex chain run by entertainment g...
Youn Yuh-jung wins Best Supporting Actress at Sunset Circle Awards

Dec 5, 2020

“Minari” depicts the life of a South Korean family that moved to Arkansas in the 1980s in pursuit of the American dream. The movie was also chosen among its “10 Best Movies of 2020” by Vanity Fair, w...
SIFF organizer connects local indie movie creators with distributors

Dec 4, 2020

The organizer of the Seoul Independent Film Festival announced Friday that its two-day event “Next Link,” held Tuesday and Wednesday to connect indie movie creators with distributors, was a success. ...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Dec 4, 2020

Freaky (US) Opened Nov. 25 Comedy, Horror Directed by Christopher Landon A serial killer known as the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn) murders four teenagers and steals an ancient dagger known ...
“The Call” director reaches out to global audiences with Netflix debut

Dec 2, 2020

He added that he loves the “Kill Bill” movies by Quentin Tarantino and he was influenced by their strong female characters. ”The Call“ also portrays two different mother-and-daughter relationships -...
Romance film 'Josee' set for release in Asia this month

Dec 2, 2020

The romance film "Josee," based on the famous Japanese original movie, is set to hit theaters in Asia this month, the movie's distributor said Wednesday. Starring Han Ji-min and Nam Joo-hyuk, "Josee...
Women taking over movie screens

Dec 1, 2020

During the November press conference, the director of “The Day I Died” added that the decision to have women lead the story flowed naturally from the process of telling a story about women. “It was ...
Film festival by directors to be held online

Nov 30, 2020

The CMR—Directors Week, a film festival organized by and for film directors, will be held from Tuesday to Saturday. The festival has been held under the name Chungmuro International Musical Film Fes...
Song Kang-ho, Kim Min-hee make list of ‘25 Greatest Actors’ by NYT

Nov 27, 2020

Actors Song Kang-ho and Kim Min-hee were included in the list of “The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (So Far),” as arranged by the New York Times. On Wednesday, the New York Times released a...
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Nov 27, 2020

Good Neighbor (Korea) Opened Nov. 25 Drama Directed by Lee Hwan-kyung Agent Dae-kwon (Jung Woo) is tasked with watching over influential opposition party politician Lee Eui-sik (Oh Dal-su), who ...