SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As Netflix’s upcoming film “The King” hit South Korean screens this week, the global media giant’s theatrical release plans have again emerged as a hot potato in the local cinema market. Megabox, one of the three biggest multiplexes along with CGV and Lotte Cinema, said Tuesday that it would [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Cannes-winning black comedy “Parasite” racked up nearly US$1.3 million over the weekend in the United States, industry data showed Monday. Directed by eclectic South Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho, the film, released stateside on Oct. 11, ranked 11th at the U.S. box office during the Friday-Sunday period, with a cumulative [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A serial rape and murder case that gripped South Korea in the 1980s was so mysterious and ghastly that it has inspired a host of TV shows and movies, including, most notably, a feature film by Cannes-winning director Bong Joon-ho. “Memories of Murder,” released in 2003, was then-novice director [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cannes-winning film “Parasite” by renowned auteur Bong Joon-ho has been selected as South Korea’s entry to the best international feature film category at the upcoming Academy Awards. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said Thursday that it picked Bong’s black comedy film to compete for an Oscar nomination for [...]
BUSAN, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan Pet Family Festival will be held at Busan Cinema Center from June 7 to 9. The festival, first held in 2017, invites both people and their pets to various screenings about animals. Visitors are allowed to bring their pets during outdoor screenings of short films. This year, the [...]
CHUNCHEON, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — On Sunday, the Gangwon Film Commission (GFC) announced that it will recruit participants for an upcoming film tour. The so-called ‘Visiting Film Tour’ is an event that offers various cultural experiences, including watching classic films and a movie talk program in areas where movie viewing facilities are unavailable. In [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Before and after the screening of a film, the names of the people and groups participating in the movie appear on the screen as credits. Having one’s name appear in the credits is very important as it becomes a record of one’s career and is directly related to future [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Mike Figgis, an English film director best known for his work on “Leaving Las Vegas,” a Hollywood film that was nominated for two Academy Awards, will be directing a movie in Korea. The film’s scenario was recently translated into Korean, and Figgis is currently in South Korea to meet [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hollywood star Tom Cruise will visit South Korea this summer to promote his new movie “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” the film’s local distributor said Thursday. The actor will fly into the country on July 16, more than a week before the theatrical release of the sixth installment of the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The blockbuster Jurassic franchise has churned out yet another huge hit with the new release “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” On the first day of its worldwide debut yesterday in South Korea, more than 1 million moviegoers flocked to theaters. According to numbers released by the Korean Film Council, the [...]