SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Mostly smaller-budget Korean movies are set to compete for the local box office during the peak summer season, marking a stark contrast to last year when a handful of tent-pole films raced against each other. Among the films set for release from mid-July to mid-August, only three films exceed [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean films will be screened at noncompetition categories of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the event’s organizers has announced. Director Kim Jee-woon’s new feature film “Cobweb” has been selected for Out of Competition and director Kim Chang-hoon’s debut feature film “Hopeless” for Un Certain Regard, according to [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — At this year’s Cannes Film Festival set to kick off next week, two Korean films — “Decision to Leave” by renowned director Park Chan-wook and “Broker” by award-winning Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda — will compete for the top honor of Palme d’Or. It is the first time in five [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean movies have hit the streets of London. The 16th London Korean Film Festival opened up on Thursday at Regent Street Cinema in London. Being the first large-scale Korean cultural event since the worldwide success of “Squid Game,” the festival is being rigorously observed by local media. The South Korean action [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean movies have been increasingly drawing interest from global production studios and streaming platforms for local adaptations amid the rising presence of Korean content in the world’s show business. “The Villainess,” directed by Jeong Byeong-gil, is set to be adapted for television by Amazon Studios, according to Next Entertainment [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — 20th Century Fox has recently decided to cease production of Korean films after six years, industry sources said Tuesday. “I understand that Fox’s headquarters has decided not to produce Korean films any longer,” one of the sources said. The withdrawal may have something to do with the Walt Disney [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Homegrown films saw a whopping 81.1 percent increase in overall theatrical attendance in March thanks to the release of various genre movies, data showed Thursday. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), Korean films made 63.2 billion won (US$59 million) through sales of 7.91 million tickets in local theaters [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – After suffering a crushing defeat against Hollywood blockbusters in the first half of the year, Korean films reclaimed local box office backed by successes of two Korean action flicks — “Assassination” and “Veteran” — this month. Released on July 22, “Assassination” by veteran director Choi Dong-hoon has already passed [...]