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5th Jangsu Mountain Village Film Festival draws 2,000 films from 201 countries, opens Oct. 8

5th Jangsu Mountain Village Film Festival draws 2,000 films from 201 countries, opens Oct. 8

About 20 of 2,159 submissions selected for screening, alongside a youth filmmaking camp and multicultural forum
Opens Oct. 8 at Jangsu Hannuri Center, with diverse side events focused on equality and coexistenceEyes from around the world are turning to Jangsu County in North Jeolla Province. The fifth 'Jangsu Mountain Village Film Festival', which drew a flood of '2,159' submissions from '201 countries',...
| James choi
Julia Ducournau's Daring New Film 'Alpha' Lands in South Korea Sept. 30 — 'Destined to Become a Cult Classic'

Julia Ducournau's Daring New Film 'Alpha' Lands in South Korea Sept. 30 — 'Destined to Become a Cult Classic'

Julia Ducournau's new film, from the director of 'Raw' and 'Titane,' enters the competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival and opens in South Korea A bold body-horror film confronts the terror and revulsion of the abyss through a mark etched into a 13-year-old girl's body Release set for Sept. 30 as two teaser posters and a trailer offer an unflinching look at extreme body imagery
〈Alpha〉, the provocative new body-horror film from acclaimed director Julia Ducournau, has set Sept. 30 as its theatrical release date in South Korea and unveiled striking teaser posters and a trailer.Julia Ducournau's new film 〈Alpha〉, following 〈Raw〉 and 〈Titane〉, has drawn global attention since...
| Seongchan Eol
Cult TV series 'V' actor Michael Wright dies at 70 after long illness

Cult TV series 'V' actor Michael Wright dies at 70 after long illness

Actor dies from complications including heart failure; won 1983 Venice Film Festival best actor award
Michael Wright dies at 70, leaving 'V' viewers with a powerful 40-year afterglowSymbol of an alien resistance movement is gone after more than 40 years of screen workMichael Wright, the actor who made a commanding impression as Elias Taylor, a Black resistance fighter in the sci-fi series 'V' that...
| James choi
‘One and Only Earth Film Festival’ Opening Film: “Song of the Tree”… 88-Year-Old Woman Who Cultivated a Forest That Covers 3,000 Soccer Fields

‘One and Only Earth Film Festival’ Opening Film: “Song of the Tree”… 88-Year-Old Woman Who Cultivated a Forest That Covers 3,000 Soccer Fields

A real-life story of a scientist from the Joseon royal court… selected as this year’s opening film through a separate advisory body led by Jin Jae-un, the executive committee chair
The drive of an 88-year-old scientist who built a forest the size of 3,000 soccer fields comes to the screenA forest epic holding the lives of 1 million trees awakens Busan’s autumn night. The 5th 'One and Only Earth Film Festival' has moved to pick director Jin Jae-un’s feature-length documentary...
| James choi
Mokpo City’s «Indie Film Festival on Route 1» Opens Next Month on Aug. 13; About 70 Domestic and International Films to Screen Aug. 13-17

Mokpo City’s «Indie Film Festival on Route 1» Opens Next Month on Aug. 13; About 70 Domestic and International Films to Screen Aug. 13-17

Mokpo reels from a «budget freeze» after local authorities cut 15 million won—despite securing national funding, the organizers are left to cover 28 million won out of pocket.
Even with a national-funding win, Mokpo’s «cinema paradiso» hits a «budget chill»The «13th Mokpo Route 1 Indie Film Festival», set to open on Aug. 13, has run into serious financial obstacles. The farce, officials say, came despite the festival being selected for a central-government call for...
| James choi
CGV·Megabox Movie Tickets Off 6,000 Won, to Release Another 2.05 Million Vouchers on the 8th

CGV·Megabox Movie Tickets Off 6,000 Won, to Release Another 2.05 Million Vouchers on the 8th

Starting at 10 a.m. on the 8th, major theater apps will hand out up to two tickets per person on a first-come, first-served basis… Watch for early sellouts
A 2.05 million-ticket gamble to jolt an ailing theater scene… The 'golden time' is 10 a.m. on the 8thThe government’s large-scale theater “life support” is set to restart. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Film Council have confirmed a plan to distribute 'second movie ticket...
| James choi
Movie Industry “Big Deal” Falls Through as Lotte Cinema and Megabox Suspend Merger Talks

Movie Industry “Big Deal” Falls Through as Lotte Cinema and Megabox Suspend Merger Talks

Financial stress at Contentree JoongAng prompts the two companies to end their MOU, with Lotte Cinema pivoting to go it alone and focus on strengthening its content capabilities
A massive project that had been expected to shake up the Korean theater industry has ultimately collapsed. In a filing on the 1st, 'Lotte Shopping' declared that it will scrap the 'merger' process between 'Lotte Cultureworks' and 'Contentree JoongAng' involving 'Lotte Cinema' and 'Megabox' in full.
| James choi
The Status of K-Culture... Hyundai Motor Becomes the Sole Sponsor of CNN Documentary 'K-Everything'

The Status of K-Culture... Hyundai Motor Becomes the Sole Sponsor of CNN Documentary 'K-Everything'

Featuring a host of stars including PSY and Lee Byung-hun... A spotlight on the keys and momentum behind K-culture’s global success, from music to beauty
The status of K-culture sweeping the world, brought into sharp focus through CNN’s documentary 'K-Everything,' which Hyundai Motor sponsors exclusively.Global cultural phenomenon: Uncovering the power of K-culture with a CNN documentary that captivates the world'Hyundai Motor' has unveiled for the...
| James choi

"Movie Viewing for 4,000 Won" Discount Ticket—Distributed Starting the 13th…Two Tickets per Person

Automatic two-tickets-per-person distribution through the apps of four major multiplex chains…When overlapping with benefits such as Culture Day, you can watch for 4,000 won
A Signal of Theater Industry Recovery—Massive Budget Injection Greatly Eases Viewer BurdenThe government has moved to deliver major support to bring new momentum to the struggling theater industry. The unprecedented discount tickets, distributed based on a supplemental budget of 27.
| James choi
The Roots of K-Movies: Korean Cinema Captivates New York in the 1970s… From “Whangnyeo” to “Spider’s Web”

The Roots of K-Movies: Korean Cinema Captivates New York in the 1970s… From “Whangnyeo” to “Spider’s Web”

A special showcase of 1970s Korean films at Lincoln Center in New York. Featuring 29 digitally restored works, including “Whangnyeo,” to shine a light on the origins of K-movies.
A Korean film renaissance reborn at the heart of New York, “1970s Korean Film Special Exhibition”Masterpieces that led the golden age of 1970s Korean cinema revive in the middle of New York, dramatically. The Korea Foundation for Cultural Exchange in New York announced on the 7th that, together...
| James choi