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Rescue operation for sinking K-movie: '10% actor-pay rule' gets underwaySouth Korea’s film ecosystem is seeking a dramatic turnaround at the edge of a cliff. To save Chungmuro from a crisis brought on by skyrocketing production costs, the government, major management companies and producers finally...

※ 〈Shadow Child〉 director Yu Eun-jeong interview continues from Part 1. 〈Shadow Child〉 recalls your earlier film 〈The Night's Door Opens〉. Both films depict death as a dark realm, yet each also takes a fundamentally affirmative view of existence — I saw similar imagery running through both.

Even watching it again is surprising. 〈Don’t stop the camera. 〉(2017) is the case in point. With a modest production budget of 3 million yen (about 28. 5 million won), the film—made as a workshop project and initially screened in two theaters—went on to rake in a whopping 3 billion yen (about 28.

When director Jingle Bao-rui’s 〈Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories〉 (hereinafter 〈Kowloon Walled City〉, 2024) hit theaters in Hong Kong in 2024, it set a record for the biggest box-office success in Hong Kong history.

Yeon Sang-ho has done it again. Released on May 22, 〈Colony〉 passed 2 million viewers in its opening week. The overseas response has been as strong as the domestic reaction: advance international sales have already generated significant revenue, and in Malaysia the film ranked third among all...

It feels like a lifetime has passed. Gone are the days when "video game adaptations" fought over 0.5 or 1-star ratings; now we live in an era where they can reliably deliver a decent average. Even Mario once went through a period when it was the epitome of a "worst movie," a reputation even fans...

The Film Alliance (co-representatives Baek Jae-ho and Lee Dong-ha) issued a statement on the 5th, declaring a full boycott of any cooperation with the current operation system of 'Seoul Film Center' and strongly urging the return to the original plan of 'Seoul Cinematheque' and the immediate...

Ahn Sung-ki has ultimately passed away without regaining consciousness.On January 5, the funeral committee for actor Ahn Sung-ki announced that he passed away around 9 AM. Ahn Sung-ki was transported to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest on December 30, 2025, and while his breathing...

Finally surpassing 20,000 audience! The 51st Seoul Independent Film Festival held its closing ceremony on December 5. The closing ceremony concluded the 9-day journey with this year’s event report and awards. The Seoul Independent Film Festival is a festival that summarizes the year’s independent...

A variety of creators have submitted their challenges for the 2025 KT AI P.A.N competition. Here, 〈Disaster Girl Music Video 〉 won the best award in the KT Media IP division, and Jisan X Jason uses the collaboration between the two companies as a stepping stone to raise questions in the current...