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The return of a master filmmaker and an anatomy of secret desire—breaking eight years of silence One of South Korea’s most influential film figures, director ‘Lee Chang-dong’, is breaking a long silence of eight years and stepping onto the global stage before cinephiles worldwide.

A rural school in the mountains with 30 students across the grades has shaken the world of cinema. A single film launched from a small classroom on the fringes is building a rare “golden tower” of achievement by sweeping up attention from both critics and the general public with 'International Film...

A new renaissance for 'K-comedy'—Busan takes the lead in Asia’s laughter The map of South Korea’s comedy landscape is being rewritten. Starting next month on the 21st, 'the 14th Busan International Comedy Festival ' opens in grand fashion at the Busan BEXCO Auditorium.

The eyes of dance fans worldwide turn to Seoul… A no-holds-barred showdown between six masters from around the globe vying for supremacy A massive stage capable of sparking a major shift in the world of dance will be set up in the heart of Seoul. On Aug.

The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN, executive chair Shin Chul) wrapped its 11-day run on Sunday, July 12, drawing record crowds as attendance rose 27% from last year. Marking its 30th anniversary, the festival adopted "newness and expansion" as its themes and drew strong...

“Comedy Philosophies Reborn by Students’ Inventive Homage,” Shattering the Mold Forget the dull kind of tributes. A living legend of South Korea’s comedy world, 'Jeon Yoo-sung', will be met with daring, dazzling homages from his juniors that light up Busan’s night.

‘500x Production Budget Jackpot’… A new playbook for horror hits from a 1999-born prodigy director A once-in-a-lifetime horror craze that has swept through North American theaters has finally arrived on the Korean Peninsula.

A film industry's paradigm shift for what's next — BIFAN's take on genre upheaval and an AI revolution The 30th edition of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival — where the imaginations of 321 films from 50 countries across the world collided — has finally unveiled the faces set to...

Marking its 30th anniversary this year, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival will be held from July 2 to July 12 around Bucheon City Hall. As South Korea’s only fantastic genre film festival, BIFAN again presents works armed with genre playfulness and a bold experimental spirit.

Remembering Tony Rayns, 'Korea film's eternal compass' The 'Pioneer with Blue Eyes' who brought Korean film from the margins to the center of global attention has left us. 'Tony Rayns,' a leading British film critic and programmer, died on the 8th.