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[Choo Ah-young’s Music Box] Magical Moments Made from Clashing Images and Sound in ‘Heaven Knows What’

[Choo Ah-young’s Music Box] Magical Moments Made from Clashing Images and Sound in ‘Heaven Knows What’

I’m drawn to music in movies. Sometimes, music conveys a character’s private feelings that images and dialogue alone cannot fully express. It can also offer a window into a creator’s hidden intentions. For me, understanding a film’s music has been one way to reach the film itself.
| Chua-young
‘The Meryl Streep Project’: A Decade of Twists and Turns in the Making

‘The Meryl Streep Project’: A Decade of Twists and Turns in the Making

Director Park Hyo-sun wanted to meet Meryl Streep in person, so she and her friends made a video and planned to take it to the United States to deliver it to the actor.
Opening in theaters nationwide on October 28, the film ‘The Meryl Streep Project’ chronicles the decade-long, often chaotic journey from launching a project to meet Hollywood actor Meryl Streep to turning it into a documentary.
| Joo Seong-cheol
52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival Announces ‘Local Cinema’ and ‘Festival Choice’ Lineups

52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival Announces ‘Local Cinema’ and ‘Festival Choice’ Lineups

Cineplay Continues Its Support of the ‘Local Cinema Award’ This Year
The 52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF 2026) has announced the official lineup for its Local Cinema section, which highlights the diverse possibilities of regional filmmaking (13 films), and Festival Choice, a section bringing together notable films from the past year (61 films).
| Kim Ji-yeon
BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Singalong to Move Japanese Viewers: TBS to Air Exclusive Concert on the 28th

BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Singalong to Move Japanese Viewers: TBS to Air Exclusive Concert on the 28th

TBS schedules 28 related programs throughout November; Tokyo Dome concert celebrating unity through music to air for the first time
A stage steeped in Korean identity shakes Japan The Japan leg of global supergroup BTS’ ARIRANG world tour, which wrapped up to great acclaim at Tokyo Dome this past April, is coming to Japanese television. Japan’s major broadcaster TBS officially announced on the 17th that it will air BTS WORLD...
| James choi
[2026 BIFF] Lee Chang-dong, Jeon Do-yeon, Seol Kyung-gu, Jo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong on 〈Possible Love〉: 'The Moon Shines Equally on Everyone'

[2026 BIFF] Lee Chang-dong, Jeon Do-yeon, Seol Kyung-gu, Jo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong on 〈Possible Love〉: 'The Moon Shines Equally on Everyone'

Director Lee Chang-dong’s first film in eight years, 〈Possible Love〉, was shown at the 31st Busan International Film Festival . Invited to the Icon section, the film met domestic film festival audiences for the first time after becoming the first Korean film to win the Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd...
| Kim Ji-yeon
Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Featuring the voices of directors affiliated with the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK), the 2014 book 『The Moment of Debut』 has been revised and expanded and published in two volumes, 1 and 2.』
A nonfiction essay vividly recounting the hard-fought debut journeys of 31 leading directors shaping South Korean cinema, 『My First Action』 (jointly planned by the Directors Guild of Korea and CinePlay), has been published.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Review: 〈Silnakwon〉 Pits a Mother Against an AI-Era Mystery When Her Son Returns After 9 Years

Review: 〈Silnakwon〉 Pits a Mother Against an AI-Era Mystery When Her Son Returns After 9 Years

Director Yeon Sang-ho, a filmmaker often credited with expanding the range and commercial success of Korean cinema, tackles a story rooted in the anxieties of the AI age in 〈Silnakwon〉. The film, which screened for audiences at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival and the 31st Busan...
| Seongchan Eol
“Lies as Easily as Breathing”: Musk, Altman and Zuckerberg Become Hollywood’s New Villains

“Lies as Easily as Breathing”: Musk, Altman and Zuckerberg Become Hollywood’s New Villains

‘Social Reckoning’ flops with $5.5 million opening weekend; Amazon abandons distribution of $40 million film
Zuckerberg becomes a screen villain as ‘Social Reckoning’ bombs at the box office Amazon abandons distribution of ‘Artificial,’ due in theaters in December, amid pressure allegations and a dismal showing The Silicon Valley titans who lead America’s “big tech” companies and the billionaire founders...
| James choi
[On the Ground at BIFF] “It Wasn’t Your Birth Mother’s Fault”: ‘Home Sick’ Director Sørensen’s First Confession Reveals Truth Behind 56 Falsified Adoptions

[On the Ground at BIFF] “It Wasn’t Your Birth Mother’s Fault”: ‘Home Sick’ Director Sørensen’s First Confession Reveals Truth Behind 56 Falsified Adoptions

Adoptee sent to Denmark at 2 months old in 1982 returns with autobiographical documentary No compensation despite official finding of human rights violations; film takes direct aim at South Korea’s stigma against single mothers
Tracing lost blood ties through a stranger’s lens Tanja Taekyung Inwol Sørensen, who was adopted to Denmark at 2 months old in 1982, came to the 31st Busan International Film Festival with 'Home Sick: At the End of the Sea', an autobiographical documentary tracing her roots.
| James choi
“You Can’t Thrive Alone”: Jeju Women’s Film Festival brings 29 films to the screen after beating 460-to-1 odds

“You Can’t Thrive Alone”: Jeju Women’s Film Festival brings 29 films to the screen after beating 460-to-1 odds

The festival will run from the 15th to the 18th at Lotte Cinema’s Jeju Yeondong branch, with 19 screenings and 22 participating teams creating a space for dialogue.
A screen for solidarity and coexistence: “You Can’t Thrive Alone” “The 27th Jeju Women’s Film Festival” will open at Lotte Cinema’s Jeju Yeondong branch for four days, from the 15th through the 18th, under the slogan “You Can’t Thrive Alone.
| James choi