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Lee Chang-dong, a master of South Korean cinema, won the Venice International Film Festival's second-highest honor, the Grand Jury Prize, for his new film Possible Love at the festival's 83rd edition. The award marks a welcome return to Venice 24 years after he won the Best Director prize for Oasis...

Master filmmaker's return breaks 14-year silence with Silver Lion 'Possible Love,' the new film from master director 'Lee Chang-dong', has once again cleared the high bar set by the world's three major film festivals.

A symbol of Korean adults-only entertainment cinema, the 〈Tazza〉 series returns for its final chapter, 〈Tazza: Belzebub's Song〉 (hereafter 〈Tazza 4〉), which opens on Sept. 23. The film trades hwatu for poker and moves much of its action from Korea to the global gambling circuit.

〈Look Back〉 is a poignant story about two girls who become each other’s world as they draw four unforgettable seasons together. Based on the manga of the same name by popular manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto, the film was directed, written and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda, attracting keen interest from...

A 1782 classic perfectly transplanted to the Joseon era, this polished historical drama comes to life through director Jung Ji-woo's direction and an acclaimed cast Actor Son Ye-jin returns after 21 years with Netflix's new series 'Scandal', promising a bold transformation on screen.

The first lady was shot. Yet the investigation is riddled with questions. If "the scene does not lie," who is lying. The film 〈Assassin 〉 reconstructs South Korea's social landscape around the 1974 assassination of First Lady Yuk Young-soo.

Jeong Jong-seop, director of the film 〈Family Trip〉, which opens Sept. 30, has shared behind-the-scenes stories about Lee Hwi-hyang, who is meeting audiences in her first leading screen role, and “10-million-ticket actor” Kim Jeong-tae, who is set to make his directing debut as a co-director.

'Jecheon International Music & Film Festival' stages dazzling finale with 189 films from 45 countries The 22nd 'Jecheon International Music & Film Festival', which filled Jecheon, North Chungcheong province, with the enchanting sounds of film and music, came to a grand close on the 8th with its...

At 89, master reveals the truth behind six decades onstage “I have the surname Pyo, but I spent my whole life trying not to stand out.” Pyo Jae-soon, 89, a living history of South Korea’s broadcasting and performing arts industries, has published his first autobiographical essay, “Gya, What’s Your...

Los Angeles swept by a sea of South Korean flags as K-pop reaches North American peak BTS demonstrated its overwhelming global reach by drawing approximately 1. 92 million fans during the North American leg of its "Arirang" world tour. BigHit Music, the group's agency, said Aug.