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Korea’s Only Independent Animation Festival, Seoul Indie-AniFest 2026, Opens Sept. 17

Korea’s Only Independent Animation Festival, Seoul Indie-AniFest 2026, Opens Sept. 17

The 22nd edition of the six-day animation festival runs Sept. 17-22 at CGV Yeonnam Festival organizers unveil the official poster, created by last year’s grand-prize winner, director Choi Ji-hee, under the “Round and Round” slogan Four opening films, including 〈Home Stretch〉, showcase bold new experiments by independent animation artists
Seoul Indie-AniFest 2026, Korea’s only independent animation festival, is set to open Sept. 17. Organizers have unveiled the official poster and trailer, along with a diverse four-film opening lineup, building anticipation for the event.
| Seongchan Eol
[Photos] 'Tazza 4' star Byun Yo-han says he went

[Photos] 'Tazza 4' star Byun Yo-han says he went "all in, ready to die" as rapper Swings sheds 10 kilograms for menacing role

Series finale 'Song of Belzebub' opens Aug. 23, reimagining the 20-year franchise with an entirely separate universe
South Korea's signature crime-entertainment film franchise 'Tazza', which has drawn a cumulative 13 million moviegoers since its debut in 2006, is coming to an end. The final installment, 'Tazza: Song of Belzebub' (hereafter 'Tazza 4'), arrives in theaters on Aug.
| James choi
Busan International Film Festival ACFM Selects Japan as the “Producer Hub” Country of the Year — 10 Producers to Take the Stage

Busan International Film Festival ACFM Selects Japan as the “Producer Hub” Country of the Year — 10 Producers to Take the Stage

The 31st BIFF opens Oct. 6, as Asia’s biggest co-production platform ramps up
‘The heart of the biggest content exchange in Asia’… Taking apart Japan’s video industry core The secretariat of the “Busan International Film Festival” , the largest film festival in Asia, said Wednesday that it has for the first time picked Japan as the “Producer Hub” country of the year for...
| James choi
[Chu A-young's Music Box] How Don Hertzfeldt's 'It's Such a Beautiful Day' and Smetana's 'Vltava' Capture Life's Beauty

[Chu A-young's Music Box] How Don Hertzfeldt's 'It's Such a Beautiful Day' and Smetana's 'Vltava' Capture Life's Beauty

I am drawn to music in films. Music often conveys a character's intimate emotions in ways images and dialogue cannot, and it can open a window onto a creator's hidden intent. For me, understanding a film's music has been one way into the film itself.
| Chua-young
‘Hope’ Director Na Hong-jin Wins Action Cinema Award at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival

‘Hope’ Director Na Hong-jin Wins Action Cinema Award at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival

At this year’s festival, director Na Hong-jin met with Ari Aster, the director behind 〈Hereditary〉 and 〈Midsommar〉.
The hot-button release 〈Hope〉, which has been taking the No. 1 spot at the box office day after day since its debut, was selected as the centerpiece screening at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival and held a North American premiere screening on Monday, July 20.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Black Thunder Castle’ and Other Buzzed-About Titles at BIFAN 2026

Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Black Thunder Castle’ and Other Buzzed-About Titles at BIFAN 2026

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.
| Chua-young
Indieground Special Screening: “Cine Academy: An Introduction to Short Films” to Run On and Off Line!

Indieground Special Screening: “Cine Academy: An Introduction to Short Films” to Run On and Off Line!

The program features two themes—an “Introduction” section, and a “Deep Dive” section that lets audiences enjoy the expanded possibilities of original viewpoints and formats—showing a total of eight short films.
This special screening was planned to lower the barrier to going to the theater and to introduce Korean short films more broadly, while also giving audiences a chance to discover their own cinematic tastes through distinctive works.
| Joo Seong-cheol
‘AI Performer’ Takes the Lead Role… Controversial AI Tilly Norwood Makes World’s First Feature-Length Debut With ‘Misaligned’

‘AI Performer’ Takes the Lead Role… Controversial AI Tilly Norwood Makes World’s First Feature-Length Debut With ‘Misaligned’

A leading casting for the first feature film of a virtual performer AI media studio Particle 6 starts production with a hybrid production model “Taking human actors’ jobs” follows last year’s reports of Hollywood agency contract talks—and more backlash is expected
Amid fierce opposition from Hollywood performers’ union (SAG-AFTRA) and creators, the world’s first AI actor at the center of the controversy, Tilly Norwood , is finally cast as the solo lead in a feature film—signaling what could be the most unconventional screen debut in Hollywood history.
| Yangsimoh
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 8th The 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...
| James choi
Amazon Shelves “OpenAI” Exposé Film That the “Parasite” Distributor Takes Up

Amazon Shelves “OpenAI” Exposé Film That the “Parasite” Distributor Takes Up

Targeting Sam Altman and Elon Musk, the film “Artificial,” which Amazon and Netflix passed on, lands with Neon in a swift deal.
The pressure of massive technology capital could not stifle the work’s accusations against power. The film ‘Artificial ’, which dissects the true face of the U. S. artificial intelligence empire ‘OpenAI’, finally makes it to the big screen after pushing past Big Tech’s blunt refusal.
| James choi