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'The Assassin(s)' Tops the Korean Film Box Office for 22 Consecutive Days, Ranks No. 4 Among 2026 Korean Films

'The Assassin(s)' Tops the Korean Film Box Office for 22 Consecutive Days, Ranks No. 4 Among 2026 Korean Films

After ranking among the top four highest-grossing Korean films of 2026, the film is still leading the Korean film box office in its fifth week in theaters, demonstrating its staying power.
〈The Assassin 〉, which follows an investigation into the questions and forces behind the shooting of the first lady that shocked South Korea on August 15, 1974, has ranked among the top four highest-grossing Korean films of 2026.
| 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
Netflix’s 1,000-Job Layoff Wave… Film Chief Resigns Ahead of October 20 Earnings, Top Executives Exit in Droves

Netflix’s 1,000-Job Layoff Wave… Film Chief Resigns Ahead of October 20 Earnings, Top Executives Exit in Droves

U.S. TV share falls 7.8% and $300 million blockbuster flops as key executives, including film chief Dan Lin, depart one after another
Content leadership vacuum and a string of big-budget film failures As global streaming giant 'Netflix' faces a severe slowdown in growth and the risk of losing viewers, a wave of departures among key executives is accelerating.
| James choi
Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Lost Paradise’ sells to 118 countries, a box-office triumph on a $500 million-won budget; recoups net production costs before release

Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Lost Paradise’ sells to 118 countries, a box-office triumph on a $500 million-won budget; recoups net production costs before release

Invited to the Hawaii International Film Festival on the 21st; opens in South Korean theaters
A new film from Yeon Sang-ho, the director who has helped drive the global rise of Korean content, has set a new milestone for the Korean film industry, selling to 118 countries worldwide before its release. According to distributor CJ ENM on the 19th, proceeds from overseas sales alone have...
| James choi
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
Jangsu Mountain Village Film Festival’s Grand Prize Goes to ‘The First Film,’ Beating 2,159 Entries… A Masterpiece About an Indian Girl’s Fight to Enter a Theater

Jangsu Mountain Village Film Festival’s Grand Prize Goes to ‘The First Film,’ Beating 2,159 Entries… A Masterpiece About an Indian Girl’s Fight to Enter a Theater

Among entries from 201 countries, the top honor goes to ‘The First Film’; inaugural Song Jae-deok Ullim Award goes to director Ahn Hye-rim
The Daedong ideal of equality and coexistence draws attention from 2,159 films across 201 countries The fifth Jangsu Mountain Village Film Festival, held in Jangsu County, North Jeolla Province, wrapped up amid keen interest from filmmakers around the world.
| James choi
[Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Photo]

[Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Photo] "From winning the 83rd Venice Best Actress award to the job center" ... Mathilde Arcel of 'What's Wrong With Marie?'

She won the unanimous Best Actress award for a film about a Nazi collaborator in 1945 and made her Korean debut at the Busan International Film Festival on the 11th.
"It was my first film in a leading role, and my first award at my first festival. It felt like a strange imbalance to have been in Venice just moments earlier and then find myself in a small office at a Danish job center.
| James choi
Korean Cultural Center in Japan launches first Korean Film Festival in Tokyo’s Shinjuku, screening ‘Mad Dance Office,’ ‘Sunny’ and more

Korean Cultural Center in Japan launches first Korean Film Festival in Tokyo’s Shinjuku, screening ‘Mad Dance Office,’ ‘Sunny’ and more

Event that began as ‘Korean Cinema Week’ in 2001 revamped and elevated to ‘Korean Film Festival,’ running from the 14th through the 21st
A new leap forward after 26 years, a springboard for K-movies’ global expansion ‘Korean Cultural Center in Japan’ said on the 9th that it will host the first ‘Korean Film Festival’ from the 14th through the 21st at the Korean Cultural Center’s Handam Hall in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
| James choi
Mia Goth files for divorce from Shia LaBeouf, ending marriage

Mia Goth files for divorce from Shia LaBeouf, ending marriage

- Divorce petition filed in Los Angeles court on the 6th, local time; separation date listed as July 2025 - Seeks custody and parental rights over 4-year-old daughter Isabel; waives right to seek spousal support - Repeated violence and refusal to undergo treatment for alcohol addiction cited among causes of discord; Shia LaBeouf arrested after a brawl following his move to New Orleans - Hollywood’s on-again, off-again feuding couple of 12 years reaches a tragic end
Mia Goth, the new queen of Hollywood horror films, has filed for divorce from actor Shia LaBeouf, ending a marriage marred for years by allegations of violence and erratic behavior. ■ Files citing “irreconcilable differences,” seeks custody of daughter According to court documents obtained Friday...
| Yangsimoh
‘Indian cinema great’ Nana Patekar dies at 75 after heart attack

‘Indian cinema great’ Nana Patekar dies at 75 after heart attack

- Found unconscious at his home in Goa on the 8th (local time); died of a heart attack after being rushed to a hospital - The curtain falls on a star who captivated theaters across the Arabian Peninsula and India in the 1970s and ’80s with his unmistakable gaze and charismatic performances - Left a legacy of national importance, from art-house films such as 'Salaam Bombay!' to mainstream hits alongside Bollywood’s biggest stars - Fellow actors including Akshay Kumar mourn in deep sorrow: “He was an actor who could overwhelm audiences with nothing but his voice and total immersion”
Nana Patekar, the legendary Indian actor who commanded Bollywood and the theater world with his trademark intensity and powerful delivery, has died. He was 75. ■ Rushed from his Goa home: “Died of a heart attack” Nana Patekar was found unconscious at his home in the western coastal state of Goa on...
| Yangsimoh