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1st Korea Short Drama Awards Close, From Lee Joon-ik Screening to Grand Prize for Lee Ju-seung

1st Korea Short Drama Awards Close, From Lee Joon-ik Screening to Grand Prize for Lee Ju-seung

- Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Korean Film Archive main facility in Sangam-dong; winning works permanently archived by the Korean Film Archive - Grand Prize: "Sarinja Witjip Geunyeo" (editorial transliteration) — Lee Ju-seung · Actor Award: "Red Shadow" — Ji-woo - Excellence Award: "Betting Man: God's Eye" — Director Lee Saet-byeol · New Creator Award: "Gili Boimyeon Castinghae" (editorial transliteration) — Director Lee Yoo-jin - Invited film by Director Lee Joon-ik, "Father's Home-cooked Meal," opened with a theatrical screening and a Q&A
The inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards, jointly hosted by Cineplay (CEO Choi Tae-hyung) and the Korean Film Archive , headed by Mo Eun-young, concluded Saturday, Aug. 29 at KOFA's main facility in Sangam-dong after a program aimed at discovering and supporting the next generation of K-content video...
| Kim Ji-yeon
‘Pro-Japanese great-grandfather’ Ha Young exits Netflix’s The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call … “We respect the actor’s decision”

‘Pro-Japanese great-grandfather’ Ha Young exits Netflix’s The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call … “We respect the actor’s decision”

After mentioning her family’s “four generations of doctors” on a variety show, Ha Young’s great-grandfather Ahn Sang-ho came under renewed scrutiny, prompting a flood of demands that she also leave her next SBS project
From a celebrated family history to the burden of a pro-Japanese legacy, a downfall foretold Actor Ha Young, 33, will make a disgraced exit from the follow-up to Netflix’s original series The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call after becoming embroiled in a controversy over her great-grandfather’s alleged...
| James choi
52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival sets record with 1,917 entries, announces 10-day celebration

52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival sets record with 1,917 entries, announces 10-day celebration

The 2026 Seoul Independent Film Festival, now in its 52nd year, received 1,917 entries, the most in its history. Submissions rose 6.2% from the previous year, including 1,715 shorts and 202 features, underscoring the strength of independent filmmaking. The festival is expanding its run to 10 days this year to improve audience access and will open Nov. 25 at CGV Apgujeong.
The Seoul Independent Film Festival has once again set a record for the number of films submitted, demonstrating the continued strength of the independent film sector. Ahead of its 52nd edition in 2026, the Seoul Independent Film Festival has broken its all-time record for entries.
| Seongchan Eol
'Even a Lottery Jackpot Winner Goes to Work' Returns on the 29th, Launching Season 3 With a Twisty Survival Story of Delayed Resignation

'Even a Lottery Jackpot Winner Goes to Work' Returns on the 29th, Launching Season 3 With a Twisty Survival Story of Delayed Resignation

Season 3 begins on Naver Webtoon, while the TVING series starring Lee Jun-hyuk premieres on the 10th of next month
Korean office worker hides jackpot winnings as webtoon moves to take over OTT The precarious double life of an office worker who became an overnight multimillionaire begins again. Webtoon publisher 'Jadam Media' officially announced that its megahit 'Even a Lottery Jackpot Winner Goes to Work'...
| James choi
Anthropic Trained on Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift Songs Without Permission; Sony, Warner Call It “Largest Theft in History”

Anthropic Trained on Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift Songs Without Permission; Sony, Warner Call It “Largest Theft in History”

Sony and Warner seek up to 200 million won in damages per song and permanent destruction of the data, while also alleging that copyright-management information was manipulated.
The stark face of intellectual-property theft and Big Tech’s moral hazard Global artificial intelligence company Anthropic is facing potentially massive copyright lawsuits from major music publishers and record companies.
| James choi
'Odyssey' Scalpers Charge 100,000 Won as CGV Imposes Four-Ticket Daily Limit

'Odyssey' Scalpers Charge 100,000 Won as CGV Imposes Four-Ticket Daily Limit

The restriction applies only to the Yongsan IMAX auditorium, the country's only venue with a 1.43:1 aspect ratio, as cumulative attendance surpasses 7.65 million.
IMAX scalping prices soar as CGV takes drastic step to limit ticket purchases Multiplex theater chain 'CGV' is taking direct action to stamp out the distorted scalping market surrounding director Christopher Nolan's blockbuster 'Odyssey'.
| James choi
[Interview] Korean indie film 'Little Dreamers' meets Michel Gondry's imagination: Director Lee Kwang-ho, actors Yoo Hee-je and Kim Se-won ①

[Interview] Korean indie film 'Little Dreamers' meets Michel Gondry's imagination: Director Lee Kwang-ho, actors Yoo Hee-je and Kim Se-won ①

Geon-woo (Yoo Hee-je), an unemployed young man who quit baseball and stands at a dead end in life, and Mina (Kim Se-won), a teenage girl who wanders after her mother's death, unable to fit into her new surroundings.
Geon-woo is an unemployed young man who quit baseball and now stands at a dead end in life. Mina is a teenage girl who wanders after her mother's death, unable to fit into her new surroundings. The two characters illuminated by 〈Little Dreamers〉 are burdened by their own struggles as they try to...
| 이화정
Review: Ridley Scott's 'Dog Star: Last Hope' Finds Striking Images, Uneven Returns

Review: Ridley Scott's 'Dog Star: Last Hope' Finds Striking Images, Uneven Returns

Ridley Scott's 〈Dog Star: Last Hope〉, adapted from Peter Heller's novel, imagines a virus-ravaged 2035 as both post-apocalyptic drama and road movie — with striking visuals but uneven dramatic payoff. At 88 and still energetically directing on set, Scott adapts the novel into a film about a man's...
| Seongchan Eol
Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Look Back' Set for Oct. 8 Release

Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Look Back' Set for Oct. 8 Release

First live-action film adaptation of any work by Tatsuki Fujimoto; invited to compete at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film 〈Look Back〉 will open Oct. 8. Megabox JoongAng Co. , Ltd. , which is importing and distributing the film, said it will open Oct. 8 and has been invited to compete at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
| Kim Ji-yeon
[Joo Sung-chul's Locker] What Are the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in 'Warfare' and 'The Hurt Locker'?

[Joo Sung-chul's Locker] What Are the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in 'Warfare' and 'The Hurt Locker'?

I am drawn to objects in movies. I find myself wondering why the director, cinematographer, production designer or actor put that particular object in front of the camera. 'Joo Sung-chul's Locker' records the objects in movies that quietly catch my eye.
“The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” The Hurt Locker (2009), which won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Picture, opens with that title card. Director Kathryn Bigelow drew the quotation from War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, a 2002 nonfiction book by...
| Joo Seong-cheol