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National Asian Culture Center to host 2026 ACC Big Door Cinema from Oct. 29-31

National Asian Culture Center to host 2026 ACC Big Door Cinema from Oct. 29-31

The “One Day, One Master: Fall in Love Cinema” program will feature screenings of “200 Pounds Beauty” (2006), “The Contact” (1997) and “Shiri” (1999), along with appearances by the films’ directors and actors.
The National Asian Culture Center , an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and led by Kim Sang-wook, will host “2026 ACC Big Door Cinema” from Oct. 29 to 31 at the Big Door outdoor stage of Theater 1 at the National Asian Culture Center.
| Joo Seong-cheol
52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival Announces Films Selected for Main Competition and New Currents

52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival Announces Films Selected for Main Competition and New Currents

The 52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival will take place for 10 days, from Nov. 25 (Wednesday) through Dec. 4 (Friday), at CGV Apgujeong and CGV Cheongdam Cine City.
Seoul Independent Film Festival 2026, a showcase celebrating the year in independent cinema, has announced the films selected for its Main Short and Feature Competition and New Currents sections. The 52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival received 1,917 submissions for this year's open call — 1,715...
| Joo Seong-cheol
[Busan International Film Festival] Grand opening draws Michelle Yeoh, Hyun Bin and other stars as 93 world premieres are unveiled

[Busan International Film Festival] Grand opening draws Michelle Yeoh, Hyun Bin and other stars as 93 world premieres are unveiled

The 10-day festival opens with 316 films from 59 countries, bringing master filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón and Michelle Yeoh to Busan; Yeoh receives the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award
South Korea's premier film event and Asia's largest film festival, the '31st Busan International Film Festival' , opened in grand style on Oct. 6. The festival launched a 10-day cinematic journey featuring 316 films, including 93 'world premieres' being shown for the first time anywhere in the...
| James choi
31st Busan International Film Festival opens today, Oct. 6, with 316 films from 59 countries over 10 days

31st Busan International Film Festival opens today, Oct. 6, with 316 films from 59 countries over 10 days

Actor Kim Min-ha will host solo; opening film is director Kim Jong-kwan’s “Day and Night Are Like Each Other”
The 31st Busan International Film Festival , Asia’s largest film festival, opens Oct. 6 with an opening ceremony that begins 10 days of events. Actor Kim Min-ha will host the ceremony solo, which will be livestreamed exclusively on Naver Chzzk at 6 p. m. on Oct. 6.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Lee Hwi-hyang and Kim Jung-tae on 《Family Trip》: ‘I Never Wanted Dementia Used as Just a Device’

Lee Hwi-hyang and Kim Jung-tae on 《Family Trip》: ‘I Never Wanted Dementia Used as Just a Device’

▶ 〈Family Trip〉 The interview with actress Lee Hwi-hyang and director Kim Jung-tae continues from Part 1. As a "family film," the relationship between the grandmother and her granddaughter is intriguing. The grandmother keeps trying to go outside because of dementia, while the granddaughter,...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Interview: Lee Hwi-hyang on ‘Family Trip,’ Her First Film Lead in 44 Years: ‘It’s Embarrassing to Hear’

Interview: Lee Hwi-hyang on ‘Family Trip,’ Her First Film Lead in 44 Years: ‘It’s Embarrassing to Hear’

In 〈Family Trip〉, the story opens when a granddaughter who has never had full-fledged work experience asks her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life, a blunt question: "Grandma, how long do people have to suffer.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ vs. Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’: Who will win at 35th Buil Film Awards on Oct. 7

Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ vs. Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’: Who will win at 35th Buil Film Awards on Oct. 7

Competition for the best actor and actress awards is fierce, with Lee Byung-hun, Yoo Hae-jin and Son Ye-jin among the contenders; ceremony set for Signiel Busan on Oct. 7
35th awards ceremony to be held at Signiel Busan in Haeundae; ‘A Man Who Lives With the King,’ which topped 10 million viewers, produces two best actor nominees A head-to-head battle between two giants leading South Korea’s film industry is taking shape.
| James choi
[Photo &] Kim Hye-soo: “No one will watch just once” After “Now Affairs Aren’t the Problem” Tops the Cumulative #1

[Photo &] Kim Hye-soo: “No one will watch just once” After “Now Affairs Aren’t the Problem” Tops the Cumulative #1

Coupang Play’s series sets a record for the highest-ever cumulative viewership… She flawlessly brings to life a multidimensional character with the sheen of an influencer—and the heart of a “fraud.”
“Kim Hye-soo,” one of South Korea’s leading actresses, has pushed past another limit through the Coupang Play original series “Now Affairs Aren’t the Problem”. The work, which achieved a landmark as the No. 1 in cumulative viewership among all Coupang Play series, is a daring black comedy that...
| James choi
[Photo] “Uhm Junghwa or Nothing” “OK Madam 2” Returns After Six Years — Scale Doubled, Director Lee Chul-ha Interview

[Photo] “Uhm Junghwa or Nothing” “OK Madam 2” Returns After Six Years — Scale Doubled, Director Lee Chul-ha Interview

Opening on Aug. 12… Expands action set pieces on a cruise ship, with new villain Choi Soo-young joining the cast
The comedy action gem “OK Madam”, which delivered feel-good laughs even amid the harsh conditions of the 2020 pandemic, returns after six years with “OK Madam 2”, expanding its scale twofold. Director “Lee Chul-ha” puts the spotlight on “Uhm Junghwa”, an actor with an aura that is impossible to...
| James choi
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

I get hooked on the objects in the movies. I end up deep in thought about why the director—whether it was the director, the cinematographer, the production designer, or even an actor—put that particular item in front of the camera. ‘Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker’ is a record of the objects in films that delicately landed on my eyes.
Park Chan-wook’s 〈The Handmaiden〉 and Na Hong-jin’s 〈Goksung〉 were released in 2016, on June 1 and May 12, respectively, in the same year. Coincidentally, both films were invited to the Cannes Film Festival that year—Park Chan-wook’s to the competition section and Na Hong-jin’s to the...
| Joo Seong-cheol