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Late Heo Beom-wook’s Final Film to Screen Oct. 12 at Korean Film Archive

Late Heo Beom-wook’s Final Film to Screen Oct. 12 at Korean Film Archive

Two films, including the short "A Common Meal," will screen at Cinematheque KOFA alongside a memorial exhibition.
Auteur animator who died in an unexpected accident breathes again on the screen A memorial event will be held for director Heo Beom-wook, who died in an unexpected fire in July. The “Korean Film Archive” said it will hold a special memorial screening Oct.
| 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
Director Kim Mi-jo on ‘Gyeongju Trip,’ Korea’s Most Provocative Mainstream Film of the Year

Director Kim Mi-jo on ‘Gyeongju Trip,’ Korea’s Most Provocative Mainstream Film of the Year

Part 2
※〈Gyeongju Trip〉 Director Kim Mi-jo's interview continues from Part 1.One striking aspect of 〈Gyeongju Trip〉 is how it depicts Baek Sang-hyun, the killer (Byun Yo-han). Why did you choose not to give any backstory to the perpetrator Baek Sang-hyun and instead portray him solely as a heinous...
| Kim Ji-yeon
[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
Nolan’s The Odyssey surpasses 6 million admissions in 17 days, marking first-ever all-IMAX production

Nolan’s The Odyssey surpasses 6 million admissions in 17 days, marking first-ever all-IMAX production

The film holds a commanding 71.8% share of advance bookings as star Matt Damon releases a message of thanks to Korean audiences
Master filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s ambitious epic The Odyssey is fueling a massive box-office surge in theaters. The film surpassed 6 million admissions just 17 days after its release, securing third place among this year’s top-grossing films in South Korea.
| James choi
Vertical cinema ‘My Father’s Table’ unveils character stills of Jung Jin-young, Lee Jung-eun and Byun Yo-han!

Vertical cinema ‘My Father’s Table’ unveils character stills of Jung Jin-young, Lee Jung-eun and Byun Yo-han!

Before its Sept. 9 release, the film will screen Aug. 29 as an invited selection at the inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards, co-hosted by Cineplay and the Korean Film Archive.
The newly released character stills capture the contrasting expressions of Ha-eung, Soon-ae and Myung-bok as they sit around the same table. Ha-eung (Jung Jin-young), seated before the meal with his arms crossed and a deeply displeased expression, immediately reveals the nature of a father who has...
| Joo Seong-cheol
‘Inside Men: The Birth of Villains’ (working title) — Ha Jung-woo, Ahn Bo-hyun, Park Hae-joon and Jung Sung-il cast

‘Inside Men: The Birth of Villains’ (working title) — Ha Jung-woo, Ahn Bo-hyun, Park Hae-joon and Jung Sung-il cast

The media-capital-power cartel that shook South Korea! The 30-year origin story of 〈Inside Men〉 is revealed!
〈Inside Men〉, the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time in South Korea and a box-office and critical success that won Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Planning at the 53rd Daejong Film Awards and Best Picture at the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards, returns after 11 years on an even larger...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Canon Korea’s ‘Canon Cinema Camp 2026’ Trains 30 Emerging Filmmakers

Canon Korea’s ‘Canon Cinema Camp 2026’ Trains 30 Emerging Filmmakers

“You must water and give sunlight for flowers to bloom…” Canon Korea held ‘Canon Cinema Camp 2026’ from July 27 to July 31, bringing 30 aspiring filmmakers together for five days of lectures and on-set training.
| Seongchan Eol
Busan International Film Festival to Open With 'Day and Night Are for Each Other,' Eight Romances on Oct. 6

Busan International Film Festival to Open With 'Day and Night Are for Each Other,' Eight Romances on Oct. 6

Kim Jong-kwan's polished new film follows four pairs of men and women who briefly cross paths at a cafe and premieres Oct. 6
'Day and Night Are for Each Other', an eight-person ensemble blossoming at the edge of the seasons Asia's largest film festival, the '31st Busan International Film Festival', will open its grand 10-day run on Oct.
| James choi
[Fact Check] Fake Controversy Amid an “Odyssey” Craze…The Truth About the Only IMAX Venue With a 1.43 Aspect Ratio

[Fact Check] Fake Controversy Amid an “Odyssey” Craze…The Truth About the Only IMAX Venue With a 1.43 Aspect Ratio

Among 27 theaters nationwide, there is no 70mm film projector, and the 1.9-to-1 screen ratio also matches the official specifications
A longing for the “real thing,” and a image-quality debate beyond the screen Director Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Odyssey, has sparked an unprecedented box-office surge, pulling audiences toward IMAX theaters.
| James choi