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Chuncheon Film Festival Opens for 13th Edition, Adding Romance to Summer Nights

Chuncheon Film Festival Opens for 13th Edition, Adding Romance to Summer Nights

Held for four days starting on the 25th in and around Megabox and the Gongji Stream area in Chuncheon. A host of cultural festivities is in the works, including screenings of 53 films, free outdoor movie showings, and director GV sessions.
A Cinematic Utopia Awakens as Chuncheon Turns On Its Screen for a Midsummer NightNights in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, are set off by artistic inspiration. “13th Chuncheon Film Festival” will kick off in grand style from the 25th through the 28th at Megabox Namchuncheon and the area around Gongdyo...
| James choi
[BIFAN 2026] Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years 100 Times ③ Lee Choon-yeon Film Award returns, new International Federation of Film Critics prize, and the July Carnival

[BIFAN 2026] Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years 100 Times ③ Lee Choon-yeon Film Award returns, new International Federation of Film Critics prize, and the July Carnival

Kim Se-hoon and Gu Jeong-a will receive the “Lee Choon-yeon Film Award,” and a “FIPRESCI Award for International Film Critics” will also be introduced (FIPRESCI Award).
Two awards will be newly introduced. The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (executive committee chair Shin Cheol, BIFAN) will bring back the “Lee Choon-yeon Film Award” this year and also introduce the “International Federation of Film Critics Award” .
| Joo Seong-cheol
‘Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation’ Kicks Off at emu Artspace on June 26

‘Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation’ Kicks Off at emu Artspace on June 26

Opening lineup includes 〈Someone Like Me〉, followed by 〈A Better Tomorrow〉 〈Rouge〉 〈Once a Thief〉 〈In Broad Daylight〉, among others, with 10 Hong Kong films screened.
The Asian Film Awards Academy said it will host 〈Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation〉 at emu Artspace, Seoul’s leading arts venue, for 10 days from June 26 to July 5. Carrying forward the academy’s mission of cultural exchange through Asian film, the event features movie screenings, a themed...
| Joo Seong-cheol
K- ZOMBIES THAT TAKE OVER NEW YORK SCREENS AND A HEAVY SENSE OF THE TIMES: 25th New York Asian Film Festival Special Program on Korean Films

K- ZOMBIES THAT TAKE OVER NEW YORK SCREENS AND A HEAVY SENSE OF THE TIMES: 25th New York Asian Film Festival Special Program on Korean Films

A total of 23 films are set to screen in a special showcase, including "Gunchae," a new zombie film starring and featuring Jeon Ji-hyun and directed by Yeon Sang-ho
The unstoppable rush of K-movies cuts straight through the heart of New York. The New York Korean Cultural Center, in partnership with Film at Lincoln Center and others, will stage an unprecedented showing of 'The 25th New York Asian Film Festival: Special Program on Korean Films' from Oct.
| James choi
10th Anniversary of Busan Food Film Festa Opens on the 26th With 1,000 Free Admissions

10th Anniversary of Busan Food Film Festa Opens on the 26th With 1,000 Free Admissions

The three-day culinary festival at the Cinema of Film Center will screen 17 films, including the opening title ‘The Last Cannoli,’ and feature a range of side events.
A Perfect Marriage of Food and the Screen, Capturing a Decade of PhilosophyA domestic standout culinary film festival where visual indulgence and gastronomic inspiration intersect, '2026 Busan Food Film Festa' will lift the curtain on an overwhelming spectacle on and around 'Cinema of Film Center'...
| James choi
RIIZE and ZEROBASEONE Join the Full Cast for ‘MyK Festa’ Opening at KINTEX on the 25th

RIIZE and ZEROBASEONE Join the Full Cast for ‘MyK Festa’ Opening at KINTEX on the 25th

The mega Hallyu fair covers everything from top-tier K-pop performances to K-food and beauty pop-up stores.
A Cultural Convergence Road the World Is Watching Opens a New Chapter for HallyuA mammoth Hallyu festival that puts everything under the spotlight of 'K-Culture' that swept the globe will showcase an overwhelming scale with Gyeonggi-do Goyang City as its stage.
| James choi
Even a U.S. Pop Star Cancels Shows—But BTS’s World Tour Returns After 7 Years With Every Ticket Sold Out in a Frenzy

Even a U.S. Pop Star Cancels Shows—But BTS’s World Tour Returns After 7 Years With Every Ticket Sold Out in a Frenzy

As the U.S. live-music industry grapples with a shortage of remaining seats driven by high inflation, BTS’s first tour in seven years sells out every show and turns the entire city into a festival
The U.S. live music industry—the heart of the global concert business—has hit an unprecedented deep freeze. Amid the fallout from punishing inflation and ticket-price hikes that have derailed major pop stars’ tours one after another, “BTS”’s North American and European tour has been delivering...
| James choi
RIIZE, TREASURE, Lee Young-ji all on board…BOF opens in Busan on the 27th, building on BTS momentum

RIIZE, TREASURE, Lee Young-ji all on board…BOF opens in Busan on the 27th, building on BTS momentum

Asia’s largest music festival BOF runs on the 27th. A star-studded K-pop lineup from RIIZE and more, plus free park concerts by Lee Mu-jin and ZION.T
'The empire of silent sound, universal solidarity of Asia igniting in Busan'A festival is, by nature, a primal refuge where people seek release, and a vast screen onto which the desires of the era are projected.
| James choi
BTS Takes Over Busan…Foreigners Spend 2 Times More at Traditional Markets, Hotel Bills ‘Rip-Off Fees’

BTS Takes Over Busan…Foreigners Spend 2 Times More at Traditional Markets, Hotel Bills ‘Rip-Off Fees’

With foreign card payments up 73%, sales at traditional markets jump 2-fold…Data also sheds light on ‘rip-off pricing’ at lodging businesses
A pilgrimage for pop culture—and a find of the most ‘Korean’ kind of spending‘Bangtan Sonyeondan’’s arrival in Busan sparked sociological meaning far beyond a massive concert. The fan frenzy that gathered from around the world—the so-called ‘ARMY’—was a giant testbed showing how modern pop culture...
| James choi
Inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards Names Five-Member Jury

Inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards Names Five-Member Jury

Co-hosted by Cineplay and the Korean Film Archive, the inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards carry a total prize pool of 20 million won. The five-member jury is chaired by Min Kyu-dong and also includes Korean Film Archive Director Mo Eun-young; Han Jung-soo, director and CEO of Yeondu Company; Kim Won-jin, director of MCA AI Creative Studio's Creative Headquarters; and actor Lee Yeon. The Archive has pledged archiving support for winners, and organizers say the awards aim to discover new creators and help the short-drama industry take a step forward.
The inaugural Korea Short Drama Awards, which carry a total prize pool of 20 million won, have named a five-member jury. Cineplay (CEO Choi Tae-hyung) and the Korean Film Archive (Director Mo Eun-young) are co-hosting the first Korea Short Drama Awards.
| Seongchan Eol