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The Best Problematic Work of Korean Independent Film, 'Esper's Light' Teaser Poster Released!

The Best Problematic Work of Korean Independent Film, 'Esper's Light' Teaser Poster Released!

The director, along with the production team and actors, creates a story through various choices in a fictional fantasy world, showcasing a completely new attempt to implement what happens on the display as images in the film.
Director Jeong Jae-hoon, who has won awards at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Seoul Independent Film Festival, and Muju Mountain Film Festival, has confirmed the release of the problematic work 〈Esper's Light〉 in November and has released the teaser poster.
| Joo Seong-cheol
‘2025 KT AI P.A.N(Playground, AI, Now)_Next’ Successfully Concludes

‘2025 KT AI P.A.N(Playground, AI, Now)_Next’ Successfully Concludes

Among the 52 award-winning works selected, the grand prize was awarded to the short film 〈Evil Talisman〉, which tells the story of a boy who seals an evil spirit that entered with the Japanese army using ‘Evil Talisman’.
DGK (Korean Film Directors Guild representatives Min Gyu-dong and Yoon Je-kyun) and KT (CEO Kim Young-seob) co-hosted the ‘2025 KT AI P. A. N(Playground, AI, Now)_Next’ film festival, which successfully concluded on the 10th at the Sofitel Ambassador Hotel in Seoul.
| Joo Seong-cheol
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[Interview] "Now you will remember the voice of the youngest member of the investigation team, right?" Actor Park Wan-hyung from 'Mantis: The Murderer's Outing'

The phrase 'the underdog's rebellion' does not only apply to sports. Actor Park Wan-hyung, who placed last at the 2023 Seoul Independent Film Festival 60-Second Monologue Festival, nevertheless secured a major role in the SBS Friday-Saturday drama 〈Mantis: The Murderer's Outing〉.
| Chua-young
Until the Day We No Longer Need Bechdel Day! Meeting with Bechdelian Creators of 'Jeongnyeoni', 'Victory', 'High Five', and the Bechdel Day 2025 Event

Until the Day We No Longer Need Bechdel Day! Meeting with Bechdelian Creators of 'Jeongnyeoni', 'Victory', 'High Five', and the Bechdel Day 2025 Event

There is a festival born with the goal of extinction. Bechdel Day is an event that ironically started with the aim of 'disappearing'. Until the day when works that realize the value of gender equality become commonplace, 'Bechdel Day' was established to reflect on the representation of gender...
| Kim Ji-yeon
[Interview] Director Park Jun-ho of '3670', Actors Jo Yu-hyun and Kim Hyun-mok,

[Interview] Director Park Jun-ho of '3670', Actors Jo Yu-hyun and Kim Hyun-mok, "The Queer Community Can Speak Now!" ①

Cineplay Reporter Lee Hwa-jungThe back streets near Jongno 3-ga and Nakwon Arcade have long been known to the LGBTQ+ community. Long before the trendy cafes and restaurants in Ikseon-dong became a hot spot, it was the LGBTQ+ individuals who ruled the night here.
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[Interview] 'The Nature Man' Director Noh Young-seok

[Interview] 'The Nature Man' Director Noh Young-seok "In the Era of One-Person Media, Let's Face It with Film"

"I have to find my way while doing it my style"
Cineplay Lee Hwa-jeong Guest ReporterIndependent film fans must have been curious. 〈The Nature Man〉 is the first new work in 11 years from Director Noh Young-seok, following 〈Day Drinking〉 (2009) and 〈Intruders〉 (2014).
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Indoor Music Festival 'Love in Seoul 2025' to be Held in November, Featuring SE SO NEON, Sigrid, and More

Indoor Music Festival 'Love in Seoul 2025' to be Held in November, Featuring SE SO NEON, Sigrid, and More

The event planning company Private Curve announced on the 24th that 'Love in Seoul 2025' (LOVE IN SEOUL 2025) will take place from November 12 to 23 for 12 days at the Blue Square SOL Travel Hall in Seoul. This festival will be operated in a relay format, consisting of solo performances each time.
| 김지민
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[Interview] "A Coming-of-Age Film Grown from Cruelty" 〈When Summer Passes〉 Director Jang Byeong-ki

Cineplay Lee Hwa-jeong Guest ReporterIf you are an adult and still fascinated by coming-of-age films, is a film that embodies exactly those elements. Leaving Seoul to benefit from the special admission program for rural areas, 13-year-old Gi-jun (Lee Jae-jun) arrives in a small provincial town...
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A New Interpretation of Terminal Melodrama, Starring Han Ye-ri and Kim Seol-jin in the Film <Spring Night>

A New Interpretation of Terminal Melodrama, Starring Han Ye-ri and Kim Seol-jin in the Film

The love story of a couple facing terminal illness has long been a typical theme in Korean melodramas. From to , , and , numerous works have utilized this setup. Due to its frequent use, some have come to see it as a cliché.
| 김지민

"[2024 JIFF] The Festival Has Begun. Enjoy the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival Movies and Events for Free!"

This year, following the complete cut of the government's budget for regional film culture revitalization, the budget for film festival support from the Korean Film Council has decreased by about 54% compared to last year, deepening the concerns of the local film industry.
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