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A screen for solidarity and coexistence: “You Can’t Thrive Alone” “The 27th Jeju Women’s Film Festival” will open at Lotte Cinema’s Jeju Yeondong branch for four days, from the 15th through the 18th, under the slogan “You Can’t Thrive Alone.

Names matter, and titles are just as important in popular entertainment. A title has to be instantly recognizable, memorable and true to the work if it is going to stick with audiences. Yet some series have ended up with two names.

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...

What texture does the world have when seen through children’s eyes, in places beyond adults’ view. Save the Children, an international nongovernmental organization focused on children’s rights, is using film to raise serious questions for society.

Humanity's representative takes on an unfamiliar challenge, seeking ways to survive in the AI era KBS2's new variety show 'Unemployed Lee Sedol' premieres on the 23rd. Lee Sedol, the former professional Go player who scored humanity's only victory over artificial intelligence program AlphaGo, is...

Film Industry Solidarity, a coalition of 19 film organizations, issued an official statement on Oct. 5 expressing deep concern over threats directed at people involved in the film 〈Assassins〉 and at individuals connected to the controversy surrounding it.

Criticism of film turns into excessive, blind witch hunt As a controversy over alleged historical distortion surrounding the film 'Assassins' spread into a sweeping boycott targeting lead actor 'Yoo Hae-jin' and protests outside his home, his agency and Choi Hwi-young, the minister of culture,...

Albert Camus’ 「The Stranger」, long considered a near-untouchable text for filmmakers, returns to the screen in François Ozon’s bold adaptation — one that restores the colonial Algerian context the novel left at the margins. “Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday.

Two Netflix No. 1 titles as of Oct. 1 center on figures still infamous for shocking crimes, according to FlixPatrol. By Netflix's official rankings, 〈Unabomber: Secret Experiments〉 topped the charts in 47 countries, and 〈Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story〉 has held the No. 1 spot for two weeks.

Hollywood icon makes startling transformation and shows special affection for Korea Tom Cruise, one of Hollywood's biggest stars, is in Korea for the 13th time to promote 'Digger,' which opens on Oct. 3. In the film, he makes a complete transformation into a potbellied, bald, overbearing 'old...