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11th Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival Opens Today, Five-Day Program Features Eom Hong-gil, Ham Eun-jung

11th Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival Opens Today, Five-Day Program Features Eom Hong-gil, Ham Eun-jung

Festival opens at the Yeongnam Alps with a green-carpet event on the 18th, bringing together global mountain-film masters from Slovenia and beyond
The 11th Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival begins its five-day journey at the Yeongnam Alps with an opening ceremony on the 18th. The festival is set to showcase a remarkable lineup of leading figures from Korea and abroad, including mountaineering legend Eom Hong-gil and versatile actor Ham...
| James choi
Park Hoon-jung’s ‘Sad Tropics’ wins top prize at France’s 32nd L’Étrange Festival, takes ‘Nouveau Genre Grand Prize’ for two-award sweep in Europe

Park Hoon-jung’s ‘Sad Tropics’ wins top prize at France’s 32nd L’Étrange Festival, takes ‘Nouveau Genre Grand Prize’ for two-award sweep in Europe

After its invitation to Sitges, the film conquers major global fantastic film festivals; Park Hoon-jung also directed ‘The New World’ (2013), ‘The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion’ (2018) and ‘Night in Paradise’ (2021)
A blood-soaked revenge saga that surges like an opera, with mise-en-scène drawing global critical acclaim ‘Sad Tropics,’ the upcoming film from Korean noir master Park Hoon-jung, has completely captivated European audiences.
| James choi
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Makes Its Debut — 6 Secrets of Murakami's Short-Story Anime

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Makes Its Debut — 6 Secrets of Murakami's Short-Story Anime

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2022 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the film arrives in South Korean theaters next month.
Comfort in an Age of Loss: Six Short Stories Woven Into One Sweeping Narrative The literary world of acclaimed master 'Murakami Haruki' finally comes alive on the screen. 'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman,' the first feature-length animated film based on his fiction, will reach South Korean theaters...
| James choi
Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ wins Korea’s first Ebert Award; Seol Kyung-gu makes surprise confession after 23 years

Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ wins Korea’s first Ebert Award; Seol Kyung-gu makes surprise confession after 23 years

Eight years after his last film, the director unveils his new work at the Toronto International Film Festival, with Jo In-sung and Jo Yeo-jeong joining the cast ahead of its Nov. 6 Netflix release.
Master Korean filmmaker 'Lee Chang-dong' has captivated North America with his new film 'Possible Love. ' He became the first Korean director to win the 'Ebert Director Award' at the Toronto International Film Festival , once again demonstrating his standing on the world stage.
| James choi
[Photos] Lee Sang-yeob on battling the “end button” every time in short-form series; director Lee Byung-hun says he was “told off harshly” at BCWW 2026 conference

[Photos] Lee Sang-yeob on battling the “end button” every time in short-form series; director Lee Byung-hun says he was “told off harshly” at BCWW 2026 conference

Quality production, creator rights and cutting production resources by 50% to 60% emerge as key topics
Lee Sang-yeob and Lee Byung-hun battle the short-form “X button,” cutting costs by 60% with AI BCWW 2026 conference presents behind-the-scenes stories from 70 productions and a transparent data-sharing model As the media ecosystem undergoes seismic shifts, established creators opened up about the...
| James choi
Zainichi Actress Yuri Nakamura, Known for ‘Pacchigi! Love & Peace,’ Dies at 44 After 13-Year Cancer Battle

Zainichi Actress Yuri Nakamura, Known for ‘Pacchigi! Love & Peace,’ Dies at 44 After 13-Year Cancer Battle

Her rectal cancer returned early last year and her intestinal obstruction worsened; she died quietly on the 1st. Her credits included ‘The Anonymous’ and ‘Romantic Anonymous.’
A star leaves the silver screen after a long battle with cancer Yuri Nakamura, a fourth-generation Zainichi Korean actress who made a powerful impression in the film ‘Pacchigi! Love & Peace’, has died at 44. Alpha Agency, her Japanese talent agency, officially announced on the 14th that Nakamura...
| James choi
83rd Venice Best Actor winner 'Wild Horse Nine' draws 13-minute standing ovation, hits theaters in November

83rd Venice Best Actor winner 'Wild Horse Nine' draws 13-minute standing ovation, hits theaters in November

Official selection at next month's Busan International Film Festival
Two agents bound for 'Chile, 1973', in 'Martin McDonagh's' intricate narrative 'Wild Horse Nine,' winner of one of the top honors at this year's Venice Film Festival, will hit South Korean theaters in November. Distributor 'The Walt Disney Company Korea' officially announced the release schedule on...
| James choi
Venice Grand Jury Prize winner Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ marks Korean first; Netflix to release six films spanning 24 years

Venice Grand Jury Prize winner Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ marks Korean first; Netflix to release six films spanning 24 years

‘Secret Sunshine,’ ‘Peppermint Candy,’ ‘Green Fish’ and ‘Oasis’ begin streaming sequentially ‘Poetry’ and ‘Burning’ also set for additional releases in the United States, Japan and other markets
83rd Venice Grand Jury Prize winner begins worldwide streaming Nov. 6 A new milestone has been set in Korean cinema. “Possible Love,” the latest film by acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong, won the Grand Jury Prize in the competition section of the Venice International Film Festival, drawing praise...
| James choi
From Novelist to Global Master: Lee Chang-dong’s 30-Year Gaze on Society

From Novelist to Global Master: Lee Chang-dong’s 30-Year Gaze on Society

A first prize in 24 years since the Best Director award for “Oasis,” highlighting the meaning of class and love through a laid-off worker and a “silver-spoon” couple
Director Lee Chang-dong, 72, reaffirmed his stature as a global master by winning the Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival for “Possible Love,” his first film in eight years. After winning Best Director for “Oasis” in 2002, Lee added a new milestone to his international...
| James choi

"Already Curious About His Next Film": Jeon Do-yeon … Seol Kyung-gu: "Honored to Have Worked Together"

New film 'Possible Love' wins Grand Jury Prize, its top competition-section honor since 'Pietà' in 2012
Master filmmaker's return breaks 14-year silence with Silver Lion 'Possible Love,' the new film from master director 'Lee Chang-dong', has once again cleared the high bar set by the world's three major film festivals.
| James choi