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Yeon Sang-ho’s 〈Paradise Lost〉 Walks TIFF Red Carpet as World Premiere Sells Out

Yeon Sang-ho’s 〈Paradise Lost〉 Walks TIFF Red Carpet as World Premiere Sells Out

Director Yeon Sang-ho, Kim Hyun-joo and Bae Hyun-sung walk the red carpet in Toronto; world premiere sells out, film scheduled to open in South Korean theaters Oct. 21
Yeon Sang-ho’s film 〈Silnakwon〉 (PARADISE LOST, directed by Yeon Sang-ho) wrapped its world premiere screening in the Special Presentations section of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival after selling out every seat.
'Possible Love' Director Lee Chang-dong Shares Post-Award Q&A From Venice

'Possible Love' Director Lee Chang-dong Shares Post-Award Q&A From Venice

After the ceremony and news conference, he shared his thoughts on the award and its significance, along with a message for Korean fans, before leaving for Toronto.
〈Possible Love〉 successfully concluded its first festival appearance after winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Immediately after the ceremony and news conference, director Lee Chang-dong shared his thoughts on returning to the Venice...
[Interview] In 〈Intern〉, Choi Min-sik’s moving wrinkles reflect 46 years in the making: Part 2

[Interview] In 〈Intern〉, Choi Min-sik’s moving wrinkles reflect 46 years in the making: Part 2

※The interview with 〈Intern〉 actor Choi Min-sik continues from Part 1. In the film's second half, Gi-ho’s shout of “Snap out of it. ” at a shaken Seon-woo felt like the highlight. How did you approach acting that scene.
Not the Golden Lion, but enough: Lee Chang-dong wins Venice Grand Jury Prize after 24 years

Not the Golden Lion, but enough: Lee Chang-dong wins Venice Grand Jury Prize after 24 years

Possible Love, about mass layoffs at a major corporation, opens in theaters on the 23rd and arrives on Netflix on Nov. 6
Lee Chang-dong, a master of South Korean cinema, won the Venice International Film Festival's second-highest honor, the Grand Jury Prize, for his new film Possible Love at the festival's 83rd edition. The award marks a welcome return to Venice 24 years after he won the Best Director prize for Oasis...
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...
[Choo A-young’s Music Box] After Anger, ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Sings Again

[Choo A-young’s Music Box] After Anger, ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Sings Again

I am drawn to music in films. Music often reveals a character's intimate feelings that images and dialogue alone cannot convey. It can also serve as a window into a creator's hidden intentions. For me, understanding film music has been one way to approach a movie.
SK Chairman Choi Tae-won, Yellen headline EBS' 'Great Minds' Season 6 lineup of 50

SK Chairman Choi Tae-won, Yellen headline EBS' 'Great Minds' Season 6 lineup of 50

Premiering on the 12th next month, the season features its first South Korean leaders and five Nobel laureates among a host of leading global scholars
A showcase of ideas from world-class scholars and global leaders, 'EBS 1TV Great Minds' — hereafter 'Great Minds' — is set to launch its sixth season. The season features a record 50 speakers. For the first time, leading South Korean figures and scholars, including 'Choi Tae-won, chairman of SK...
[Photo] Lee Joon-hyuk wins 1.3 billion won in lottery, chooses a twist over resignation

[Photo] Lee Joon-hyuk wins 1.3 billion won in lottery, chooses a twist over resignation

TVING to offer an early release on the 10th, as K-office drama gives fantasy a turn in the real world “I’ve spent 20 years living only for work ... I deeply empathized with the protagonist’s life”
The dilemma of an office worker holding 1.3 billion won — the birth of a reality-driven office drama If you won the first prize in the lottery, would you hand in your resignation? That sweet fantasy, one nearly everyone has entertained at least once, takes on a vivid, reality-based form in TVING’s...
'I Am Solo' producer Nam Gyu-hong's new show 'Contract Marriage' premieres Sept. 28 with bold marriage simulation

'I Am Solo' producer Nam Gyu-hong's new show 'Contract Marriage' premieres Sept. 28 with bold marriage simulation

Nam Gyu-hong's bold new show following 'I Am Solo' premieres Sept. 28 on MBC every1 and KBS Joy Reality simulation series follows men and women eager to marry as they experience married life through contracts and seek the true meaning of marriage New level of tension expected as the show moves beyond traditional matchmaking formats to focus on whether couples actually marry
〈I Am Solo〉 producer Nam Gyu-hong is introducing a bold new variety show. MBC every1 and KBS Joy said they will premiere the marriage simulation variety show 〈Contract Marriage〉 on Sept. 28. 〈Contract Marriage〉 follows men and women who are eager to marry as they experience married life in advance...
[Interview] ‘Finding My True Self Without Spending a Dime’: Director Park Jung-mi of ‘The Man Who Wore a Blanket’

[Interview] ‘Finding My True Self Without Spending a Dime’: Director Park Jung-mi of ‘The Man Who Wore a Blanket’

One day, just shy of 30, director Park Jung-mi quit her job and set off traveling after deciding she was no longer happy.
In her travel memoir 〈The Faraway Nearby〉, Rebecca Solnit writes that she learned by setting out on the road that “the longest journey a traveler makes is the journey within. ” Travel, she says, “changes not only the location of the body, but also the location of memory and imagination.