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‘Shadow Child’ Review: A Fantastical World Rooted in the Real Pain of Absence, Plus What Its Key Players Had to Say

‘Shadow Child’ Review: A Fantastical World Rooted in the Real Pain of Absence, Plus What Its Key Players Had to Say

Blending realist grounding with a genre mood is difficult. Capturing the border between those two seemingly different realms and turning it into a film is no easy task. Even in South Korea’s film industry, where tightly executed genre movies and grounded, reality-driven stories dominate, films that...
| Seongchan Eol
[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
[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

On the occasion of its 30th edition, the festival announced the start of its three-year project, “Asian Genre Films 99” (Asian Genre Films 99).
Above all, it’s a genre festival. For its 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Chairman Shin Chul, hereafter BIFAN), the festival screens 321 films from 50 countries (170 feature films, 85 short films, 38 AI titles, and 28 XR titles), and of these 93 are world premieres.
| Joo Seong-cheol
TVING personal data leak hits 19.53 million users—bank accounts and passwords breached, up 6.5 million from initial estimates

TVING personal data leak hits 19.53 million users—bank accounts and passwords breached, up 6.5 million from initial estimates

Concerns about identity theft are spreading after refund account information and linked data were exposed.
An unprecedented security disaster—19. 53 million people’s daily lives were exposedThe “TVING”, once touted as the pride of Korea’s homegrown OTT, has been swept up in what officials call the worst security scandal in its history. It has been confirmed that “19.
| James choi
Controversial “Reassignment Education,” Yet My Favorite Episode Is…

Controversial “Reassignment Education,” Yet My Favorite Episode Is…

Even in its second week after release, the Netflix series 〈Reassignment Education〉 topped the No. 1 spot among non-English TV shows in the global TOP 10 rankings. Cine Play reporters picked their favorite episodes.
Once again, a high-impact K-content title has burst onto Netflix. The Netflix series 〈Reassignment Education〉, which depicts the relentless efforts of the authority group for protecting teachers’ rights as it takes the side of victims and puts schools back in order, kept its No.
| Seongchan Eol
Nam Goong-min X Kim Dae-myung X Lee Seol X Lee Sang-hee Unusual Transformations! Disney+’s “The Completion of a Marriage” Released July 4

Nam Goong-min X Kim Dae-myung X Lee Seol X Lee Sang-hee Unusual Transformations! Disney+’s “The Completion of a Marriage” Released July 4

A high-stakes crime thriller in which one man will fight a desperate battle against a ruthless criminal to save his wife, who was abducted right before their divorce.
Starting Saturday, July 4, 〈The Completion of a Marriage〉, releasing every Saturday and Sunday on Disney+, is a high-stakes crime thriller about a man forced into an all-out fight with a remorseless criminal after his wife is abducted just before his divorce.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Cannes’ Two-Win Haul: “48 Hours of a Paris Deliveryman” Wraps With Professor Jeong Il-young and Editor Park Hye-eun for a Deep-Dive GV

Cannes’ Two-Win Haul: “48 Hours of a Paris Deliveryman” Wraps With Professor Jeong Il-young and Editor Park Hye-eun for a Deep-Dive GV

The winner of the 77th Cannes International Film Festival’s Attention-Grabbing Views Jury Award and Best Actor award—set for a June 17 release—held a premiere screening and CineTalk GV on June 14. Professor Jeong Il-young, who earned a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Paris’ 8th University, spotlighted refugee issues in the film, including illegal stay and asylum review in France. With Park Hye-eun, editor at The Screen, leading the session, the event left audiences with weighty questions and lingering thoughts, building anticipation ahead of the release.
Professor Jeong Il-young and editor Park Hye-eun wrapped up a GV that left a lasting impression from 〈48 Hours of a Paris Deliveryman〉. Ahead of its June 17 release, the film 〈48 Hours of a Paris Deliveryman〉 held a premiere screening and a CineTalk GV on June 14.
| Seongchan Eol
[Weekend Theater] Jun Ji-hyun’s “Swarm” Crushes the Competition with 5 Million Viewers in Sight… Wild Thing Takes No. 2

[Weekend Theater] Jun Ji-hyun’s “Swarm” Crushes the Competition with 5 Million Viewers in Sight… Wild Thing Takes No. 2

“Disclosure Day” slows its early opening-week explosive momentum and settles at No. 3 at the box office
An all-devouring predator sweeping the theater scene, the relentless charge of ‘Swarm’South Korea’s box-office ecosystem has been completely reshaped. The ‘K-Zombie’ blockbuster ‘Swarm’, forged by director Yeon Sang-ho’s singular worldview and the explosive on-screen chemistry of actress Jun...
| James choi
The Era of Martial Arts Has Not Ended! BIFAN’s 30th Anniversary Opening Film “Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert” Hits Korean Theaters in the Second Half of the Year!

The Era of Martial Arts Has Not Ended! BIFAN’s 30th Anniversary Opening Film “Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert” Hits Korean Theaters in the Second Half of the Year!

Bruce Lee’s screen comeback after 14 years, with Director Yuan Huaping of the legendary original comic drama at the helm and action star Wu Jing from Greater China starring as the lead.
Restoring the long-lost impact, a “real” action that thrilled the worldA work titled “Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert,” in which Hong Kong martial arts film legend and the master who designed action for “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “The Matrix” takes the megaphone, is...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Short-Drama Boom! Director Lee Jun-ik’s “Father’s Home-Cooked Meal” and Director Lee Won-seok’s “Beloved Death” Take Part in Bucheon Release Event

Short-Drama Boom! Director Lee Jun-ik’s “Father’s Home-Cooked Meal” and Director Lee Won-seok’s “Beloved Death” Take Part in Bucheon Release Event

The two works were invited to the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival’s [Platform Planning Exhibition: Short-Form Cinema],
The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, which marks its 30th anniversary this year, is a leading domestic festival that has actively introduced new formats and content, focusing on genre films. The two works were invited to [Platform Planning Exhibition: Short-Form Cinema] within the...
| Joo Seong-cheol