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A Miracle From a Rural School With 30 Students in the Entire Grade… Hwasun Cheongpung Elementary Wins 3 Awards at an International Film Festival

A Miracle From a Rural School With 30 Students in the Entire Grade… Hwasun Cheongpung Elementary Wins 3 Awards at an International Film Festival

Set in a former coal-mining village, the film captures a friendship with a grandmother living with dementia, and it is driven to success by a countryside school with 30 students.
A rural school in the mountains with 30 students across the grades has shaken the world of cinema. A single film launched from a small classroom on the fringes is building a rare “golden tower” of achievement by sweeping up attention from both critics and the general public with 'International Film...
| James choi
They Chose YouTube Instead of Theaters… Shin Jae-hoon’s New Work “I’m Your Man” Released Unusually Early

They Chose YouTube Instead of Theaters… Shin Jae-hoon’s New Work “I’m Your Man” Released Unusually Early

Confronting the real-world walls of indie film releases… a comedy starring Lee Ji-hoon and Moon Hee-kyung, with an uncommonly free release of a preview cut
A daring move that picks ‘YouTube’ over the screen… the bitter struggle of an indie film that challenged the logic of capitalAn unusual stir is sweeping through the Korean film industry. Director Shin Jae-hoon, who directed ‘Chiwabŏpkwŏn’ and ‘Mangnaein: Eolgul Eopsneun Salinjadeul’, has unveiled...
| James choi
Indieground Special Screening: “Cine Academy: An Introduction to Short Films” to Run On and Off Line!

Indieground Special Screening: “Cine Academy: An Introduction to Short Films” to Run On and Off Line!

The program features two themes—an “Introduction” section, and a “Deep Dive” section that lets audiences enjoy the expanded possibilities of original viewpoints and formats—showing a total of eight short films.
This special screening was planned to lower the barrier to going to the theater and to introduce Korean short films more broadly, while also giving audiences a chance to discover their own cinematic tastes through distinctive works.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

At the end of last year, at the Japan Academy, the awards beat hot releases such as “Last Mile” and “Kingdom 4” to win seven categories: best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best cinematography, best lighting, and best editing.
This is a structure that connects the filming set of the late Edo period with that of a modern-day historical drama. The former is an era in which the shogunate was in decline ahead of the Meiji Restoration, while the latter is a period that came after the heyday of 1970s-80s historical dramas—when...
| 이화정
[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

With a production budget of 3 million yen (about 28.5 million won), the film pulled in a staggering 3 billion yen (about 28.4 billion won) at the box office, rewriting Japanese film history.
Even watching it again is surprising. 〈Don’t stop the camera. 〉(2017) is the case in point. With a modest production budget of 3 million yen (about 28. 5 million won), the film—made as a workshop project and initially screened in two theaters—went on to rake in a whopping 3 billion yen (about 28.
| 이화정
Bold Independent Film ‘Chung-chung-chung’ x Kim Seung-ju: New Collaboration Music Video Unveiled

Bold Independent Film ‘Chung-chung-chung’ x Kim Seung-ju: New Collaboration Music Video Unveiled

Director Han Kyung-rok’s debut film ‘Chung-chung-chung’ meets singer-songwriter Kim Seung-ju’s ‘The Lead’s Rules’ in a hard-hitting MV release With a少年 manga-style visual aesthetic and an unrestrained band sound, the perfect synergy maximizes the film’s appeal A hot-ticket award winner at major festivals including the Busan International Film Festival and the Seoul Independent Film Festival, currently screening nationwide in theaters to enthusiastic audiences
Chung-chung-chung〉 and Kim Seung-ju’s top-tier collaboration music video was released, drawing attention. Film 〈Chung-chung-chung〉 unveiled a collaboration music video for singer-songwriter Kim Seung-ju’s ‘The Lead’s Rules’ on June 26.
| Seongchan Eol
Just 1,000 won…Seoul City holds “FHFP Film Festival” with 23 universities nationwide

Just 1,000 won…Seoul City holds “FHFP Film Festival” with 23 universities nationwide

Seoul City holds the “FHFP 2026 Film Festival” with 23 universities across the country on the 26th Admission is 1,000 won, and all proceeds from merchandise sales are donated
A Z-generation challenge transplanted onto the screen, asking what comes next for Korean cinemaA seismic shift in the Korean film industry has already begun. The “FHFP 2026 Film Festival,” hosted by Seoul City at the Seoul Film Center on the 26th, is more than a simple coalition event for college...
| James choi
52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival Unveils Submission Schedule for Short and Feature Films, Kicking Off a Season of Independent Cinema

52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival Unveils Submission Schedule for Short and Feature Films, Kicking Off a Season of Independent Cinema

Submissions open for short and feature categories starting July 13, with a slate of films selected for main competition at the Seoul Independent Film Festival in November Building on the record-breaking 51st edition, the 52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival promises the largest-ever showcase of the present and future of Korean independent film After completion in August 2025, films of all types and genres—including live-action features, documentaries, and animation—are eligible
The Seoul Independent Film Festival has released its film submission schedule and begun preparations for the event. Seoul Independent Film Festival 2026, the largest independent film recap festival in South Korea, announced its submission schedule on June 22.
| Seongchan Eol
Beyond OTT and Into Theaters: Independent Film Long-Run Project “Slow Cinema” Launches

Beyond OTT and Into Theaters: Independent Film Long-Run Project “Slow Cinema” Launches

Instead of streaming straight to OTT, it holds onto theater screenings through year-end—kicking off the “Slow Cinema” movement built to share breath with audiences
In an era dominated by exclusive screen access, independent films have launched an all-out counterattack for survival. A nationwide audience coalition project aimed at reclaiming what theaters are for and protecting the value of long-run screenings, the “Slow Cinema” movement, has opened its...
| James choi
Loccаrno Competition Invitation, Director Park Se-young’s “The Fin” to Open in July Confirmed & Three-Poster Set Released!

Loccаrno Competition Invitation, Director Park Se-young’s “The Fin” to Open in July Confirmed & Three-Poster Set Released!

A dystopian SF art cinema depicting a near-future unified South Korea where a genetic mutation called “Omega” and humans coexist.
Director Park Se-young’s dystopian SF art cinema 〈 The Fin 〉—invited to the 78th Locarno Film Festival’s New Directors competition section “Filmmakers of the Present,” unveiled as a world premiere and drawing attention from film festivals worldwide—has released three teaser world-setting posters...
| Joo Seong-cheol