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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
Late Heo Beom-wook’s Final Film to Screen Oct. 12 at Korean Film Archive

Late Heo Beom-wook’s Final Film to Screen Oct. 12 at Korean Film Archive

Two films, including the short "A Common Meal," will screen at Cinematheque KOFA alongside a memorial exhibition.
Auteur animator who died in an unexpected accident breathes again on the screenA memorial event will be held for director Heo Beom-wook, who died in an unexpected fire in July. The “Korean Film Archive” said it will hold a special memorial screening Oct.
| James choi
Small Cinema Showcase to open nationwide next month with 91 free films from KOFIC, including One Fine Spring Day

Small Cinema Showcase to open nationwide next month with 91 free films from KOFIC, including One Fine Spring Day

International Market (2014), Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013) and One Fine Spring Day (2001) among films to be screened
Showcase to run through November at 25 theaters in nine regions nationwide, with AI workshops, concerts and other programsThe Korean Film Council will launch its 2026 Small Cinema Showcase on the first of next month, screening a carefully selected lineup of classic films audiences would like to see...
| James choi
Busan International Film Festival to world-premiere 3 new Korean drama series in 'On Screen'; new projects starring Shin Min-a and Son Suk-ku make global debuts

Busan International Film Festival to world-premiere 3 new Korean drama series in 'On Screen'; new projects starring Shin Min-a and Son Suk-ku make global debuts

The festival opens Oct. 6, with 'The Remarried Empress' and other titles set for 'On Screen,' plus nine additional commercial films confirmed for the lineup
K-content's triumphant return: A star-studded battle to light up screens worldwideThe 31st Busan International Film Festival, which opens Oct. 6, has announced a powerhouse lineup poised to draw the attention of movie fans around the world.
| James choi
Documentary 'The Person in a Blanket' Opens Sept. 9 With Audience-Built Eco-Friendly Photo Wall Workshop

Documentary 'The Person in a Blanket' Opens Sept. 9 With Audience-Built Eco-Friendly Photo Wall Workshop

A documentary follows Jeong-mi as she attempts to live on 0 won at the brink of financial ruin and searches for the true reason to keep living The 'Death Sewing Club,' led by musicians Sun and Young, joins the project for a hand-sewing movement that creates without wasting fabric In a special promotion on Aug. 27, banners made by audience members will be used at official film events and in promotional materials
〈The Person in a Blanket〉 is bringing audiences together for a groundbreaking workshop. The documentary 〈The Person in a Blanket〉 follows Jeong-mi as she attempts to live on 0 won at the brink of financial ruin and searches for the true reason to keep living at the end of that fear.
| Seongchan Eol
Na Hong-jin’s New Work ‘Hope’ Spotted in Hong Kong as 19-Day Festival Opener Reveals Itself

Na Hong-jin’s New Work ‘Hope’ Spotted in Hong Kong as 19-Day Festival Opener Reveals Itself

The film screens in a premiere showing at the Elements Theater on the 19th, with a 10-film special retrospective of early works by Hong Sang-soo also set for the festival
Na Hong-jin’s New Work ‘Hope’ Captured in Hong Kong… It’s Set to Be Revealed as the Festival Opener on the 19thA Master Class Held Locally on the 20th and a Special Screening of 10 Early Films by Hong Sang-soo Run at the Same TimeThe Return of a Master—‘Hope’ Makes Its Debut, Capturing Asia...
| James choi
Kim Min-hee Captured at Her First Official Public Appearance After Giving Birth… Hong Sang-soo’s 35th Film “There’s Nowhere for Your Eyes to Rest”

Kim Min-hee Captured at Her First Official Public Appearance After Giving Birth… Hong Sang-soo’s 35th Film “There’s Nowhere for Your Eyes to Rest”

An official invitation to the 79th Locarno Film Festival’s international competition… the working mom shares her thoughts on juggling acting and childcare
Kim Min-hee, who shared news of giving birth in April last year, has finally broken her silence and stepped onto the international stage. “There’s Nowhere for Your Eyes to Rest,” the 35th feature-length new work by director Hong Sang-soo, received an official invitation to the international...
| James choi
[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the CSAT, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” Director Yoo Jae-uk, Actress Park Hye-jin ②

[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the CSAT, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” Director Yoo Jae-uk, Actress Park Hye-jin ②

〈/LANGLE_BRACKET/〉The worries of the girls in “Please, My Cat”〈/RANGLE_BRACKET/〉 and the adventures of the boys on the road in “Stand by Me”〈/RANGLE_BRACKET/〉 come together as a homegrown coming-of-age film.
In Hye is an earnest kid who pours her heart into caring for poultry even as the CSAT approaches. Park Hye-jin Actually, I’m not the kind of person who studies that hard either, so her actions really resonated with me. Honestly, because it’s the CSAT, does everyone just study.
| 이화정
[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the College Entrance Exam, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” ‘San-yang-deul’ director Yoo Jae-wook, actress Park Hye-jin ①

[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the College Entrance Exam, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” ‘San-yang-deul’ director Yoo Jae-wook, actress Park Hye-jin ①

With the college entrance exam days away, the four girls—In-hye (Park Hye-jin), Seo-hee (Lee Seung-yeon), Jeong-ae (Park Hyo-eun), and Su-min (Choi Soo-in)—are shaken by news that the animals at the school’s animal-keeping facility will be euthanized.
In 2001, what were the girls from 〈Please Take Care of My Cat〉 doing about now? Maybe they’ve already grown up by now. Somewhere, they’re surely doing well. Even so, the descendants of the daydreamer Tae-hee (Bae Doo-na), who kept caring for strays, are being born again—and growing up—somewhere, as...
| 이화정
Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

A big win for director Hong Sang-soo as it marks his 35th feature and his fifth-ever invitation to Locarno. Choi Myung-gil joins for the first time, and Kim Min-hee takes part as production chief
Where the gaze of a master lingers, the 35th aesthetics blooming in JejuDirector ‘Hong Sang-soo’, who has quietly carved a path through the trajectory of Korean auteur cinema, has once again received a call from Switzerland’s Locarno.
| James choi