North America's largest genre film fest, the Fantasia International Film Festival boasts an impressive line-up of notable Korean films this year; among them the North American premiere of
Park Chan-wook's Cannes-winning vampire drama,
"Thirst". Held annually in Montreal, Canada, the event will run from July 9 – 29 at several theaters in the city.
Along with PARK's latest is "
Crush and Blush", a film he produced for debut director ...
MoreThe New York Asian Film Festival which has already screened a host of Korean films has honoured two of Korea's up and coming actors
Kong Hyo-jin and
So Ji-sub. Both actors received the Rising Star Asia Award. Both actors appeared accompanying their films showing at the 8th annual festival.
KONG who won the award because of
Lee Kyoung-mi's "
Crush and Blush" (2008) earlier won The 11th Director's Cut Awards for Best actress in Korea. SO who has been acting for a number of years now appeared in...
MoreThis year's New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) invites seven Korean features and 10 Korean shorts to its 8th edition, running June 19 – July 5 in Manhattan. Of the seven features, four are North American premieres:
Ryoo Seung-wan's "
Dachimawa Lee",
Kim Ki-duk's
"Dream", ...
MoreThe Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival, which has discovered and launched career of several new film directors and actors, marks its eighth season from Wednesday until next Tuesday at CGV Yongsan in Seoul.
It features 57 films in five genres in the official selection, and a total of 120 films including the non-competition selection. Festival alumni include
Na Hong-jin of
"The Chaser", Yang Ik-jon of ...
MoreFrom April 17 to June 10, Smithsonian Museum's Sackler and Freer galleries will hold Washington DC's fifth Korean Film Festival. It was organized by Tom Vick, film programmer for the Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institution, and Hyunjun Min of the University of Maryland.
The annual Korean Film Festival in Washington, DC, seeks to acquaint a wide international audience with the flourishing Korean film industry. The festival will highlight the creative achievements of local Korean filmmakers. The festival is open to people of all cultures.
Throughout the Washington DC metro area, this year's festival films will be screened at a wide array of venues. All Smithsonian events are free, but tickets are required. Usually, these are given out at least one hour before a scheduled performance. Though for more popular events, lines have been known to form far in advance. You can reserve no more than two tickets at a time.
Other theaters than the Sackler and Freer galleries include the AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD, conveniently located ne...
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