By Pierce Conran After turning the Korean thriller on its head with The Chaser and The Yellow Sea , director Na Hong-jin has reinven...

By Pierce Conran Eight years after his phenomenal drama Poetry , Lee Chang-dong makes a long-awaited return to the Cannes competition...

By Pierce Conran Love him or hate him, Hong Sangsoo has been remarkably consistent with his films, which both offer viewers a familiar...

By Pierce Conran Korean action cinema bursts through to new horizons in the hyperkinetic pulp blade and bullet ballet The Villainess . ...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran Screening in the Cannes Film Festival&#...

By Hieu Chau After an impressive showing at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, July Jung’s film, A Girl At My Door ( Doheeya ), has b...

By Pierce Conran Screening in the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section this year is A Girl at My Door , a film tha...

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A bevvy of reviews this week for Hong Sang-soo's latest as it vies for the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.  Also...

Some sales in Cannes this week but not too much else to report though there are some great interviews and a new trailer for incoming summer...

I was away at the 14th Udine Far East Film Festival when this update was meant to go out but I don't think I missed very much save the ...

This week's Korean Cinema News marks the feature's one-year anniversary!  Thank you all so much for visiting the site, I really a...

Lots of news this week, including, festival news, castings, features, and much more. KOREAN CINEMA NEWS Director Jang Hun Preps Upcomi...

Korean films have been selling well at Cannes this week, Criterion has caught up with the times, and 3D Korean films are beginning to mak...

With Cannes underway we await with bated breath to see if any Korean films will walk away with some trophies.  For now some industry news ...

I moved this past week and was without internet and phone for a few days until a few moments ago, so I apologize for the delay in this cyc...

A lot of festival news this week as the lineups to Canne and the Udine Far East Film Festival were announced.  I have decided to cover Kor...

I am starting a brief industry news section which will run weekly and feature posts on Korean films from a global perspective.  As I dabble...