Busan film festival to honour late ‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun
festival will screen six films starring the actor and bestow a posthumous Korean Cinema Award. Source: Busan film festival to honour late ‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun | News | Screen
Busan International Film Festival Adds Documentary Audience Award
“By bringing the audience closer to documentary films, this award hopes to promote and popularize documentary filmmaking and further support Korean and Asian filmmakers,” the festival says. Source: Busan International Film Festival Adds Documentary Audience Award
Korea Prosecutors Arrest Kakao Chief Over SM Entertainment Allegations
South Korean prosecutors said that they had arrested Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of tech giant Kakao, over alleged stock price manipulation. The case relates to the company’s takeover of K-pop agency SM Entertainment last year. Source: Korea Prosecutors Arrest … Continued
CJ ENM Names Jang Kyung ik CEO of Powerhouse K-Drama Subsidiary Studio Dragon
Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM has named veteran executive Jang Kyung ik CEO of its K-drama subsidiary Studio Dragon. The appointment was revealed on Monday in Seoul. He scored a major win last year with Studio & NEW’s production of … Continued
K-Pop Band Ateez, Amazon Music Team Up for Online Merch Collaboration
The eight-piece boy group is set to head out on the North American leg of their Towards the Light: Will to Power tour later this week. Source: K-Pop Band Ateez, Amazon Music Team Up for Online Merch Collaboration
How Korean cinema plans to capture new audiences
Korea is home to some of the most imaginative storytelling in the world. And it’s not just the stories that are innovative.Tom Brook meets the team behind the short film Night Fishing, a thriller that’s partially made from the perspective … Continued