SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Lee Tae-won, a renowned South Korean movie producer, died Sunday after his health waned following an accidental fall last year, according to his aides. He was 83.
Lee ...
16:37 Oct. 24
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The movie industry logged a strong showing last month, with audience numbers and revenues soaring thanks to blockbuster titles and Chuseok holidays, data showed Friday.
...
16:17 Oct. 22
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor Ma Dong-seok, also known as Don Lee, said Friday that his character Gilgamesh in the upcoming superhero movie "Eternals" reflects his uniq...
11:38 Oct. 22
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" has dominated the South Korean box office in its opening weekend, topping 1 million total admissions, box office data showed Monday.
The ...
09:23 Oct. 18
(ATTN: ADDS photo)
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The 26th Busan International Film Festival came to a close Friday, with its experiment on returning to normal likely finishing with flying...
21:32 Oct. 15
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- "In Front of Your Face" is prolific South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo's 26th feature film and the 11th work that has been invited to the Cannes Film Festival...
15:39 Oct. 15
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The 26th Busan International Film Festival came to a close Friday, with its experiment on returning to normal likely finishing with flying colors amid the CO...
13:56 Oct. 15
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" has beat the opening day total of "Black Widow," the latest Marvel release, in South Korea, data showed Thursday.
The sequel to 2018's "V...
09:27 Oct. 14
BUSAN, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has launched a program to screen films at various outdoor places in the host city of Busan in an effort to reach a wider audi...
16:43 Oct. 13
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Korean American director and actor Justin Chon said Tuesday that his latest drama film "Blue Bayou" is aimed at creating a better understanding of the life a...
16:59 Oct. 12
By Kim Boram
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- The ongoing 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has been drawing attention from the entertainment industry at home and abroad by making various fre...
13:36 Oct. 12
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has partnered with some high-profile filmmakers to produce movies with its Galaxy smartphones as the South Korean tech giant aims t...
11:20 Oct. 11
By Kim Boram
BUSAN, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- French director Leos Carax said during a press conference at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Sunday his latest fantasy musical film "Annette" is...
17:50 Oct. 10
By Kim Boram
BUSAN, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- During the opening ceremony of the 26th edition of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last Wednesday, big-name silver screen stars and filmmakers dr...
16:45 Oct. 09
By Kim Boram
BUSAN, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo said Friday it was a fresh experience to play a wordless character with supernatural powers as a foreign actor in her first...
20:46 Oct. 08
By Kim Boram
BUSAN, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- Award-winning Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi said Friday he had planned to shoot his latest project in South Korea to learn from the neighboring cou...
18:40 Oct. 08
BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Two Korean-language Netflix original series, "Move To Heaven" and "Sweet Home," clinched three awards each at this year's Asia Contents Awards (ACA), organizers said Thurs...
21:30 Oct. 07
By Kim Boram
BUSAN, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho on Thursday gave a thumbs-up sign to Ryusuke Hamaguchi, a rising Japanese director who made an impressive impact on world cin...
21:02 Oct. 07
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with opening; CHANGES headline; ADDS more photos)
By Kim Boram
BUSAN, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Led by Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho, silver screen stars and filmmakers at ...
21:32 Oct. 06
(ATTN: UPDATES with press conference in paras 9-12; ADDS photos)
By Kim Boram
BUSAN, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will open its 26th edition in the southern port ...
17:56 Oct. 06