After Venom, Thanos and Payakan, The Time Has Come for Korean Creatures

What would a CGI creature look like in a Korean film if it was made by the very same VFX artists who worked on Avatar? Many would rush to the nearest theater to see it with their own eyes. We do not have to wait long to see it happen. Chang Jungmin, a 3D model...

Beyond visual effects: Making the move to animation film production with Park Chanwook and Bong Joonho

"He’s a creative person with an artistic disposition. I believe that sooner or later he will become a film director." In December 2022, Director Park Chanwook, who was busy filming The Sympathizer in LA, shared with us these words over the phone while ...

Trust is the Power, CEO Kil Youngmin of JK FILM That Produced Hero

The Korean film, Hero, which will mark the end of the year, follows the true story of Ahn Junggeun, a Korean-independence activist and commander of the Korean righteous army. The film depicts the time when he leaves his family with the firm resolution of Korea...

Lighting That Delivers Emotions, Lighting Director Hong Seungchul of The Night Owl

The Night Owl, which deals with the secrets of Crown Prince Sohyun's death, is a film about 'darkness.' Kyungsoo (Ryu Junyeol), a blind acupuncturist in the palace, only can see faintly at night and the main stage where he acts is darkness. In this...

The Best ‘Scene-stealer’ in Korean Cinema, Soaring as a King

This fall, The Night Owl, a ‘Well-made’ Korean costume drama, is revitalizing the Korean theater district. And Actor Yoo Haijin is at the center of it. And he has already well-known as a strong box office powerhouse. In September, Actor Yoo Haijin revitalized ...

If Hardscrabble & Burdensome Life is Falling Apart, Director Jung Yumi of House of Existence

Director Jung Yumi's film, House of Existence, is an 8-minute short animation that depicts the gradual process of collapsing a house that seemed quite solid. Through the film, the director asks, "What is the thing we can retrieve vividly without disapp...

Producer Lee Junhan of Ajoomma, the First Korea-Singapore Co-production Film

The film, Ajoomma, which had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) this year, depicts a happening when a middle-aged Singaporean woman who falls into the K-Wave comes to Korea. While Asian audiences reacted to the adventures of the...

Talking about 'Well-dying' in a Musical Suit, Park Eunkyung, Producer of Life is Beautiful

Seyeon (Yum Jungah), who finds out that she's chronically ill, leads her husband to find her first love in high school. Their journey bears the happy school days with her best friend who she has lost contact with, and a love life with her blunt husband whe...

Welcoming Audiences in 3 Years, Nam Dongchul, Program Director of BIFF

Busan in the fall is crowded with audiences once again. The 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will be held from October 5 to 14 throughout Busan, centering on the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu. The Busan International Film Festival, which will...

Our Nineteen and Each's Twenty, Directors Lee Jaeeun & Lim Jisun of Kim Min-young of the Report Card

Junghee, Minyoung, Susanna. The three friends of the acrostic poem club become 20 years old in their own circumstances. Instead of going to college, Junghee, working as a part-timer, goes to see Minyoung, who has become a college student in Seoul. Unlike Jungh...