The Korea Herald

‘Space Sweepers’ starring Song Joong-ki slated for summer release

May 7, 2020

By Choi Ji-won ( jwc@heraldcorp.com )
Film industry likely to go back to normal under relaxed social distancing

May 6, 2020

As South Korea switched to an everyday form of social distancing from Wednesday, the film industry, hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic, is slowly moving to go back to normal. The number of d...
[Feature] ‘Crisis will come again, and more indie theaters could prevent the worst’

May 5, 2020

Experts say diversity in films must be embraced to build a stable film industry
[Herald Interview] ‘Four musketeers’ of ‘Time to Hunt’

May 3, 2020

Choi Woo-shik Choi said the best part of making “Time to Hunt” was working with Lee, Park and Ahn. Choi explained that he’d started swearing more and acting more casually thanks to this close-knit r...
Jeonju film fest to open in late May without audience

May 2, 2020

Jeonju International Film Festival will take place next month behind closed doors, a month after its scheduled opening. A scaled-down 21st edition of Jeonju IFF will run May 28-June 6, with only a l...
Key film event Daejong Awards rescheduled for June with smaller audience

Apr 30, 2020

The Daejong Film Awards, a major South Korean film festival and award event, will be held in June with a smaller audience than usual after the event was postponed in February due to the coronavirus o...
[Herald Interview] ‘Beyond the Mountain’ looks at childhood of late Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan

Apr 28, 2020

“Although a potter was one of the lowliest occupations back then, it was a job that protected Catholic believers as they made a living. They built kilns up in the mountains where they could hide from...
PIPFF nominates eight films for international competition

Apr 28, 2020

The 2nd Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival announced on Monday eight films nominated for its International Feature Competition. “A Distance Place” by Park Kun-young from Korea, “Dust and ...
[Herald Interview] Director challenges himself with action thriller ‘Time to Hunt’

Apr 27, 2020

“It was difficult to define the tone and manner of the film, especially the artistic elements. Such films are not common in the Korean film scene and it was like hitting a stone with an egg,” Yoon sa...
Major multiplex operators to reopen cinemas

Apr 26, 2020

Cinemas that were closed due to the spread of COVID-19 will resume operations this week, with CGV announcing Friday that it is to reopen 36 cinemas. “We decided to resume business and revitalize the...
[Herald Interview] ‘The Hill of Wind,’ personal yet inclusive story

Apr 22, 2020

Director Park Suk-young explains why he had to make the film
Cinemas rent out theaters for events

Apr 22, 2020

As the number of moviegoers hit a record low number not seen in decades last month, cinemas are hosting events in which they rent out the theaters for a fraction of regular rental fees. On Monday, M...
Cinemas' movie development fund contributions cut by 90%

Apr 21, 2020

17 billion won from fund earmarked to help virus-hit film industry
Moviegoers hit all-time low in March

Apr 20, 2020

As the monthslong coronavirus pandemic has emptied South Korean theaters, the number of moviegoers in the country dropped to an all-time low in March, data showed Monday. A total of 1.83 million peo...
‘Time to Hunt’ to be released worldwide Thursday on Netflix

Apr 20, 2020

Thriller “Time to Hunt” will finally be released on Netflix on Thursday, following a contentious two-week delay. “Time to Hunt” will be released simultaneously in some 190 countries at 4 p.m. local ...