Hello, it's nice to meet you. It has been five years since your debut film Money, and now you are making a comeback with the series Gangnam B-Side. Since the series is set to be released in November, there isn’t much information available yet. Could you briefly introduce the work?To put it simpl

The Nobel Prize for Literature 2024 is awarded to the South Korean writer and poet Han Kang. This news has pleasantly surprised Koreans, both because of the author's young age (she was born in 1970, the second youngest winner of the prestigious award after Rudyard Kipling who won it in 1907 at t

Every summer, in the majestic Svaneti region of Georgia, which is embraced by the towering Caucasus Mountains, the Mestia International Short & Mountain Film Festival(Mestia Film Festival) is held, focusing on the "mountain" theme. The Mestia Film Festival, the first mountain film festival in the Ca

A U.S. Film Wins the Palme d'Or After 13 YearsSean Baker's AnoraLooking back, the competition section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival was initially met with concerns that it was one of the weakest lineups in recent years. While there were so-called "big names" such as Francis Ford Coppola a

We caught up with VFX Supervisor Erik Winquist of Wētā before the release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Wētā is one of Hollywood's leading VFX companies, responsible for the visual effects of Planet of the Apes, Avatar, Lord of the Rings, The Avengers, and The Chronicles of Narnia franch

The Berlin International Film Festival, Europe's most political film festival, was held for 11 days from February 15 to 25. In a welcome change from last year, when there were no Korean films in the feature competition, Hong Sangsoo's A Traveler's Needs was invited to the festival. In ad

At this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, Azerbaijani filmmaker Hilal Baydarov stands out as one of the most distinguished directors in the competition. Recognized for his film In Between Dying at the 77th Venice Film Festival, Baydarov has received awards at prestigious international fe

Among 15 films in competition at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, three Japanese filmmakers were seeking recognition. One of them, making its international debut with the premiere of a compelling first feature, is A Foggy Paradise曖(昧な楽園) directed by Yohei Kotsuji(小辻陽平).A Foggy Paradise

The Venice International Film Festival, the world's oldest and most prestigious film festival, took place from Wednesday, August 30 through Saturday, September 9 on the Lido Island in Venice, Italy.This year, there was much concern in and around Venice due to the Hollywood production "walkout" t

ICI C'EST CANNES! The rumored feast lived up to its reputation. The 76th Cannes International Film Festival lived up to its name with the return of the greats. Once again, the "Cultura" editorial team traveled to Cannes to review the festival.This year's festival will go down in history as o

One of the most popular national cinemas today is Iranian. How did cinema, a western art form, become so popular, which is governed by Islamic rules, the government is allowed to meddle in social affairs and Western ideologies are not well received? The Palme d’Or and the Academy Award were won by I

Since 2016, I have been publishing statistics about the countries and the amount of the films which releases every year. Before 2020-2021, when movie theaters were closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, I have made an assessment in 2019. 360 movies were released in 2016. 375 movies were released in 20

The 11-day film festival in Berlin, which began last month on the 16th, concluded with an awards ceremony on the 26th. While the absence of Korean films at awards ceremonies around the world in recent years has left a bit of a void, Korean cinema has left its mark on filmmakers around the world with

After the unprecedented restrictions seen in 2022 Berlin Film Festival, which took place while Germany was sill enforcing very strict Covid rules, and with the Festival enforcing very strict measure of social distancing and testing for those attending the festival and its screenings, the 73rd editio

Evening walk with momJun Kim(Poet) Translated by Jun KimThe evening, empty and stillWe go for a walk after dinneraround the park, and I tap my full bellyThe place is a little ominous.We can hear each other’s breathing,the awkward silenceWe walk the same pace naturally,she takes my handWhen I was a c

In a Birch Wood in WinterKWAK Hyo Hwan(Poet) Translated by Brother Anthony of TaizéIn a wood all dyed in reddish golden lightthe fierce wind blows and blows,winter,standing in sharp lines.Even the larches have cast off their last leavesand on the empty hills a thin crying ringsthat suddenly stops an

Crape-Myrtle TreeDo Jong-Hwan(Poet)Translated by Brother Anthony and Jinna Park There’s no flower that blooms then stays beautiful for ten days,nobody receives unending love for as long as they live,people say that,yet there’s a flower that blooms for three months and ten daysfrom high summer until

詩人金芝河 (김지하) 氏にお別れをするために, 私はソウルに来ました. 深い悔恨の思いを抱いて, 金芝河氏のいないソウルに来たのです. 長い沈黙をつづけたまま独り逝ってしまった詩人. なぜなのですか,と問いかけることさえ不可能な現実が私を竦ませます. 足どり重い “서울길” でした. 私が韓国を訪れるたびに自覚するこの国への愛, そこに生きる人びとへの愛は, 金芝河氏の作品を通して私のなかに生まれたものです. 金芝河氏と私の関わりは, 終始, 言葉と共にありました. 中央公論社の編集者であった私が一九七〇年六月, 編集室の片隅で手にした「週刊朝日」に, 韓国の詩人, 金芝河の長編風刺詩「五賊

The 9th edition of the Korean Film Festival in Canada to beheld at the McCord Museum in downtown Montreal For the first time ever, the Korean Film Festival in Canada is working in partnership with the McCord Museum to bring its annual offering to viewers.Montreal, Quebec, April 25, 2022 – The 9th ed

Force de résistanceJeong Keut-Byul(Poet)Translated by Hyunja KimToute ombre s’étale, dit-on, à l’arrière de la lumièreToute herbe est repoussée, vers l’arrière, dit-on, par le vent, et se couche derrière leventToute lutte à la corde consiste, dit-on, à tirer vers l’arrièreToute parole s’accumule, di