Far East Asian Cinema, korean cinema, News - February 10, 2021

KOFIC Launches ‘Independent Film Library’ Streaming Service

The Independent Film Library, is a new public streaming platform for independent and arthouse films, available on www.indieground.kr*. Having launched in January, the service offers a range of 70 titles, which will rotate during curated selections. The service and the website were established by the Korean Film Council Chairman, KIM Young-jin and are operated by the Association of Korean Independent Film & Video. The platform is intended to diversify the distribution of independent and artistic movies and to establish an organic support system that integrates online and offline markets. The Indieground website was initially established late 2020, as an independent film distribution support centre, to improve the environment...

Glasgow Film Festival 2021

Glasgow is one of the friendliest film festivals on the planet with a wide-ranging programme that celebrates every corner of world cinema...from their beloved Glasgow Film Theatre and at selected venues across the city. This year the Glasgow Film Festival will take place from Wednesday 24 February to Sunday 7 March

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New Release, News, Trailer, US Cinema - January 20, 2021

What makes an American Film, American?

Minari is Isaac Lee Cheung’s fifth film and is a movie about the American dream, set in America, starring an American, directed by an American, and produced by an American company. So why does it qualify for the 78th Golden Globes’ Foreign Language category and not Best Picture?

Space Sweepers Coming to Netflix

Exciting news for sci-fi and Korean cinema fans as it was report that the highly-anticipated Korean sci-fi film Space Sweepers, will be released on its platform exclusively on February 5, featuring performances from top K-drama stars Song Joong-ki and Kim Tae-ri, Due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, the film was expected to be a tentpole release last year, however theatrical dates were pushed back and investor-distributor Merry Christmas, ultimately opted to go with the streaming service. Really can't wait for this one.

Asians On Film Festival of Shorts 2021 - Event

Celebrating 10 years of Asian and Pacific Islanders through arts and entertainment, Asians on Film has marked the occasion with a month long festival of short films over on the their streaming service. Films range from action, animation, comedy, LGTBQ+ and documentary