Lee Joon-ik is a South Korean film director and producer. He is best known for directing and producing King and the Clown (2005), one of the highest grossing Korean films of all time. Other notable films include Sunny (2008), Hope (2013), The Throne (2015), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), and The Book of Fish (2021).
Uhm Hong-sik, known professionally as Yoo Ah-in (Korean: 유아인), is a South Korean actor, creative director, and gallerist. He is known for playing a diverse spectrum of roles in both television and film, where he often portrays dynamic characters who exhibit significant personal growth. He is the recipient of various accolades including Asian Film Awards, Fantasia International Film Festival's Cheval Noir award, two Blue Dragon Film Awards and two Baeksang Arts Awards. He is best known for his leading roles in Punch (2011), Secret Affair (2014), Veteran (2015), The Throne (2015), Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016), Burning (2018), #Alive (2020), Voice of Silence (2020), and Hellbound (2021).
Jang Yoon-ju is a South Korean model, television personality, singer-songwriter and actress. Yoon-ju began modeling in 1997 when she was 17 years old, and became one of the most successful Korean fashion models, with a career spanning almost two decades. She also hosts Korea's Next Top Model, and won Best Radio DJ at the 2013 KBS Entertainment Awards for KBS Cool FM's Rooftop Radio. As a singer-songwriter, Jang has released two albums, Dream (2008) and I'm Fine (2012). She made her acting debut in 2015, playing a detective in Ryoo Seung-wan's crime thriller Veteran.
Asian Film Award for Best Film has been awarded annually since 2007 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society.
Asian Film Award for Best Director has been awarded annually since 2007 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society.
Lee Mo-gae is a South Korean and an Asia Pacific Screen Award-winning cinematographer known for his work in A Tale of Two Sisters, Traces of Love, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, and many other films.
Park Jeong-min is a South Korean actor and writer. He is best known for starring in the films Bleak Night (2011), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), Keys to the Heart (2018), Start-Up (2019), Deliver Us from Evil (2020), and Smugglers (2023), as well as the television series Hellbound (2021) and The 8 Show (2024).
Jeon Jong-seo, also known as Rachel Jun, is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in a leading role in the 2018 acclaimed thriller film Burning. She next starred in the film The Call (2020) for which she won the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress – Film. She starred in the English language film Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon in 2021 and in the Netflix series Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area in 2022.
Voice of Silence is a 2020 South Korean indie crime drama film written and directed by Hong Eui-jeong, from her screenplay which was selected as one of the top 12 projects at Venice Biennale College-Cinema 2016/2017 in 2016. It stars Yoo Ah-in and Yoo Jae-myung. The first feature directorial debut of Hong Eui-jeong, the film was premiered in South Korea on October 15, 2020. The film received almost universal critical acclaim, particularly for its dark comedy, social subtext, and performances. It won Cheval Noir Award for Best Film at the 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival and Best Film at the 2021 Busan Film Critics Awards.
Hellbound (Korean: 지옥) is a South Korean supernatural dark fantasy thriller television series written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho with Choi Gyu-seok, based on their own webtoon of the same name. Set in the then future year of 2022, supernatural beings suddenly appear out of nowhere to condemn people to Hell. The series stars an ensemble cast including Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah, Yang Ik-june, Kim Do-yoon, Kim Shin-rok, Ryu Kyung-soo, Lee Re, Kim Sung-cheol, Im Seong-jae, Lee Dong-hee, Hong Eui-jun, and Cho Dong-in
The Book of Fish is a 2021 South Korean black-and-white historical drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik. The film starring Sol Kyung-gu and Byun Yo-han, is about an exiled Joseon era scholar and a fisherman and their exchange of knowledge in writing a book. It was theatrically released on March 31, 2021.
Hong Eui-jeong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and producer. She has won the Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best New Director, Best New Director at the Asian Film Awards, Buil Film Awards and Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, and Best Director at the Baeksang Arts Awards for her feature directorial debut in indie crime drama film Voice of Silence (2020).
The Chunsa Film Art Awards have been hosted by the Korean Film Directors Association, since the 1990s to commemorate the Korean film pioneer Chunsa Na Woon-gyu. Previously known as Chunsa Film Festival, it was announced that it will become an international film festival this year.
The 30th Buil Film Awards ceremony is hosted by the Busan-based daily newspaper Busan Ilbo. It was held on October 7, 2021, at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan. In addition to theater-released films, this year's nominations included Over-the-top (OTT) films such as the Netflix films The Call and Night in Paradise for the first time.
Perhaps Love is a 2021 South Korean comedy drama film, directed by Jo Eun-ji. Starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Oh Na-ra and Kim Hee-won, the film depicts the complex private life of a best-selling author whose work and life go awry as he meets people involved in an unusual romance. The film was released theatrically on November 17, 2021.
Three Sisters is a 2020 South Korean drama film, written and directed by Lee Seung-won. Starring Moon So-ri, Kim Sun-young and Jang Yoon-ju, the film revolves three sisters who seem to live an ordinary life but lives in their own different ways, but memories shook everything. It had its premiere at 25th Busan International Film Festival in October 2020 and was released theatrically on January 27, 2021 in South Korea. The film has won 12 awards at different award ceremonies.
Young Adult Matters is a 2021 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hwan Lee. It stars Lee Yoo-Mi and Ahn Hee-Yeon. The film premiered on October 24, 2020 at the Busan International Film Festival.
Asian Film Award for Best New Director has been awarded annually since 2018 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society.
Lee Chung-hyun is a South Korean film director. From his high school days, he has been actively involved in creating short films. In 2015, he gained recognition for his short film titled Bargain, which received positive reviews at various film festivals. Lee made his debut as a feature film director in 2020 with the Netflix thriller film The Call.
Filmmaker R&K is a film production company based in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 2005, by Kang Hye-jung and Ryoo Seung-wan. Its notable works mostly directed by Ryoo Seung-wan such as Veteran (2015), The Battleship Island (2017), Escape from Mogadishu (2021) and Smugglers (2023). They also has other projects from other directors such as Exit (2019), Hostage: Missing Celebrity (2021).
