We mentioned back our Daehan Drama Awards 2015, that a new online service called K-Online Television would launch this summer. It started with several podcasts since June 13, which was the first phase, before kicking off its radio stream by end of July then audiovisual stream by end of August. The London Korean Drama Club is teaming […]
For all those who joined us on Saturday 11 June but also those who couldn’t/didn’t, we are glad to let you know the KCCUK has edited and released a highlights video of the K-Lovers’ Day events. We hope you enjoy it and for those who came that it might give you the same feeling of […]
We would like to thank all those who braved the bad weather, public transportation issues and the need to vote for the EU referendum to come to our 2nd panel talk dedicated to Korean scripted formats. Despite all the above and some technical issues, we managed to have all our speakers in one place to […]
While web content has been celebrated in the U.S. since 2010 with LA Webfest, only in 2015 a durable webfestival emerged in Asia: the KWebFest (there was a webfestival in Hong-Kong in 2013 but it didn’t live beyond its first edition). Following its success, the Korean government is now launching an even more ambitious event, […]
We are a proud to announce that the French-Chinese webseries Ex-Model has been selected to screen at KWebFest, currently the only festival for webseries in the whole of Asia, and taking place in Seoul under the guidance of founder Young Man Kang. With a total of 105 webseries selected from 23 countries, Ex-Model is actually the […]
The official call for entries for the Seoul International Drama Awards 2016 ended on May 6. 265 TV entries from 51 countries around the world have been submitted, the highest number since the festival’s inception in 2006 (that’s 2,042 TV entries in 11 years). This total breaks down as follow: 62 TV movies; 120 mini-series; […]
Already in its 5th year, the Korean Screen Culture Conference is this year organized by Dr. Jinhee Choi and Professor Chris Berry, and will be taking place at King’s College London. Kicking off with the London Korean Film Festival’s Teaser Screening #2 of The Priests at Picturehouse Central on Thursday 2 June, it will be followed by […]
The annual Kpop World Festival is back to London again for its UK round, to take place on Saturday 2 July, from 1pm to 6pm at the usual 229 The Venue (229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN). Although the UK is a great source for talented dancing crews, competition is open for both singers […]
We know we are a little behind, but we just learned that CJ E&M and Mnet Media will be holding the first European edition of their annual K-entertainment convenction, KCON, in Paris this coming Thursday June 2nd. Besides an impressive line-up of Kpop artists, including f(x), who recently performed at the London Korean Festival, there will […]
Internet television (IPTV) and VOD services are numerous to launch, offering a great deal of new opportunities for original digital series to find a home outside their country of origin. Spain isn’t known for being a technologically advanced market, with less than 1.0% penetration rate for IPTV in Spain in 2014, according to Advanced Television. However, one […]