By Maria Esteves - August 12, 2008 The 2008 New York Korean Film Festival (NYKFF08) will be held at Cinema Village and BAMcinématek, August 22-31, 2008.The festival presented by The Korea Society annually presents the largest independent films of Korean and Korean American descent, panel discussions, gala receptions and special events. NYKFF08 opening night premiere of HWANG JIN YI, directed by Chang Youn-hyun, will follow the star-studded reception on Thursday, August 21, 6:00 PM, at The Time...

Tuesday, April 10----One of Asia's biggest movIe stars, South Korean screen idol Joong-hoon Park, will attend a mini-retrospective of his career, starting tomorrow evening at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville (that's 30 minutes on Metro North, for Manhattan islanders). A household name in Asia, Park began his career in the 1980s in domestic dramas, but hit it big in comedy and action films as part of the South Korean film renaissance of the past decade. Park will present his n...