[2024 BIFF] ‘NEXT ON NETFLIX’ 2025 Lineup Revealed Including Action, Thriller, Romantic Comedy, Science Fiction, and Animation

Netflix expressed its ‘sincere feelings’ about Korean movies at ‘Next on Netflix: 2025 Korean Movies’ held at Park Hyatt Busan on Friday, October 4. At this event, we looked back at Korean movies Netflix this year and we previewed works published in 2025, raising expectations for next year’s lineup with diversity and quality.

Kim Tae-won, director of the content team in charge of movies and series at Netflix’s Seoul office, attended the ‘Next on Netflix: 2025 Korean Movies’, as well as established and new creators who plans to release Korean movies. on Netflix in 2025. Director Yeon Sang-ho of ‘Revelation’, director Nam Gung-seon of ‘History of Confession’, director Byun Seong-hyun of ‘Good News’, director Kim Byeong-woo of ‘The Flood’, director Lee Tae-seong of ‘Wraying Mantis’, director Han Ji-won ‘Necessary for This Star’, Even director Kim Tae-jun of ’84 Square Meters’. We talked about the work, the vision of Korean Netflix films, and shared concerns about how the domestic film industry can grow together.

Director Yeon Sang-ho, who has worked with Netflix as the director of the series ‘Hell’, ‘Parasite: The Grey’ and as a producer of ‘Seasons’, said, “After ‘Train to Busan,’ I have made films. with a lot of CG, but I wanted to try a movie that didn’t use CG that I wanted. It seems that ‘Revelation’ is a film with a different approach than how I worked before. I thought I wanted to do something cinematic. “I worked with the idea of ​​what a film made in a cinematic way on Netflix would look like and how viewers would see it,” he said, raising the prospect of the work being shown there the new way through Netflix.

Director Byun Seong-hyun, who presented ‘Gil Bok-soon’ to viewers around the world, said, “The best thing about working with Netflix is ​​the great support for creators. “It was unknown and amazing to be able to receive comments from viewers from abroad,” he said, expressing happiness with the collaboration with Netflix.

Director Kim Tae-joon, who is working with Netflix for his next film after ‘I Just Dropped My Smartphone,’ said, “My first film was based on a smartphone, and this film is based on house, so these factors are compatible. with Netflix’s viewing environment “I thought it would be a good fit, and I have high expectations,” he said, expressing his thoughts on working with Netflix one after the other.

Director Kim Byeong-woo, who has worked on several works so far, but is working with Netflix for the first time, said, “I think the work that was given to me the most interesting films I can make. “I hope that viewers around the world will enjoy watching it,” he said, giving a request to viewers around the world who will meet him in the future.

Director Namgoong Seon, who will put his first commercial film on Netflix in 2025, said, “I remember it from the early days of the Netflix service. He seems to have a special power now and then. “It was great to be able to talk to viewers all over the world in such an intimate way,” said director Lee Tae-seong, “I think it’s run by a very good system strong and well organized. “I think it’s a system that’s specialized for the way viewers want to watch movies these days,” said director Ji-won Han. “It makes sense to be able to to show a project that was hard to find in Korea,” they said, raising expectations for a collaboration with Netflix.

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