Global Steamer Announces First Korean Original FilmsOn February 24, Netflix staged a major presentation in Seoul during which they revealed their 2021 lineup in Korea as well as their achievements in the market to date and several details on their plans.The ‘See What’s Next Korea 2021’ event was led by KIM Min-young, Netflix’s vice-president of content for Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia and New ...

Directors Guild of Korea Assembles New Committee During a meeting held on February 22, filmmakers JK YOUN and MIN Kyu-dong were elected as the new representatives of the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK). Also appointed to the new DGK committee were directors KANG Hyoung-chul (Sunny, 2011), MO Ji-eun (A Perfect Match, 2002), KIM Hee-jung (Snow Paths, 2015) and PARK Hyun-jin (Like for Likes, 2016). Th...

Actor KIM Gang-woo can now add another accomplishment to his resume: film festival ambassador. On Thursday, KIM’s management agency King Entertainment announced that the actor had been chosen to serve as the festival’s ambassador and attended the opening ceremony which held on November 17th as part of the 2017 Ho Chi Minh -Gyeongju Cultural World Expo. “I'm very honored to be chosen as ambassa...

Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced the February monthly report on Korean film industry. Both the total number of viewers and ticket sales in February increased compared to the same period last year. The number of audiences was 21.12 million which is 26.7% (4.45 million) higher than last year. Also, the sales was USD 140 million, 26.2% bigger than last year’s USD 110 million. This sales in...

Led by the debut of comfort women drama Spirits' Homecoming, local titles pushed the market share for domestic films back up to 56% as a total of 2.47 million visitors were recorded over the weekend. Driven by high public interest, the crowd-funded film Spirits' Homecoming by director CHO Jung-rae was a surprise number one, capturing 766,071 viewers (USD 4.82 million) in its opening frame...

A VIOLENT PROSECUTOR Begins to Wind Down A slew of new releases lifted admissions at the Korean box office, as Hollywood fare edged out local competition with 61% of the marketplace. Overall, 2.56 million tickets were shifted over the frame. The R-rated superhero film Deadpool got off to a strong start, with 1.06 million viewers (USD 7.42 million) in its debut and 1.7 million admissions (USD 11....