Korean Film Scenario Market Held 2016 Grand Final Award

Korean Film Council (KOFIC)’s Korean Film Scenario Market held the 2016 Grand Final Award ceremony on January 10th. The winners are PARK Chul-hwan of Crime Scene Investigation and LEE Joo-yeon of Mailbox in front of Dosan Station. Crime Scene Investigation was...

KOFIC’s Korean Film Scenario Market Held "2015 Grand Final Award" Ceremony

Korean film Council (KOFIC)'s Korean Film Scenario Market held the "2015 Grand Final Award" ceremony on January 5th. The winners are YOON Jeong-min of Book of the Dead, and LEE Da-gyeong of Judgement: He's Alive. YOON's Book of the Dead is...

KOFIC Stages Free VIP Screening Series in Los Angeles

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) recently announced that it would be putting on a four-film VIP Screening Series in the Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles. The series is took place to celebrate five Korean films figures who were recently invited to become member...

The 2nd Edition of Buenos Aires Korean Film Festival Began on September 10th.

11 Korean Films to Be Seen Including ODE TO MY FATHER for Opening Screening The 2nd edition of Buenos Aires Korean Film Festival (Festival de Cine Coreano en Buenos Aires) began its one week schedule on Sept. 10th at Cinemark Palermo, a multiplex theater cha...

Korean Industry Crosses 200 Million Admissions for 1st Time

Record Attendance in Blockbuster Year As of the end of yesterday (December 17th), the Korean film industry total’s attendance figured had reached 199.98 million admissions. At some point this morning the figure is expected to ease its way over 200 million for ...

Korean Directors’ Showcase to open in Bejing

The Korean Film Council(KOFIC, Chairman KIM Eui-suk) will hold its second showcase of Korean filmmakers in the Chinese film market in Bejing, China on December 12th. This event introducing Korean film directors, cinematographers and screenplay writers who have...

Korean Box Office Hit 100 Million in Total Admissions

The total number of admissions in the 2013 Korean box office has reached 100 million. According to the Korean Film Council(KOFIC)’s Korean film industry October report announced on November 11th, the Korean box office hit 100 million in total admissions at a r...

JUVENILE OFFENDER to Represent Korea at the Oscars

KANG Yi-kwan’s Drama Beats Out 8 Other Competitors     KANG Yi-kwan’s Juvenile Offender has been selected as the Korean film to be submitted to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in February of next year. Korean Film Council (KOFI...

9 Korean Films Compete Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award

KOFIC Announced 9 Titles Including the Sundance Winner JISEUL Nine Korean films including the Sundance winner Jiseul,National Security andJuvenile Offenderwill compete for the entry for the Academy Award forBest Foreign Language Film scheduled to be held next...