KOFIC Hosted Korean Film Night in Berlin

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC - Chairman, OH Seok Geun) hosted its ‘Korean Film Night’ event during the 68th Berlin International Film Festival at the Korean Culture Center in Berlin at 8pm on Monday, February 19. The event was put on to celebrate the Korean ...

Korean Knocks on Singapore, a New Film Market

KOFIC’s Korea-Singapore Co-production Seminar Held December 11th In an attempt to find new markets and partnerships, the Korean Film Council (Chairman: KIM Eui-suk, KOFIC) has turned its face towards Singapore. In order to increase the relationship between the...

HAEMOO to Represent Korea at Academy Awards

BONG Joon-ho Produced Maritime Thriller The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has selected SHIM Sung-bo’s debut maritime thriller Haemoo as its pick for the Best Foreign Language Film category at next year’s Academy Awards. Executive produced and co-written by Bong ...

Estonia and South Korea Sign Co-operation Memorandum

A new memorandum of mutual understanding will be signed by Estonia and South Korea during the Industry Days market event held in conjunction with this year’s Black Nights International Film Festival in Tallinn (POFF). The agreement, which will be the first of ...

KOFIC to Toast 70th Venice International Film Festival with Special Party

Korean Cinema’s History at Celebrated Event to Be Remembered The Venice International Film Festival will be marking a very special occasion this year when it opens its doors on August 28th, as it will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of its existence. The ...

Florence Hosts 52 Films for Its 11th Korean Film Festival

Guests Included JEON Do-yeon and IM Sang-soo For the 11th time, the city of Florence in Italy set the stage for a massive celebration of Korean cinema. The 11th Festival of Korean Cinema in Italy, also known as the Florence Korean Film Fest, took place fro...

Korean Film Knocks on the Door of the Middle East

KOFIC installs Korean Pavilion at the film market of the Dubai International Film Festival The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman: KIM Eui-suk) embarks on the promotion of Korean film in the Middle Eastern market. KOFIC will install Korean Pavilion for pub...

KOFIC invites Venice to "see the power of Korean film!"

Korean Film Council holds ‘Korean Film Night’ at the 69th Venice Film Festival Korean Film Council(KOFIC) is going to hold ‘Korean Film Night’ at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. The purpose of the event is to cheer for KIM Ki-duk the director Pi...

Korean Cinema Today app for Dec. is out

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has launched the iPad application for Korean Cinema Today’s December issue. The governmental organization is also planning to launch an upgraded Korean Film Biz Zone (KoBiz) app for the iPhone and Android early next year. Kore...