K-Cineflex, a new 3-part documentary TV series on Korean cinema for international audiences

Movie fans from all over the world will soon have the opportunity to get more familiar with Korean films despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Produced by Arirang TV, K-Cineflex is a three-part English-language documentary series on Korean films that will delve into ...

KOFIC Reaffirms Its Commitment to ASEAN-ROK Film Cooperation

On October 28, the Korean Film Council (Chairperson OH Seok-geun) held theASEAN-ROK Film Partnership Virtual Conference 2020(ARFP 2020). This conference, which was presided over by Jonathan TAN Ghee Tiong, Head of the Culture and Information Division at the AS...

KOFIC Announces Korean Film Industry Results for July

The admission figures are painting a difficult picture for Korean films. With a total of 3.34 million, local films recorded their worst July box office in terms of tickets sold since 2008, dipping at only 15.2% of all admissions, itself the lowest local market...

Korean Film Night held by KOFIC at the Berlin International Film Festival

On February 11 at 8 pm (local time), the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) held the Korean Film Night in the Koreanisches Kulturzentrum (Korean Cultural Center) of Berlin, Germany. The event was organized by the Korean Cultural Center in collaboration with KOFIC to ...

KOFIC to Monitor Illegal Online Distribution of Korean Films

Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman OH Seok Geun) has once again stepped forward to curtail illegal online distribution of Korean movies. The organization will be targeting online illegal content overseas, including Korean language websites based overseas and...

KOFIC Held Vietnamese Film Days

Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman OH Seok Geun) introduced Vietnamese films to local moviegoers. From July 18th to 19th, the Lotte Cinema’s World Tower screened three Vietnamese films during the ‘Vietnamese Film Days’ event. Co-hosted by KOFIC, Vietnam Cine...

Korean Box Office Report in February 2018

This year’s Lunar New Year was not very good for Korean comedy films. According to the February 2018 Report on the Korean Film Industry by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman OH Seok Geun), moviegoers watching foreign films such as Black Panther and Coco ...

Korean Box Office Sees Slight Drop in Sales in January 2018

The Korean box office figures for January 2018 were released. Although Korean films like Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) and 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) did well in January, the total sales of the Korean film industry retreated slightly, accord...

KOFIC Launches Reorganized KoBiz Site

Frequent visitors to Korean Film Biz Zone (KoBiz) (http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/main/main.jsp) may have noticed something different lately. In February, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC – Chairman, OH Seok Geun) launched a reorganized KoBiz English website th...

KOFIC Releases 2017 Report on Korean Film Industry

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC – Chairman, OH Seok Geun) released its annual white paper on February 12. The 110-page publication, which is compiled by KOFIC’s Industry Policy Research Team, provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of the domestic fi...