
KOFIC supports co-production projects during their development stage through the 'Co-Production Development Support' program. Selected projects (by region) are offered support in the form of script doctoring and mentoring for their development. The program was designed as a one-stop process from script development to consultation and business matching in order to find co-production partners and financiers. KOFIC also recently began the 'Co-Production Incentive' in 2012 for co-produced films between Korea and other nations. In addition, KOFIC opened the 'Film Business Center' in Beijing, China to provide a location for Korean producers to develop their co-production projects with China.
KOFIC offers a 25% cash grant incentive on foreign audio-visual works that shoot on location in Korea. To be eligible for the incentive, a feature film or TV series must: be shot for more than 10 days in Korea; spend more than KRW 1 billion (approx. USD 900 thousand); and be produced by a foreign production company, in which their participation should exceed 80% of the project's total budget.
The Korean Academy of Film Arts was established in 1984, aiming to provide quality education to aspiring filmmakers. KAFA offers 5 courses in film directing, producing, cinematography, scriptwriting, and animation. In 2009, KAFA opened a production research course and has directly produced 4 feature films per year, which have all been screened and acclaimed at major international film festivals. Known as the "Military School of Korean Cinema", KAFA has introduced more than 500 professionals to the industry such as IM Sang-soo, BONG Jun-ho, KIM Tae-yong, CHOI Dong-hoon, and more, who led the second renaissance of Korean cinema in the late of 1990s.
KOFIC puts its efforts on developing and disseminating core cinema technologies, including 3D, by running a program called "Moving School for Digital Technology", which visits schools and institutions to update the status of their technology. In addition, KOFIC supports future visual technology for the Korea film industry by setting cinema technology standardization and offering a test for Industrial Engineer Projection
The KOFIC Studios in Namyangju features state-of-the-art film production services and facilities. It consists of indoor studios (1 large, 2 medium, 2 small and 1 special photography, for a total of 6 studios), outdoor sets, a recording studio, a developing room, a CG room, and a Telecine room.
Open sets and theme parks in the KOFIC Studios are open to the public. Taking advantage of the infrastructure in the studios, KOFIC also provides programs such as a cinema camp, media education, media-experience education and hands-on programs.
KOFIC offers an education/training incentive system for staff during their off-production time. The system aims to offer a professional education program to staff and supports them with unemployment benefits. KOFIC provides special education programs on acting, directing, lighting, editing, CG, and copyrights to staff and professionals in the field. It also runs an information system for people in the field, to certify careers and introduce a standard employment contract to secure staffs' living requirements and meeting demands from the field.
KOFIC opened the Seoul Visual Media Center to promote the activities of citizens and students. The center provides various classes in theory for media production and making independent films. The center also provides special educational programs for people in prison or in the military, as well as handicapped and senior citizens, and migrant communities. It also supports local media centers by lending them equipment.