Introduction
What makes Jeonju special among the many other towns and cities in Korea is its Bibim-bap, rice with minced meats and vegetables. It also has a unique Hanok Village, a traditional Korean village that is still home to residents today. With memories from the past and a richness of cultural heritage situated all over the city, Jeonju is a famous tourist attraction that attracts more than 4 million visitors every year. It also is an optimal shooting location giving easy access to plains, the sea, and mountains as well as high rise steel and glass towers within 1 hour travel. More than 30 films and TV dramas are shot in Jeonju every year.
Location highlights
£ª Hanok Village, a traditional Korean village with 700 well-preserved houses
£ª Saemangeum, a vast area of reclaimed land along the Yellow Sea
£ª Gochang Hakwon Farm, a farmland 992,000m2 wide with a green barley field (best season to shoot: April and May) and
a buckwheat field (best season to shoot: September and October)
Incentive programs open to international productions
£ª Jeonju/Jeonbuk Incentive Program
£ª Cash and in-kind incentive for productions shot in Jeonju city and Jeonbuk Province
£ª Jeonju Cinema Studio Bargain Rate Offer
£ª 20%~70% discount for sound stage rental (approx. 160USD ~ 160USD per day / rate card: 330 USD)
Infrastructure & Filming support
£ª Iksan Prison Set
£ª An open set with prison buildings
£ª Jeonju Cinema Studio
£ª A soundstage (1,044m2) and an outdoor film set (46,281m2)
£ª Fully equipped for wire actions, chroma-key, and water pressure control
£ª Storages and ancillary buildings, equipment rental including Body-RED ONE, Lens-Cook set
£ª GFM Dolly system
Recently Supported Productions
£ª The Front Line by JANG Hun, 2010
£ª My Way by KANG Je-kyu, 2010
£ª THE OUTLAWS by KANG Yun-sung, 2017
£ª PARASITE by BONG Joon-ho, 2019
Contacts
#502, 46 Jeonju Gaeksa Road 4, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Korea
(Tel) +82 63 286 0421
(Fax) +82 63 286 0424