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Producer who helped lead Chungmuro renaissance dies after leaving behind a late-career directorial debut Jo Chul-hyun, who directed 'The King's Letters' (2019), died on the 8th at 67. According to people in the film industry and his family, Jo was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in February and...

Film Industry Solidarity, a coalition of 19 film organizations, issued an official statement on Oct. 5 expressing deep concern over threats directed at people involved in the film 〈Assassins〉 and at individuals connected to the controversy surrounding it.

Rescue operation for sinking K-movie: '10% actor-pay rule' gets underway South Korea’s film ecosystem is seeking a dramatic turnaround at the edge of a cliff. To save Chungmuro from a crisis brought on by skyrocketing production costs, the government, major management companies and producers...

Two awards will be newly introduced. The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (executive committee chair Shin Cheol, BIFAN) will bring back the “Lee Choon-yeon Film Award” this year and also introduce the “International Federation of Film Critics Award” .

Facing the Collapse of the Korean Film Ecosystem, Urgent Appeals from Major Filmmakers A total of 581 leading figures in the Republic of Korea film industry, led by director Bong Joon-ho, strongly warned about 'the crisis in the Korean film industry' and urged 'extraordinary countermeasures' from...

The Japanese film market achieved its highest box office revenue ever last year, thanks to the mega-hit animation 〈Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba〉 and the film 〈KOKUHO〉 directed by Korean resident Lee Sang-il. According to the Japan Film Producers Association, the total box office revenue for...

Seo Su-bin, the lead actress of the film 〈The Master of the World〉, won the Best Actress award at the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is an extraordinary achievement for a rising star of Korean independent cinema to win the Best Actress award at a...

'Shin Sung-il Memorial Hall' will open. It will open its doors on November 21 in Yeongcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do. This complex cultural space revives the art and life of the late Shin Sung-il, a symbol of Korean cinema, and incorporates advanced AI-based immersive media art systems.

Actress Lee Na-young is making her comeback to the screen with a short film. According to her agency Eden Nine on the 11th, Lee Na-young will appear in the short film 〈Baby Doe〉. 〈Baby Doe〉 is a work that deeply explores the dignity of human existence and the importance of identity through the...

On October 27, 2025, after completing the theatrical screening journey of the documentary film 〈Independence Army: The Unfinished War〉, Speaker Woo Won-sik, Chairman Lee Jong-chan of the Korean Liberation Association, Member of the National Assembly Park Hong-geun (Chairman of the General Hong...