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Jung Joo-ri receives France’s Chevalier honor for ‘Dora’; Jang Byung-wook wins Korea’s first Angénieux award

Jung Joo-ri receives France’s Chevalier honor for ‘Dora’; Jang Byung-wook wins Korea’s first Angénieux award

31st Busan International Film Festival marks 140 years of Korea-France ties with honors for cinematographer Jang Byung-wook
Director beloved by Cannes receives France’s highest arts honor Jung Joo-ri, director of the film ‘Dora’, has been awarded the rank of ‘Chevalier’ in France’s Order of Arts and Letters. The Embassy of France in Korea announced on the 14th that it had presented the honor to Jung at the 2026 French...
| James choi
National Asian Culture Center to host 2026 ACC Big Door Cinema from Oct. 29-31

National Asian Culture Center to host 2026 ACC Big Door Cinema from Oct. 29-31

The “One Day, One Master: Fall in Love Cinema” program will feature screenings of “200 Pounds Beauty” (2006), “The Contact” (1997) and “Shiri” (1999), along with appearances by the films’ directors and actors.
The National Asian Culture Center , an institution affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and led by Kim Sang-wook, will host “2026 ACC Big Door Cinema” from Oct. 29 to 31 at the Big Door outdoor stage of Theater 1 at the National Asian Culture Center.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Princess Ubolratana visits Busan as first Country of Focus guest at BIFF, with three films including 'Burning Giants'

Princess Ubolratana visits Busan as first Country of Focus guest at BIFF, with three films including 'Burning Giants'

The 31st Busan International Film Festival selects Thailand as ACFM Country of Focus, with the 21st market running at BEXCO from Oct. 10-13
Thailand puts 'soft power' forward as a new force in Asia's content market Princess 'Ubolratana Rajakanya' of Thailand's royal family visited Busan, where the 31st 'Busan International Film Festival ' is underway, highlighting the country's cultural influence and the powerful potential of its film...
| James choi
[National Assembly audit] Park Jin-young leads first-ever alliance of four major agencies; ‘Phenomenon’ set to launch next December

[National Assembly audit] Park Jin-young leads first-ever alliance of four major agencies; ‘Phenomenon’ set to launch next December

A dedicated corporation with equal capital contributions and voting rights will host a major fan-led K-culture festival.
Park Jin-young, co-chair of the “Popular Culture Exchange Committee,” has officially announced that leading South Korean entertainment companies have joined forces to ensure the successful launch of the global K-pop festival “Phenomenon.
| James choi
Jo Young-nam mourns C'est Si Bon's Lee Baek-chun, 'commander-in-chief of Korean folk,' who dies at 93

Jo Young-nam mourns C'est Si Bon's Lee Baek-chun, 'commander-in-chief of Korean folk,' who dies at 93

The former PD-turned-critic who led the acoustic-guitar movement in the 1960s and '70s died on the 21st, with his funeral procession set for the 23rd.
C'est Si Bon's Lee Baek-chun dies at 93; Jo Young-nam mourns 60 years of Ddolgang Former TBC PD pioneered Korea's acoustic-guitar movement in 1964; funeral procession set for 7 a.m. on the 23rd Lee Baek-chun, a popular-music critic who served as a mentor to Korean 'folk music' in the 1960s and '70s...
| James choi
SK Chairman Choi Tae-won, Yellen headline EBS' 'Great Minds' Season 6 lineup of 50

SK Chairman Choi Tae-won, Yellen headline EBS' 'Great Minds' Season 6 lineup of 50

Premiering on the 12th next month, the season features its first South Korean leaders and five Nobel laureates among a host of leading global scholars
A showcase of ideas from world-class scholars and global leaders, 'EBS 1TV Great Minds' — hereafter 'Great Minds' — is set to launch its sixth season. The season features a record 50 speakers. For the first time, leading South Korean figures and scholars, including 'Choi Tae-won, chairman of SK...
| James choi
Kim Jae-joong steps up as architect of K-music ecosystem; global market MU:CON opens Sept. 2

Kim Jae-joong steps up as architect of K-music ecosystem; global market MU:CON opens Sept. 2

Showcases by 42 acts and conference sessions will draw music professionals from South Korea and abroad to Sangam and Yongsan.
Kim Jae-joong to deliver K-music keynote as MU:CON 2026 unveils 42 acts Event runs Sept. 2-4 at Cube Convention Center, with new AI music open session and convergence matching program Global music market evolves, raising questions about K-pop's future MU:CON 2026 (MU:CON 2026), set to reshape the...
| James choi
BIFB’s Midwife Kim Dong-ho to Receive the ‘Korean Film Contribution Award’ on Oct. 6

BIFB’s Midwife Kim Dong-ho to Receive the ‘Korean Film Contribution Award’ on Oct. 6

After serving as the inaugural executive director in 1996 and laying the film festival’s foundation, he will be honored at the opening ceremony of the 31st Busan International Film Festival.
'Midwife of Korean cinema,' stepping onto the world stage beyond Asia Kim Dong-ho, the former chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, who helped carry a sweeping wave of Korean film’s global expansion, is again drawing international film-world attention.
| James choi
Kim Chang-wan Band Takes the Stage in a “K-Rock” Lineup… All Four Days’ Concerts Are Free

Kim Chang-wan Band Takes the Stage in a “K-Rock” Lineup… All Four Days’ Concerts Are Free

The Vane and Peach Truck Hijackers also join the lineup… Ticket sales begin at 2 p.m. on the 10th
An overwhelming stage is set to open, bringing together the living legend of K-rock and the rising young stars. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency will kick off “With Stage & Season 6” with a grand opening on the 4th of next month at “CKL Stage” in...
| James choi
Movies industry braces for tension as Megabox seeks to recover…KOFICE to help with debt claims by next month’s 2nd

Movies industry braces for tension as Megabox seeks to recover…KOFICE to help with debt claims by next month’s 2nd

Deadline to submit creditor lists is Aug. 4…guidance materials for those who did not attend and counseling desks to be in operation
Movies industry hit by Megabox liquidity crunch…KOFICE mounts emergency response by Aug. 4 'deadline' Claim filing for rehabilitation debts begins Aug. 5, with an all-out effort to minimize damage to small and mid-sized distributors and entrusted theaters 'Megabox' shakes the ecosystem… 'Korea Film...
| James choi