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Bechdel Day 2025 Successfully Concludes! Talk & Screening Filled the Audience!

Bechdel Day 2025 Successfully Concludes! Talk & Screening Filled the Audience!

Bechdel Day 2025, which successfully concluded this year's event, will officially release event videos through the DGK (Korean Directors Guild) YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@dgk_official) in the future.
The content festival ‘Bechdel Day 2025’ (hosted and organized by DGK (Korean Directors Guild), sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korean Film Council) that reflects on gender equality representation through Korean films and series concluded on September 7 amidst the...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Princess Mononoke Becomes the Overwhelming No. 1 in Advance Ticket Sales Among Concurrent Releases

Princess Mononoke Becomes the Overwhelming No. 1 in Advance Ticket Sales Among Concurrent Releases

The first Studio Ghibli re-release to showcase IMAX screenings, 〈Princess Mononoke〉 depicts 'Ashitaka', cursed by the god of calamity, meeting 'San', who shares a fate with the forest, capturing the struggle for coexistence between humans and nature.
The legendary masterpiece 〈Princess Mononoke〉, which showcases the technical & ideological prowess of director Hayao Miyazaki, has risen to the overwhelming No. 1 in advance ticket sales among concurrent releases.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Crisis of Korean Cinema Resuscitation… Film Budget Increased by 80.8% Next Year

Crisis of Korean Cinema Resuscitation… Film Budget Increased by 80.8% Next Year

Largest Scale Since COVID-19, Strengthening Support for Film Industry Recovery
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 5th that the budget for the film sector in 2024 has been finalized at 149. 8 billion won, an increase of 66. 9 billion won (80. 8%) compared to this year.
| 김지민
Director Park Chan-wook's 'Nothing Can Be Done' Confirmed as Korea's Entry for Next Year's Academy Awards!

Director Park Chan-wook's 'Nothing Can Be Done' Confirmed as Korea's Entry for Next Year's Academy Awards!

Recognized for Competitiveness with North American Distributor on the Theme of Dismissal
Director Park Chan-wook's latest work 'Nothing Can Be Done' has been selected as Korea's representative for the International Feature Film category at next year's Academy Awards. The Korean Film Council announced the results of the evaluation on the 3rd, stating that this work has the highest...
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Park Chan-wook's New Film 'No Other Choice' Challenges the Oscars

Park Chan-wook's New Film 'No Other Choice' Challenges the Oscars

KOFIC Selects Korean Representative for Next Year's Academy International Feature Film Category
Park Chan-wook's new film 〈No Other Choice〉 will be submitted as the Korean representative for the International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards taking place in March next year.The Korean Film Council announced on the 3rd that 〈No Other Choice〉 has been selected as the Korean...
| 김지민
Selected as Korea's Representative for the Academy: 'No Way Out'

Selected as Korea's Representative for the Academy: 'No Way Out'

After its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, it meets Korean audiences at the Busan International Film Festival
〈No Way Out〉 will be submitted as Korea's representative work for the 2026 Academy Awards. Recently, after its premiere screening at the Venice International Film Festival, 〈No Way Out〉 is now heading to the Academy.
| Seongchan Eol
Beckdelian of the Year 'Our Unwritten Seoul' Park Bo-young,

Beckdelian of the Year 'Our Unwritten Seoul' Park Bo-young, "'Future' and 'Unknown' are characters that are led through subjective choices"

"I am honored and happy to receive the Beckdelian award supporting women's stories"
Actress Park Bo-young shared her thoughts on being selected as a 'Beckdelian'.For Beckdel Day 2025, actress Park Bo-young from 〈Our Unwritten Seoul〉 was selected for the Beckdelian series category. Park Bo-young expressed, "I believe I received this award thanks to the love and support from many...
| Kim Ji-yeon
Welcome to the Gender Equality Playground! Anticipating Bechdel Day 2025

Welcome to the Gender Equality Playground! Anticipating Bechdel Day 2025

What constitutes 'good' content. The criteria for determining 'good' content may vary from person to person. What is considered 'good' content. Every year, when awards are given for 'Best Work' at various ceremonies, differing opinions on the selected works arise for this very reason.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Cannes Film Festival's First Student Section 1st Prize Winner Director Heo Ga-young's Film 'First Summer' to Release in August at Megabox

Cannes Film Festival's First Student Section 1st Prize Winner Director Heo Ga-young's Film 'First Summer' to Release in August at Megabox

This year, Heo Ga-young, who won the first prize in the student section at the Cannes International Film Festival, will present her short film 〈First Summer〉 in domestic theaters next month.The Korean Film Council announced that Heo Ga-young's short film 〈First Summer〉 will be released exclusively...
| 김지민
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[Interview] "A Coming-of-Age Film Grown from Cruelty" 〈When Summer Passes〉 Director Jang Byeong-ki

Cineplay Lee Hwa-jeong Guest ReporterIf you are an adult and still fascinated by coming-of-age films, is a film that embodies exactly those elements. Leaving Seoul to benefit from the special admission program for rural areas, 13-year-old Gi-jun (Lee Jae-jun) arrives in a small provincial town...
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