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Mokpo City’s «Indie Film Festival on Route 1» Opens Next Month on Aug. 13; About 70 Domestic and International Films to Screen Aug. 13-17

Mokpo City’s «Indie Film Festival on Route 1» Opens Next Month on Aug. 13; About 70 Domestic and International Films to Screen Aug. 13-17

Mokpo reels from a «budget freeze» after local authorities cut 15 million won—despite securing national funding, the organizers are left to cover 28 million won out of pocket.
Even with a national-funding win, Mokpo’s «cinema paradiso» hits a «budget chill»The «13th Mokpo Route 1 Indie Film Festival», set to open on Aug. 13, has run into serious financial obstacles. The farce, officials say, came despite the festival being selected for a central-government call for...
| James choi
CGV·Megabox Movie Tickets Off 6,000 Won, to Release Another 2.05 Million Vouchers on the 8th

CGV·Megabox Movie Tickets Off 6,000 Won, to Release Another 2.05 Million Vouchers on the 8th

Starting at 10 a.m. on the 8th, major theater apps will hand out up to two tickets per person on a first-come, first-served basis… Watch for early sellouts
A 2.05 million-ticket gamble to jolt an ailing theater scene… The 'golden time' is 10 a.m. on the 8thThe government’s large-scale theater “life support” is set to restart. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Film Council have confirmed a plan to distribute 'second movie ticket...
| James choi
Movie Industry “Big Deal” Falls Through as Lotte Cinema and Megabox Suspend Merger Talks

Movie Industry “Big Deal” Falls Through as Lotte Cinema and Megabox Suspend Merger Talks

Financial stress at Contentree JoongAng prompts the two companies to end their MOU, with Lotte Cinema pivoting to go it alone and focus on strengthening its content capabilities
A massive project that had been expected to shake up the Korean theater industry has ultimately collapsed. In a filing on the 1st, 'Lotte Shopping' declared that it will scrap the 'merger' process between 'Lotte Cultureworks' and 'Contentree JoongAng' involving 'Lotte Cinema' and 'Megabox' in full.
| James choi
The Status of K-Culture... Hyundai Motor Becomes the Sole Sponsor of CNN Documentary 'K-Everything'

The Status of K-Culture... Hyundai Motor Becomes the Sole Sponsor of CNN Documentary 'K-Everything'

Featuring a host of stars including PSY and Lee Byung-hun... A spotlight on the keys and momentum behind K-culture’s global success, from music to beauty
The status of K-culture sweeping the world, brought into sharp focus through CNN’s documentary 'K-Everything,' which Hyundai Motor sponsors exclusively.Global cultural phenomenon: Uncovering the power of K-culture with a CNN documentary that captivates the world'Hyundai Motor' has unveiled for the...
| James choi

"Movie Viewing for 4,000 Won" Discount Ticket—Distributed Starting the 13th…Two Tickets per Person

Automatic two-tickets-per-person distribution through the apps of four major multiplex chains…When overlapping with benefits such as Culture Day, you can watch for 4,000 won
A Signal of Theater Industry Recovery—Massive Budget Injection Greatly Eases Viewer BurdenThe government has moved to deliver major support to bring new momentum to the struggling theater industry. The unprecedented discount tickets, distributed based on a supplemental budget of 27.
| James choi
[Photo &] Discussion on “Holdback” in the Film Industry Heats Up…Minister Choi Hwi-young Formalizes Establishment of a Public-Private Consultation Body This Month

[Photo &] Discussion on “Holdback” in the Film Industry Heats Up…Minister Choi Hwi-young Formalizes Establishment of a Public-Private Consultation Body This Month

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announces a multi-year overhaul of film production support grants and the distribution of 60 won viewing discount tickets. A “winning bet” with 27.1 billion won injected, distributing 4.5 million “movie viewing discount tickets”
A Signal for Reshaping the Film Ecosystem: Launch of a Public-Private Consultation Body for “Holdback”“Choi Hwi-young”, Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, zeroed in on the “holdback” system—an issue at the heart of sharp tensions between theaters and “OTT”.
| James choi
President Lee Jae-myung Watches “My Name Is” and Calls for Abolishing the Statute of Limitations on State Violence…

President Lee Jae-myung Watches “My Name Is” and Calls for Abolishing the Statute of Limitations on State Violence…

President Lee Jae-myung urges a serious push to abolish the statute of limitations for crimes of state violence that violate human rights, and to uncover responsibility permanently, as he watches “My Name Is,” which addresses Jeju 4·3.
President Lee Jae-myung watches the film “My Name Is” about Jeju 4·3—and calls for abolishing the statute of limitations on state violence that violates human rightsPresident Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung sit with 165 citizens—sharing the message beyond the usual distance of...
| James choi
Screen-to-Stage: Yeon Sang-ho’s “Gunche” Is Born as an Immersive Theater Experience Launching in May

Screen-to-Stage: Yeon Sang-ho’s “Gunche” Is Born as an Immersive Theater Experience Launching in May

Experience an evolving zombie outbreak firsthand in the theater Launching in May: an audience-participation immersive show, “Inside the Play,” built on the legendary sellout run
Horror that tears through the screen—“Gunche,” Yeon Sang-ho’s creationOfficially invited to the 79th Cannes Film Festival’s Midnight Screening section and spotlighted around the world, director “Yeon Sang-ho”’s new work “Gunche” breaks free from the spatial limits of a traditional theater and...
| James choi
[Photo&] Samcheok Haerang Film Festival Opens in September…‘Picnic Cinema’ Set Against the Sea

[Photo&] Samcheok Haerang Film Festival Opens in September…‘Picnic Cinema’ Set Against the Sea

Held for two days starting September 4 in the Samcheok area. Newly established categories include a short film competition and a newly added AI film division, alongside a citizen-participation festival
‘3rd Samcheok Haerang Film Festival’, Opens on September 4…‘Blue Sea Myths and History’ Turns the Beach Into a Living ThemeFrom September 4 to 5, for two days, ‘2026 3rd Samcheok Haerang Film Festival’—a leading maritime cultural festival of the Republic of Korea—will kick off in a big way at major...
| James choi
Film Critic Im Jae-cheol Passes Away… A Key Figure Who Led Film Production, Distribution, and Criticism

Film Critic Im Jae-cheol Passes Away… A Key Figure Who Led Film Production, Distribution, and Criticism

Operating the film company Emotion Pictures; launched Film Culture and founded Film Forum… Age 65
Film critic Im Jae-cheol, who helped cultivate the foundation for art films by bridging criticism and hands-on work in the Korean film industry, has died. According to his family and others on the 23rd, he collapsed about two months ago and had been receiving treatment, before passing away the...
| Yangsimoh