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Cliffside Korean Film Industry, Collective Action After 15 Years... Launch of 'Distributor Alliance' by 7 Companies Including Showbox and NEW

Cliffside Korean Film Industry, Collective Action After 15 Years... Launch of 'Distributor Alliance' by 7 Companies Including Showbox and NEW

Film Industry Unites After 15 Years... Calls for Structural Improvements Such as the Legalization of Holdbacks and Revenue-Based Statistics
Major domestic film distributors have formed a collective for the first time in 15 years to tackle the crisis in the film industry. On the 12th, seven distributors including Showbox, Film Company Big, Film Special City SMC, Ewha Baek Company, Triple Pictures, SY Comad, and NEW declared the official...
Young Breakout Directors Who Injected New Blood Into Hollywood in 2026

Young Breakout Directors Who Injected New Blood Into Hollywood in 2026

Hollywood is changing — and getting younger. Three directors behind some of 2026's biggest horror stories, from 〈Backrooms〉 to 〈Obsession〉 and 〈Iron Lung〉, are helping redraw the industry's map.Kane Parsons〈Backrooms〉 $10 million =〉 $270 millionAmong the many gifted figures in Hollywood, the most...
Rebellion by a 20-Year-Old YouTuber That Shook Hollywood…‘The Backrooms’ Tops U.S. Box Office

Rebellion by a 20-Year-Old YouTuber That Shook Hollywood…‘The Backrooms’ Tops U.S. Box Office

A film adaptation of a YouTube horror tale with 25 million views…A 20-year-old director with no Hollywood experience sets an A24 all-time opening-champion record
Internet abyss legends swallow the screen in a visual revolutionThe overwhelming mise-en-scène of 'The Backrooms', which perfectly captures an unknown dread. A city creepypasta that once roamed the digital ecosystem has finally shattered the hard box-office barrier of Hollywood.
Na Hong-jin’s New Film “Hope” Sets a Record as Top Korean Movie Sells in More Than 200 Countries Before Release

Na Hong-jin’s New Film “Hope” Sets a Record as Top Korean Movie Sells in More Than 200 Countries Before Release

The Cannes Film Festival competition lineup continues as the film scores a pre-sales bonanza across more than 200 countries and regions worldwide Big-name global distributors including Neon and Focus Features are heavily involved, with early signs the film could recoup about half of its net production budget through pre-sales An ultra-luxe global cast led by Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, Jeong Ho-yeon, and Michael Fassbender, with a theatrical release arriving in July
〈Hope〉 was setting new records even before its release. 〈Hope〉 is the latest work by director Na Hong-jin, who previously directed 〈The Chaser〉, 〈Hwanghae〉, and 〈哭聲〉, and it was invited to the competition section at last year's Cannes International Film Festival.
Prize pool of 20 million won—Cineplay x Korea Film Archive Hosts the 1st Korea Short Drama Awards!

Prize pool of 20 million won—Cineplay x Korea Film Archive Hosts the 1st Korea Short Drama Awards!

Submissions are accepted until July 20, and the awards ceremony will be held on August 29 at the Korea Film Archive’s main office in Sangam-dong.
Co-hosted by Cineplay and the Korea Film Archive to discover future K video contentMay 20 to July 20 — submissions open,Awards ceremony on August 29 , with a Grand Prize of 10 million wonOutstanding visualization of the language of short dramas—Official posters for the Studio Hall revealed​​Now is...
“Korean Cinema Faces Collapse Crisis” Bong Joon-ho and 581 Others Urge Withdrawal of Holdback Bill

“Korean Cinema Faces Collapse Crisis” Bong Joon-ho and 581 Others Urge Withdrawal of Holdback Bill

A survival crisis amid Netflix pressure and conglomerate dominance. Calls for extraordinary measures such as introducing a screen cap and establishing a large-scale fund.
Facing the Collapse of the Korean Film Ecosystem, Urgent Appeals from Major FilmmakersA 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 Master of the World’ Confirmed Distribution Company Amid the Korean Ban! Opening the Frozen Chinese Market!

‘The Master of the World’ Confirmed Distribution Company Amid the Korean Ban! Opening the Frozen Chinese Market!

‘The Master of the World’, which swept two awards including the Audience Award at the Pingyao International Film Festival, has been sold to the veteran Chinese distributor Light Films Limited, garnering explosive interest in China.
As the most anticipated Korean film of the second half of the year, 〈The Master of the World〉 has quickly confirmed a Chinese distributor amid the frozen situation of Korean films entering China after the Korean Ban, proving global interest by securing pre-sales to veteran distributors from Taiwan,...
'Weapons' August Horror Movie Monday Sets New U.S. Box Office Record with $5.2 Million

'Weapons' August Horror Movie Monday Sets New U.S. Box Office Record with $5.2 Million

Director Jack Kreger's New Work Opens with $43.5 Million in the First Weekend of August...Emerging as a Key Topic of the Summer Season
New Line Cinema's horror film 'Weapons' has set a new box office record for August horror movie Mondays, emerging as a key topic of the summer season. Directed by Jack Kreger, this film recorded $5. 2 million in a single Monday, achieving the highest revenue ever for an August horror movie Monday.