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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
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...
| 김지민
Film Alliance Statement

Film Alliance Statement "Restore the Seoul Film Center to Its Original Cinematheque Function"

The Film Alliance for Overcoming the Crisis in the Film Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Film Alliance) expresses deep concern over the Seoul City government's push to open the Seoul Film Center (formerly the Seoul Cinematheque) in a way that undermines the core functions of the...
| Chua-young
[Weekend Box Office] ‘Detective Conan’ Opens at No. 1 With 25,000 Moviegoers; ‘Chiikawa’ Leads in Advance Sales

[Weekend Box Office] ‘Detective Conan’ Opens at No. 1 With 25,000 Moviegoers; ‘Chiikawa’ Leads in Advance Sales

‘Detective Conan’ tops the box office on opening day with a 22.2% share of revenue, while ‘Chiikawa’ leads weekend advance ticket sales with 23.0%
New counterfeit-currency mystery draws 25,000 moviegoers on opening day to take the top spot ‘Detective Conan: The Case of the 30th Murder,’ a feature film in Japan’s megahit anime franchise, opened at No. 1 at the box office.
| James choi
Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Featuring the voices of directors affiliated with the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK), the 2014 book 『The Moment of Debut』 has been revised and expanded and published in two volumes, 1 and 2.』
A nonfiction essay vividly recounting the hard-fought debut journeys of 31 leading directors shaping South Korean cinema, 『My First Action』 (jointly planned by the Directors Guild of Korea and CinePlay), has been published.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Photo]

[Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Photo] "From winning the 83rd Venice Best Actress award to the job center" ... Mathilde Arcel of 'What's Wrong With Marie?'

She won the unanimous Best Actress award for a film about a Nazi collaborator in 1945 and made her Korean debut at the Busan International Film Festival on the 11th.
"It was my first film in a leading role, and my first award at my first festival. It felt like a strange imbalance to have been in Venice just moments earlier and then find myself in a small office at a Danish job center.
| James choi
“Lies as Easily as Breathing”: Musk, Altman and Zuckerberg Become Hollywood’s New Villains

“Lies as Easily as Breathing”: Musk, Altman and Zuckerberg Become Hollywood’s New Villains

‘Social Reckoning’ flops with $5.5 million opening weekend; Amazon abandons distribution of $40 million film
Zuckerberg becomes a screen villain as ‘Social Reckoning’ bombs at the box office Amazon abandons distribution of ‘Artificial,’ due in theaters in December, amid pressure allegations and a dismal showing The Silicon Valley titans who lead America’s “big tech” companies and the billionaire founders...
| James choi
52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival Announces Films Selected for Main Competition and New Currents

52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival Announces Films Selected for Main Competition and New Currents

The 52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival will take place for 10 days, from Nov. 25 (Wednesday) through Dec. 4 (Friday), at CGV Apgujeong and CGV Cheongdam Cine City.
Seoul Independent Film Festival 2026, a showcase celebrating the year in independent cinema, has announced the films selected for its Main Short and Feature Competition and New Currents sections. The 52nd Seoul Independent Film Festival received 1,917 submissions for this year's open call — 1,715...
| Joo Seong-cheol
[New Film] Ryu Seung-ryong and Park Hae-joon in 'Jeonggane': Estranged Brothers Reconcile Dramatically After 30 Years of Silence

[New Film] Ryu Seung-ryong and Park Hae-joon in 'Jeonggane': Estranged Brothers Reconcile Dramatically After 30 Years of Silence

Release set for Dec. 2, with the film to make its domestic debut at the 31st Busan International Film Festival
Estranged brothers join forces in a crisis as family bonds shine Ryu Seung-ryong and Park Hae-joon, two of South Korea's leading character actors, star in 'Jeonggane' as brothers whose relationship is worse than that of enemies. The film will hit theaters Dec. 2.
| James choi
[Photos &] Tom Cruise's 'Digger' transformation: Potbellied, balding and set for a bold new mission hitting theaters Oct. 3

[Photos &] Tom Cruise's 'Digger' transformation: Potbellied, balding and set for a bold new mission hitting theaters Oct. 3

A black comedy about a climate disaster triggered by a 9-meter glacier crack; director Alejandro González Iñárritu and Cruise will officially visit Korea on Oct. 1
Hollywood's iconic action star 'Tom Cruise' returns to the screen looking completely broken down. His new film 'Digger,' set for release on 'Oct. 3,' is a 'black comedy' about the downfall of a greedy oil tycoon who triggers a climate catastrophe.
| James choi