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“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...
Lee Chan-hyuk Wins Three Awards at the 23rd Korean Popular Music Awards... 'Extinction Crisis Love' Selected as Song of the Year

Lee Chan-hyuk Wins Three Awards at the 23rd Korean Popular Music Awards... 'Extinction Crisis Love' Selected as Song of the Year

Most Awards with Solo Album 'Eros', Recognized for Popularity and Musicality... BLACKPINK's Jennie Wins Two Awards, Han Lo-ro Named Musician of the Year
Lee Chan-hyuk of the sibling duo AKMU has won three awards at the 23rd Korean Popular Music Awards with his solo second album 'Eros' .The Korean Popular Music Awards Secretariat announced on the 27th that Lee Chan-hyuk was named the artist with the most awards at the ceremony, which was broadcast...
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...
[Interview] 'No Other Choice' Lee Byung-hun② “Feeling a sense of crisis with AI videos, I also watch videos featuring Lee Jung-jae”

[Interview] 'No Other Choice' Lee Byung-hun② “Feeling a sense of crisis with AI videos, I also watch videos featuring Lee Jung-jae”

“I hope that by focusing on the fundamental aspects of making good movies that can only be felt in theaters, things will improve”
※ Part 1 continuesThe director said he spent a lot of time convincing about the part where Mansoo kills his rival. It’s a part that some audience members might question, and it must have been even more important from the perspective of playing Mansoo.
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.

"Korean Theaters in the First Half of the Year Record Lowest Audience Numbers in 21 Years"

"With 42.49 million, lower than the 44.94 million right after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, it seems difficult to surpass 100 million by the end of the year."
No one comes to the theater, and that complaint was not unfounded. According to the integrated computer network of the Korean Film Council, the cumulative audience number for the first half of this year was counted at 42,497,285.
Government Support Caps Actor Pay at 10% for Mid-Budget Films

Government Support Caps Actor Pay at 10% for Mid-Budget Films

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and major agencies sign a partnership deal, launching a recovery push for South Korea’s film ecosystem with a new actor-pay ceiling
Rescue operation for sinking K-movie: '10% actor-pay rule' gets underwaySouth Korea’s film ecosystem is seeking a dramatic turnaround at the edge of a cliff. To save Chungmuro from a crisis brought on by skyrocketing production costs, the government, major management companies and producers finally...
Ryoo Seung-ryong-Ha Ji-won-Kim Si-a ‘Bikwang’ Set for Sept. 2 Release—Launch Posters and Teaser Revealed

Ryoo Seung-ryong-Ha Ji-won-Kim Si-a ‘Bikwang’ Set for Sept. 2 Release—Launch Posters and Teaser Revealed

Top-star couple Jung-gu (Ryoo Seung-ryong) and Nam-mi (Ha Ji-won) face a breakup after Jung-gu’s daughter, Dong-ju (Kim Si-a), suddenly appears, then—eight years later—get pulled into a shocking incident as they risk everything to save Dong-ju.
The movie ‘Bikwang’ is the heartfelt family chronicle directed by Lee Ji-won, in which Jung-gu (Ryoo Seung-ryong) and Nam-mi (Ha Ji-won)—a top-star couple—split up after Jung-gu’s daughter, Dong-ju (Kim Si-a), suddenly shows up, and then eight years later, Dong-ju becomes entangled in a shocking...
Interview: Director Yu Eun-jeong Says the House in 〈Shadow Child〉 Was Designed by Kim Chung-up

Interview: Director Yu Eun-jeong Says the House in 〈Shadow Child〉 Was Designed by Kim Chung-up

※ 〈Shadow Child〉 director Yu Eun-jeong interview continues from Part 1. 〈Shadow Child〉 recalls your earlier film 〈The Night's Door Opens〉. Both films depict death as a dark realm, yet each also takes a fundamentally affirmative view of existence — I saw similar imagery running through both.
[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

On the occasion of its 30th edition, the festival announced the start of its three-year project, “Asian Genre Films 99” (Asian Genre Films 99).
Above all, it’s a genre festival. For its 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Chairman Shin Chul, hereafter BIFAN), the festival screens 321 films from 50 countries (170 feature films, 85 short films, 38 AI titles, and 28 XR titles), and of these 93 are world premieres.