On December 20 (local time), the Palm Springs International Film Festival announced a list of the 34th film festival schedule and screenings on its official website. Among them, a total of 4 Korean movies were invited, including Director Park Chanwook's Decision to Leave, Director Kore-eda Hirokazu's Broker, Director Jung July’s Next Sohee, and Director Kim Jungeun's Gyeongah's Dau...
In cooperation with the UNESCO Bureau of Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Film Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Park Kiyong) will hold a Vietnam-Korea film exchange event at CGV Myeongdong Station Cine Library for 3 days from December 2 to 4 to promote exchanges in the Korean-Vietnam film field.The event is designed...
Miky Lee, Vice Chair of CJ Group, accepted the International Emmy Directorate Award at the International Emmy Awards 2022 held on November 21 in New York. The award is granted to organizations or individuals who have made outstanding contributions worldwide in the broadcasting industry. This year, it recognizes Vice Chair Miky Lee’s contribution to the Korean culture and media industry as the spea...
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has started to revive the Korean film industry, which has suffered from COVID-19 for 3 years. Since April, KOFIC has been implementing the 'Human Resources Support Project for Film Production to Overcome COVID-19' to create jobs in the domestic film festival industry and revitalize film production. The project supports the labor cost of 1,000 employees for u...
Top Gun: Maverick, which became a hot topic with Tom Cruise's 10th visit to Korea, topped the box office on the first weekend of its release. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), Top Gun: Maverick reached the top with 1,127,175 moviegoers from June 24 to 26. Its sales accounted for USD 9.6 million, 57% of the sales share. The total a...
The Witch: Part2. The Other One, released on June 15, received the box office baton of the ‘10 million viewer movie’ from The Roundup. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) on June 20 (Monday), The Witch: Part2. The Other One topped the box office during its opening week, recording 1,009,309 audiences from June 17 to 19. Its weekend sales ...
BrokerThe Roundup topped the box office for 4 consecutive weekends, marking the first ’10-million viewer film’ in 3 years among the Korean films released during the Pandemic era. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) on June 13 (Monday), The Roundup recorded 817,031 viewers from June 10 to 12. The weekend sales accounted for 6.7 million US...