Korean Box Office Holds the Line as Domestic Films Struggle and Premium Formats Surge in 2025

South Korea's total box office revenue reached KRW 1.047 trillion in 2025, a 12.4% decline from the previous year, with total admissions of 106.09 million — down 13.8% year-on-year. While the market has now sustained the KRW 1 trillion / 100 million admiss...

KOFIC Unveils 2026 Support Programs: Bigger Budgets, New Frontiers in AI and Co-Production

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced its major support program guidelines for 2026, rolling out a significantly expanded funding package designed to help the domestic film industry recover from prolonged post-pandemic challenges. The revamped programs...

Cultivating the Future of Independent Cinema Distribution

Indieground, established by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman Han Sang-joon) to strengthen the distribution infrastructure for Korea's independent and art-house cinema, is now accepting applications for the 7th cohort of its Distribution Academy fro...

Berlin Selects Korean Cinema, KOFIC Stands Behind It

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman Han Sang-joon) has seen its support and education initiatives validated on the international stage. Of the four Korean films invited to the 76th Berlin International Film Festival, opening February 12, three are directl...

KOFIC Unveils Study on North American Market Entry and Co-Production Strategies for Korean Cinema

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman Han Sang-joon) has released a comprehensive study outlining strategies to strengthen Korean cinema's presence in the North American market through enhanced co-production frameworks. The research, titled "Strateg...

Korea Streams 92 Independent Films Free in Largest Digital Showcase

Indieground, the Korean Film Council's distribution platform for independent cinema, will stream 92 curated independent films free to audiences from February 6-25 in its largest online showcase to date. The 2025 Independent Film Library Special Week featur...

Korean Film Academy's Feature Debut Selected for Berlin Film Festival Competition

Yoo Jae-in's feature debut En Route To has been officially selected for the 76th Berlin International Film Festival's Generation 14plus Competition, marking a historic first for the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). The film, which won both the New C...

KOFIC and Korea Copyright Protection Agency

Establishing a Multi-Faceted Cooperation System, Including Emergency Hotlines and Consultative Bodies, to Respond to Illegal DistributionExpected to Enhance Copyright Protection Capacity by Combining Institutional ExpertiseThe Korean Film Council (Chairperson ...

“Film Professionals’ Career Information, Simpler and More Accurate”

  - Enhancing communication with the field and strengthening credit data collection to advance the film professionals’ career verification service- Launch of an Integrated Film Information Management Portal to improve user convenience through a unifi...

Korean Academy of Film Arts to Present Animation & AI Film Showcase and AI Planning Forum at the Seoul Independent Film Festival

Forum to explore the possibilities and limitations of independent films in the AI era​The Korean Academy of Film Arts (President Cho Geun-sik, hereafter “KAFA”) will host a special showcase and AI planning forum focused on animation and AI films during the Se...