Directors Guild of Korea Assembles New Committee During a meeting held on February 22, filmmakers JK YOUN and MIN Kyu-dong were elected as the new representatives of the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK). Also appointed to the new DGK committee were directors KANG Hyoung-chul (Sunny, 2011), MO Ji-eun (A Perfect Match, 2002), KIM Hee-jung (Snow Paths, 2015) and PARK Hyun-jin (Like for Likes, 2016). Th...

Korean Film Council(KOFIC) has completed its structural adjustment, with a newly established executive branch. The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (minister DO Jong-hwan) has been building a new executive department, beginning with the appointment of non-standing commissioners on October 23rd last year, with the additional appointment of non-standing commissioners on December 13th, and th...

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Acting Manager LEE Joon-dong) has completed its recruitment of 8 board members. On December 15th, KOFIC issued a press release stating, “As of December 13, KIM Sang-yoon, the CEO of CINE LUX, has been appointed as the newest non-standing commissioner.” Board member KIM Sang-yoon was born in 1963 and was previously the CEO of film magazine Cine 21 until he became the...