KOFIC Launches Korean Actors 200 Campaign

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, presided by KIM Young-jin) is stepping forward to promote Korean actors on the global stage. This new campaign, which will be run under the name of Korean Actors 200, is a methodical project that will consist in selecting the 20...

K-Cineflex, a new 3-part documentary TV series on Korean cinema for international audiences

Movie fans from all over the world will soon have the opportunity to get more familiar with Korean films despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Produced by Arirang TV, K-Cineflex is a three-part English-language documentary series on Korean films that will delve into ...

KOFIC Reaffirms Its Commitment to ASEAN-ROK Film Cooperation

On October 28, the Korean Film Council (Chairperson OH Seok-geun) held theASEAN-ROK Film Partnership Virtual Conference 2020(ARFP 2020). This conference, which was presided over by Jonathan TAN Ghee Tiong, Head of the Culture and Information Division at the AS...

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to Hold 2020 ASEAN-ROK Culture Innovation Summit Oct 21, 2020

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, through its Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange and its Asia Culture Center, is holding a 2-day online summit to promote international cooperation in the cultural section between ASEAN countries an...

Special Issue of Variety Featuring Information on Location Shooting in Korea

With Presentation of KOFIC Location Incentive for Foreign Audiovisual Works Program On September 9, US-based popular culture magazine Variety is dedicating a special issue, named “Location Update: The Big Restart,” to international location shooting. Variety w...

KOFIC to Hold Webinar on Korea-ASEAN Documentary Co-production

The Korean Film Council(KOFIC) is partnering for the first time with the Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy (BEKRAF) and the Indonesia-based organization In-Docs to hold a public seminar on Korea-Southeast Asia co-productions for documentaries as part of t...

Recruitment on Expatriate for KOFIC

KOFIC is looking for an expatriate of 2020! Please visit KOFIC website(Korean) ▶ https://www.kofic.or.kr/

KOFIC Announces Korean Film Industry Results for July

The admission figures are painting a difficult picture for Korean films. With a total of 3.34 million, local films recorded their worst July box office in terms of tickets sold since 2008, dipping at only 15.2% of all admissions, itself the lowest local market...

KOFIC Publishes 2018 Korean Film Industry Report

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) published its Korean Film Industry report for 2018. This report analyses the general state of the Korean film market and the general trends over the last year sector by sector. According to the report, overall admissions in 2018...

Korean Film Night held by KOFIC at the Berlin International Film Festival

On February 11 at 8 pm (local time), the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) held the Korean Film Night in the Koreanisches Kulturzentrum (Korean Cultural Center) of Berlin, Germany. The event was organized by the Korean Cultural Center in collaboration with KOFIC to ...