Effort for Greater Transparency and Fairness
Korean Film Council (KOFIC) plans and conducts the improvement of screening system of film promotion business. This is an attempt to increase transparency and fairness of screening of film promotion works and to restore trust on film industry by their participation.
KOFIC set up the improvement plan accepting filmmakers’ opinions after many discussions with them through the ‘Improvement of Screening System TF’. The commission will also make persistent efforts to better the screening system with film industry.
Firstly, ‘Online Registration as a Judge (candidate) 2017’ has revised its qualification standards and professional fields and is now open until April 7th. Anyone who holds certain qualification may apply. From this year, regular registration will be changed into nonscheduled registration to receive candidates continuously after the deadline.
In addition, the commission will unveil contents of examination and members of the jury on its homepage after examination so that anyone can see the process.
Furthermore, KOFIC will create the ‘Improvement of Screening System Conference (W/T)’ which is composed of only filmmakers (within seven people) and plans to prepare reasonable and institutional strategies such as recommendation of judges (candidate) and observation of evaluation (monitoring) with film industries’ participation and observation on the operation of screening system.