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Korean film council takes on scalping after ‘Odyssey’ in IMAX fetches 100,000 won secondhand

The organization is accepting reports of posts on marketplaces and cases in which a macro appeared to be used to buy batches of tickets.

2026.8.19

Film producers and talent agencies agree to limit actor fees for state-supported films

The deal would keep pay for actors in state-backed mid- and low-budget films to below 10 percent of net production costs in an effort to invigorate Korean cinema.

2026.7.16

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'Are you O.K. being touched today?': The question Korean film sets are finally starting to ask

Korea is slowly adopting intimacy coordinators in film, addressing consent and boundaries to prevent exploitation and improve actor safety.

2025.5.29

From left: Korea Creative Content Agency head of content division Kim Il-jung, Korean Film Council's Korea Film Academy director Cho Geun-sik and Netflix Korea’s head of production Ha Jung-su pose after signing a memorandum of understanding on April 24. [NETFLIX KOREA]

Netflix, Kocca and Kofic ink MOU to foster Korean content with training programs

Netflix, the Korea Creative Content Agency and the Korean Film Council have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to foster Korean content production through training programs for industry workers.

2025.4.25

Moviegoers buy tickets at a CGV theater in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Feb. 19. [YONHAP]

'The real crisis begins next year': Korean cinemas are slowly running out of movies

Korea's film industry is facing a crisis as storage films run out and new productions fail to meet demand, leading to declining profitability and potential long-term drought.

2025.4.21

The newly appointed secretary general Park Duk-ho, left, and the Korean Film Council's chairperson Han Sang-jun [KOREAN FILM COUNCIL]

Korean Film Council appoints Park Duk-ho as new secretary general

Park Duk-ho has been appointed as the new secretary general of the Korean Film Council (Kofic), the state-run film council said on Monday.

2024.7.1

Han Sang-jun elected as new chair of Korean Film Council

The new head of Korea’s state-run film council was elected Tuesday after the position had been vacant since January.

2024.6.5

From left, filmmaker Yang Yun-ho, Culture Minister Yu In-chon and former Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival director Han Sang-jun pose after Yang and Han were appointed as new board members of the Korean Film Council at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Friday. [MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM]

Two new members named to board of Korean Film Council

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism appointed two new board members to the state-run film council, which is suffering from a lack of funding.

2024.5.24

Theatergoers buy tickets at a multiplex in central Seoul on July 2, 2023. [YONHAP]

Culture minister orders Kofic to address alleged box office manipulation

Park Bo-gyoon, minister of culture, sports and tourism, ordered the Korean Film Council (Kofic) to come up with measures to address the alleged box office results manipulation by movie theaters and distributors.

2023.8.21

Culture Ministry finds Korea Film Council mishandled budget

The Korean Film Council (Kofic) has mismanaged its budget and carried out unfair methods in selecting candidates for support programs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism found. The ministry said Thursday that Kofic, which spent 2.4...

2023.6.15