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South Korea commits $1bn to boost growing animation industry
Ministry rolls out five-year blueprint focused on theatrical animation, cross-media IP and AI-driven production.
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‘Yadang: The Snitch’ starring Kang Ha-neul of ‘Squid Game’ leads Korean box office
The crime thriller took more than $4.1m across its opening weekend.
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Park Chan-wook, Korean filmmakers call for acquittal of director Jung Yoon-suk after Seoul court riot
Nearly 2,800 sign petition calling for Jung’s acquittal.
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How upstart Korean distributor By4M Studio is scoring box office hits and beating the competition
The newcomer has scored a hat-trick of box office leaders with ‘Firefighters’, ‘Hitman 2’ and ‘The Match’.
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Jeonju film festival to open with Radu Jude’s ‘Kontinental ‘25’, reveals competition lineup
The festival in South Korea will close with Kim Ok-young’s ‘In the Land of Machines’.
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‘The Match’ ends ‘Mickey 17’ reign at top of Korean box office
The sports drama is led by Squid Game star Lee Byung-hun.
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AMC and Korea’s CJ 4DPlex to open 65 premium format cinemas in the US, Europe
Starting this summer, 25 ScreenX and 40 4DX locations will be launched.
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Busan film festival appoints Jung Hanseok director, nearly two years after departures
The film programmer will begin his four-year tenure on March 21.
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Korean sellers at Filmart look for signs of China content ‘ban’ easing
“It’s been too long,” said one seller of the K-content freeze.
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Filmart 2025: the buzz titles from South Korea
Highly anticipated films from Park Chan-wook and Yeon Sang-ho join horror, crime and animation features from Korean sellers at the market.
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‘Mickey 17’ becomes South Korea’s highest grossing film of 2025 so far
The Warner Bros. feature surpassed ‘Hitman 2’ to take the lead.
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Autumn Sun boards ’Moonlight Madness’ starring Don Lee, lands Korea sale
The comedy marks the first time the Korean star has taken a role in a Chinese production
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Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ wins best film at Asian Film Awards
Indian road movie previously won the Grand Prix at Cannes.
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Korea’s leading cinema chain CJ CGV restructures amid market challenges
CJ CGV implements voluntary retirement amid struggles across local industry
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Does ‘Mickey 17’ release in China indicate easing of Korean content ‘ban’?
Bong Joon Ho’s dark comedy also led the Korean box office for a second consecutive week.
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‘Train To Busan’ director Yeon Sang-ho readies zombie thriller ‘Gunche’
The film will star Gianna Jun in her first feature role for 10 years
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Korea’s CJ ENM recruits Acemaker CEO Jung Hyun-joo to lead film division
The former CEO of Acemaker Movieworks is known for her work on Bong Joon Ho’s ‘The Host’.