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  KOFIC and Arirang TV sign MOU
  2012/01/10, Source,
  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with English-language broadcaster Arirang TV to cooperate on broadcasting Korean films abroad as well as producing film programs. The MOU was signed by KOFIC Chairman Kim Ui-suk and Arirang CEO Jie-Ae Sohn on Jan. 5 in Seoul. The MOU states that KOFIC will endeavor to acquire overseas broadcasting rights to Korean films to supply to Arirang TV and that the broadcaster will then program the films actively. KOFIC will also cooperate on overseas events held by Arirang,...More

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  The 37th Seoul Independent Film Festival opens
  2011/12/16, Source,
  The 37th Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) opened yesterday with "Myselves", a documentary projectfilm shot by actresses Boo Ji-young, Kim Kkobbi, Yang Eun-yong, and SEO Young-ju. The festival runs Dec. 8 – 16 at the CGV Apgujeong multiplexin Seoul,...More

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  Korean crews in China
  2011/11/21, Source,
  Films from Greater China increasingly employ technical specialists from Korea - KIM  Seong-hoon reports   For a long time, the film industry has evolved according to emergences of new technology and this has meant new opportunities for those working in the field. We all know how when "talkies" were invented, many silent movie actors lost their jobs and at the same time, many other people found work as synchronized sound technicians and post-sync supervisors. When things went digital from film, jobs were created in the field of digital intermediate and color calibration. In a similar vein, when 3D films became the trend, new kinds of specialists came to be in demand in post-production. We could perhaps begin to understand the emergence of Korean film makers in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in a same vein - technicians of VFX, special effects, and stunts who hail from Korea,...More

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  Korean Cinema Today's November issue
  2011/11/20, Source,
  The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has launched the November issue of the "Korean Cinema Today" webzine at http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/ and it set to launch the iPad version on Nov. 28. In the November issue, Korean Cinema Today's top featurelooks at the overseas projects of four leading Korean directors - Park Chan-wook's "Stoker", Bong Joon-ho's "Snowpiercer", Kim Ji-woon's "The Last Stand", and Ryoo Seung-wan's "In Berlin",...More