Foreign fans of Korean film in Seoul are about to have an easier time enjoying the films they love.
The film "The Front Line" (Photo: Naver Movie)
Since 2009, several theaters in Seoul have worked to increase the accessibility of Korean films for non-Korean speakers living in the city by adding English subtitles to Korean movies at select theaters. Seoul City Government recently worked with Lotte Cinema's Myeongdong branch to add Japanese subtitles to select films. Currently, CGV's Myeongdong, Gangnam, Yongsan and Guro branches show films with English subtitles.
Earlier this year, the horror film "White: The Melody of the Curse" found a larger audience through English-subtitled showings, and the omnibus film "Mama" also got a boost through Japanese subtitles. The action films "Quick" and "The Front Line" have also broadened their audiences through multilingual subtitling, and the science fiction movie "Sector 7" recently premiered with subtitles.
The film "The Servant" (Photo: Naver Movie)
In 2009, when large-scale English subtitling efforts first began, hit films like "Old Partner", "Thirst", "Haeundae", "Moss" and "Blades of Blood" all had subtitled showings in local theaters.More than 35,000 foreign nationals have enjoyed Korean movies with subtitles in theaters. Of the 44,710 English in Seoul as of December, 2010, 78 percent of them reported watching at least one Korean movie in theaters last year.
"Old Partner" (Photo: Naver Movie)
Ma Chae-suk from Seoul City Government said, "Theaters that show films English subtitles help foreign nationals in Korea understand Korean culture better. We added Japanese subtitles this year and will later add Chinese subtitles for Chinese residents and visitors".
In February, the Korea Literature Translation Institute (KLTI) and National Theater of Korea (NTK) reached an agreement for the KLTI to support the NTK by helping to translate plays, performances and publicity materials for three years. The first play with English superscripts, "The Owner has Come", premiered in April.Source : www.korea.net/detail.... ( English Korean )
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