SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — With the film industry struggling with the fallout from the monthslong coronavirus pandemic, South Korean movie distributors have made attempts to release films on multiple platforms. The daily number of moviegoers plunged to a record low of 15,000 this week, as people have been asked to stay home amid [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A classic novel that was published more than 70 years ago and widely read so far, has recently been on the bestseller list at Korean bookstores in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The classic novel that is catching on is “The Plague” written by Albert Camus in [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of moviegoers in South Korea fell to a 15-year low in February out of intensifying fears over the infectious coronavirus, data showed Friday. According to the data by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), a total of 7.37 million people went to the cinema last month, plunging 66.9 [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean film industry, struggling with the wide spread of the coronavirus, sees the outlook for its summer peak season remaining bleak even if the epidemic eases. As the number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus has reached nearly 7,900 since the first outbreak on Jan. 20, [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of moviegoers in South Korea last month dropped to its lowest level for a February in 16 years, as people stayed home over growing fears of the novel coronavirus. According to the Korean Film Council on Sunday, just over 7.34 million people went to the movies in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean movie theaters saw the lowest number of visitors for January since 2013, data has shown, as growing fears over the contagious disease led people to stay at home. According to a report by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) released on Thursday, a total of 16.84 million people [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — As North Korea continues to raise the stakes in inter-Korean relations, a South Korean film and television series depicting sweet romance among individuals from North and South Korea are being subjected to criticism for failing to take note of the current situation. “Ashfall,” a South Korean movie currently garnering [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government’s recent announcement of a plan to adopt an anti-monopoly regulation in the local cinema market has rekindled debate over the issue among local cineastes. Last week, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it is seeking to put a ceiling on the number of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Four Netflix original movies have been invited to this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in an apparent move to keep up with rapidly changing trends in the industry. Last week, the festival announced this year’s lineup of 303 films from 85 countries. The list included four Netflix films [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean moviegoers obtain an average of 3.7 pieces of information, including online reviews, before they decide whether to see a film, as films increasingly build their reputations through word of mouth, according to a survey released Thursday by the country’s largest cinema chain, CJ CGV. The cinema chain [...]