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KOFIC Apologizes for Barring Blacklisted Artists from Support

SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) made a public apology on Wednesday for its involvement in past administrations’ scheme to blacklist left-leaning artists and deny them state support. “Under the two past governments, the KOFIC made the big mistake of creating a blacklist of cultural-art figures on instructions from relevant [...]

S. Korea to Consider Quota for Screening Domestic Art Films

SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will consider introducing a system for mandating movie theaters to fill part of their screening time with domestic arthouse films, a government film agency said Thursday. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) unveiled the idea as part of its three-year plan starting this year to promote local films. The [...]