August 2025 Report on the Korean Film Industry

“August 2025 Box Office Revenue and Admissions Highest Since January 2024” ○ Total revenue in August: KRW 135.6 billion · admissions: 13.45 million, highest since January 2024 ○ Webtoon-based Zombie Daughter ranked No.1 overall in August ○ Japanese animation Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle ranked No.2 overall in August ○ F1: The Movie cumulative revenue KRW 51.1 billion, ranked No.1 in 2025 box office revenue

Greater Asia-Europe collaboration: Asian Film Alliance Network (AFAN) partners with European Film Agency Directors association (EFAD)

  The European Film Agency Directors Association (EFAD) and the Asian Film Alliance Network (AFAN) met during the Cannes Film Festival to form a partnership to enhance the understanding and collaboration amongst the European and Asian national film a...

KOFIC, Showcasing a Diversity of Korean films in Mexico

South Korea has been named as the country guest of honor for the 19th Monterrey International Film Festival, which will take place from September 28th to October 4th in Monterrey, a city in northern Mexico. On this occasion, the festival will offer three secti...

THE POINT MEN, LITTLE FOREST Director Yim Soonrye to Receive an Achievement Award in Mexico

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC; Chairman Park Ki-yong) announced on September 13th that it will host events to showcase the diversity of Korean films in Mexico City and Monterrey, in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Center in Mexico City, as the two coun...

KOFIC Prepares for COVID-19 Pandemic & Endemic Simultaneously

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has started to revive the Korean film industry, which has suffered from COVID-19 for 3 years. Since April, KOFIC has been implementing the 'Human Resources Support Project for Film Production to Overcome COVID-19' to cre...

Director Park Kiyong & Prof. Kim Sunah, Picked as the New chairperson and the Vice-chairperson of Korean Film Council

Park Kiyong, a professor at Dankook University's Graduate School of Culture and Arts, was elected as the new chairman of Korean Film Council. Kim Sunah, a professor at Dankook University, was appointed as the vice-chairman.Korean Film Councilannounced on J...

Escape from Mogadishu, Heading for the Oscars

Director Ryoo Seungwan's Escape from Mogadishuis the main character that will create the ‘Korea Syndrome’ for the third consecutive year at the Oscars. KOFIC (Korean Film Council) selected Escape from Mogadishuas the representative film in 2021 Korea and t...

KOREAN ACTORS 200 Photo Exhibition, Held in New York Concurrently

Korean Cultural Center New York Starts the Exhibition from Sept. 8, Virtual Gallery Will Be Open, TooKOREAN ACTORS 200, which has been hosted by Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Kim Youngjin) as part of a promotion campaign for Korean film stars since M...

Korean Film Council, Holding ‘Korean Cinema, Our Old Friend’ Campaign

Korean Film Council, Holding ‘Korean Cinema, Our Old Friend’ Campaign Korean Film Council(KOFIC) is holding the 'Korean Cinema, Our Old Friend' Campaign to add vitality to the Korean film industry and encourage audiences to watch movies in the theater....

ASEAN-ROK Film Workshop is held online on July 28

The producer of <The Golden Holiday> gives a presentation at the forum, and the producer of <Train to Busan> gives a master class lecture2021 Korea-ASEAN Film Workshop will be broadcast live online from 15:00 to 18:00 on July 28. This event has bee...