K-Contents Industry Eyes AI Opportunities

One of the buzz words in and out of the Korean contents industry is AI or Artificial Intelligence. Film and wider content industries around the world are faced with challenges brought about by a change in viewing habits and increased budgets but AI is viewed b...

Ko-pick :Tracking the Growth of K-Animation & K-Documentaries in Global Market

Tracking the Growth of K-Animation & K-Documentaries in Global MarketKorea’s content industry is vibrant covering feature films and dramas. While these tend to attract the most attention in the local and overseas media, it’s a diverse sector that also incl...

Ko-pick : Korean Films on Int’l Festival Circuit in 2025

The Korean film industry’s success at home has also seen it secure invitations and awards at many of the world’s top film festivals. The “Big Three” film festivals in Europe (Berlin, Cannes and Venice) tend to attract most of the media attention, not least Can...

Ko-pick : Cases of Cooperation Between Hollywood Studios & Korean Film Companies

Korea’s film market saw enviable growth in the early 2000s and especially in the 2010s when the local market share hit more than 50 percent and admissions to Korean films surpassed 100 million between 2012 and 2019. It’s an industry that like China, India and ...

Ko-pick : International Co-productions Between Korea and Overseas

International co-productions can come in various forms. It’s often when film production companies from different countries are involved in creating a film. It’s also related to the complex role of financing. Indeed, some productions will be shot overseas using...

Ko-pick : Where will K-Zombies go in 2025 & 2026?

Since Yeon Sang-ho’s Train to Busan (2016) zombies have become a running feature of Korean content, especially on streaming platforms. It began with Netflix’s Kingdom (2019) spanning two seasons and a spin-off that was a gamechanger for the industry with OTT ...

Ko-pick : Korean Films that Survived in the OTT era

The era of streaming has brought about transformative effects for the whole content industry with people watching more films at home while there has also been a shift towards limited series as directors are helming more shows. Kim Seong-hun was one of the fir...

Ko-pick : The Development of Costume Design and Makeup in Korean Films

Putting together a production is a collaborative effort involving a variety of different professions.Directing, writing, visual effects and cinematography often attract much of the attention but behind the scenes there are also talented designers working in di...

Ko-pick : The Rise of Female Directors in Korean Film Industry

The Rise of Female Directors in Korean Film Industry The South Korean film industry - not unlike much of the wider global industry – is dominated by male figures. Indeed, Korea’s leading auteurs are male, while narratives in Korean cinema are also frequently ...

Ko-pick : Technological Innovation in the Korean Film Industry

The release of Woo Min-ho’s colonial-era drama Harbin (2024) signified yet another achievement for Korean cinema as it was the first Korean film to be produced in the IMAX format. While Korean films has been released on IMAX screens before they were not able t...