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    THE Korean NEW Wave: San Pedro, Maxine

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    The Korean film industry has evolved from production under Japanese colonial rule to becoming a modern industry with internationally impactful films. After the Korean War split production between North and South Korea, South Korea experienced periods of extensive local production and now has vertically integrated companies playing a significant role. The industry is mature and produces a variety of genres beyond early blockbusters, supported by platforms like the Busan Film Festival.

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    The Korean film industry has evolved from production under Japanese colonial rule to becoming a modern industry with internationally impactful films. After the Korean War split production between North and South Korea, South Korea experienced periods of extensive local production and now has vertically integrated companies playing a significant role. The industry is mature and produces a variety of genres beyond early blockbusters, supported by platforms like the Busan Film Festival.

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    The Korean film industry has evolved from production under Japanese colonial rule to becoming a modern industry with internationally impactful films. After the Korean War split production between North and South Korea, South Korea experienced periods of extensive local production and now has vertically integrated companies playing a significant role. The industry is mature and produces a variety of genres beyond early blockbusters, supported by platforms like the Busan Film Festival.

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    THE

    KOREAN
    NEW
    WAVE
    SAN PEDRO, MAXINE
    CINEMA OF SOUTH KOREA

    Production began North Korean films South Korea


    under Japanese were screened rarely experienced periods of
    colonial rule. in the West or in extensive production;
    sponsored touring local industry with little
    Film production was
    seasons or festivals. impact internationally
    split between North
    transformed into a
    Korea and South Korea Film production was
    modern film industry.
    after the Korean War the highest in the
    (1950-1953). 1980s when the Vertically integrated
    country was still able companies play a
    to exchange films with significant role in the
    other communist industry.
    countries.
    2
    THE SOUTH KOREAN BLOCKBUSTER

    • The original film production


    targets the Korean Audience
    first, whereas the Hollywood
    blockbusters assume
    universality
    • Focused on divided Korea and
    the possibility of reunification
    • Came in different genres
    including comedy, crime, and
    comedy-crime films

    Shiri (South Korea, 1999), an action film involving North Korean


    agents operating in South Korea, is the first South Korean blockbuster.
    3
    HALLYU
    South Korean pop culture mainly driven by
    Korean TV Dramas and Korean Pop music. It also
    features the rising profile of Korean stars and
    media celebrities through internet culture.

    4
    THE KOREAN WAVE: HALLYU

    • Primarily an Asian
    phenomenon
    • YouTube became the platform
    for bringing K-Pop over to the
    West
    • Korean TV paved the way for z
    greater acceptance of Korean
    films
    • Helped in building South
    Korea’s soft power in the
    region and worldwide
    • South Korean films became an
    appearance in the West in the
    early 2000s Memories of Murder (South Korea, 2003), considered
    as a ‘well-made film’ that was screened in the West.
    5
    A MATURE INDUSTRY OF VARIETY

    • The industry is not simply an


    industry of blockbusters and
    ‘well-made’ films
    • Busan Film Festival
    • Korean film cultures have
    developed modes of cinema
    production and distribution
    that works in a global scale

    Burning (South Korea, 2018).


    6
    THANK YOU

    REFERENCES

    Stafford, R. (2014) The Global Film Book. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
    CREATIVE OUTPUT

    Filipino Farmer Burning, 2018, 500 x 500 GIF File

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