Park Ki-yong is to step down as chairperson of the Korean Film Council (Kofic) and revealed he will make a return to filmmaking to help the country’s film industry “regain its form”.
The move is not unexpected as his two-year term ended on January 8 but a successor has yet to be appointed and Park remained in the role until today (January 31) as Kofic continues to seek a replacement.
As a result, the government-funding support and promotion agency will operate under an ‘acting system’ until the next chairperson is elected, led by Kofic vice chairperson Kim Seonah.
“For the past two years,...
The move is not unexpected as his two-year term ended on January 8 but a successor has yet to be appointed and Park remained in the role until today (January 31) as Kofic continues to seek a replacement.
As a result, the government-funding support and promotion agency will operate under an ‘acting system’ until the next chairperson is elected, led by Kofic vice chairperson Kim Seonah.
“For the past two years,...
- 1/31/2024
- ScreenDaily
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