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South Korea Launches Committee to Debate Six-Month Theatrical Window for Films
South Korea Launches 22-Member Panel to Negotiate Six-Month Theatrical Window Agreement
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Naman Ramachandran
2d ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) have launched a 22-member public-private consultative body to negotiate a voluntary theatrical holdback agreement. The committee, formally titled the Public-Private Consultative Body for Improving Korean Film Distribution Structure, held its inaugural session in Seoul with participants from production, distribution, exhibition, TVOD, and SVOD sectors. The goal is to finalize terms by August 2026 without waiting for pending legislation, aiming to establish a six-month theatrical window.
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· 3 pulledThe committee – formally titled the Public-Private Consultative Body for Improving Korean Film Distribution Structure – held its inaugural session Friday in Seoul.
The 22 participants included decision-makers from across the production, distribution, exhibition, TVOD and SVOD sectors.
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) have launched a public-private consultative body to negotiate a voluntary theatrical holdback agreement, aiming to finalize terms by August without waiting for pending legislation.
South Korea's Culture Ministry and KOFIC launch a 22-member public-private body to finalize a voluntary holdback agreement by August 2026.
