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Myung Film Co., Ltd.
Native name
명필름
Company typePrivate
Industryfilm
Founded1995 (1995)
Headquarters
Jongno District, Seoul
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South Korea
Area served
South Korea
Key people
Sim Jae-myung (CEO)
Servicesdistribution, film production
Websitemyungfilm.com

Myung Film Co., Ltd. (Korean: 명필름) is a South Korean film production and distribution company. It has produced and distributed many films since 2002.

History

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The company was established in South Korea by Shim Jae-myung, and has distributed films throughout South Korea since its founding in September 1995.[1][2][3] In 2004, it merged with Kang Je-gyu Films, forming a joint-venture distribution label, MK Pictures.[4][5]

Productions

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The institute's first feature film In Between Seasons (2016) was directed by first-time director Lee Dong-eun who graduated from its first Film Directing major graduating class. In Between Seasons was screened in the New Currents section at the 21st Busan International Film Festival where it won the KNN Award. Lee went on to make his second feature, the critically acclaimed Mothers (2017) which won the NETPAC Award at the 2018 Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema.[6][7]

Releases

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See also: Category:Myung Films films

References

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  1. ^ "심재명 명필름 대표, "리더는 공감 능력이 가장 중요"". The Seoul Economic Daily [ko]. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Myung Films". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ Chung, Joo-won (26 March 2015). "Myung Films fuels Korean movie industry". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ Lynn Kim (14 July 2010). "Myung Films, MK Pictures to merge into one brand". asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  5. ^ Nigel D'Sa (29 July 2010). "MK Pictures to relaunch as Myung Films". HanCinema. koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ^ Weatherspoon, Christopher (20 February 2018). "In Between Seasons". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. ^ Conran, Pierce (19 February 2018). "LEE Dong-eun's Sophomore Drama with LIM Soo-jung Awarded in France". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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