Cinema Service (CEO Park Young-mok), a film investment and distribution company that led the renaissance of Korean cinema, is making a dramatic market comeback based on domestic capital.
Starting with "Two Cops" in 1993, Cinema Service has invested in and distributed over 100 films including "Public Enemy," "Silmido," and "The King and the Clown," possessing the strength to prove the commercial potential of Korean films and open the era of the first 10-million-viewer film.
Cinema Service, which has resumed its investment and distribution business, has confirmed its main investment and distribution of "The Taste of Prison" (director Kim Gu-jung, starring Lee Sun-bin, Park Ji-hwan, and Bae Hyun-sung), which is currently in production, marking the beginning of its full-fledged operations. "The Taste of Prison" is a gourmet rehabilitation comedy in which a fallen celebrity chef heads to a prison kitchen and unfolds stories with inmates.
From this point onward, the company has established strategic partnerships with major domestic venture capitals (VCs) such as Michigan Venture Capital and traditional investment firms. Through these partnerships, it plans to secure stability in production funding and establish a solid investment and distribution system from planning and development to completion.
The upcoming lineup includes an occult historical thriller set in the Joseon Dynasty and numerous other projects with both commercial and artistic appeal. These films are currently in pre-production with discussions on casting with top-tier actors.
Expectations are high for Cinema Service's return—having observed market changes over the past decade and built its foundation—to breathe new life into the sluggish Korean film industry.
