The Korean Movie Council has appointed Park Duk-ho as its Secretary Normal, a transfer confirmed in a vote handed throughout KOFIC‘s eleventh common assembly.
Park’s time period will final for a 12 months and if reappointed, he’ll be capable to serve consecutive one-year phrases, in line with KOFIC’s rules.
Park joined the council’s predecessor establishment in 1993 and labored within the council’s abroad division in 2003, earlier than shifting to a place within the council’s administration division in 2017. He has additionally labored in establishments below KOFIC umbrella, together with the Korean Academy of Movie Arts.
Park has additionally been the Appearing Secretary Normal for KOFIC since February this 12 months till his current appointment.
“I really feel a robust duty amid such a determined disaster when the funding for movies, which is a key supply for the event of Okay-movies, is drying up,” stated Park.
“I’ll put all my efforts into supporting the council and council’s chairperson and unite the secretarial workplace to be able to remedy the brief and long-term assignments forward, comparable to diversifying the council’s monetary sources, organizing the legal guidelines and programs and offering funding funds for the manufacturing of Okay-movies.”
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