Korean Art Film Studio

The Korean Art Film Studio, also known as the Pyongyang Film Studio, is a film studio and production company in Pyongyang, North Korea.[1][2] Founded in 1947 as the National Film Studio, it is the largest North Korean film studio,[3] covering an area of over 1 million square meters.[2][3] It has around 1,800 employees and is run by North Korea's Ministry of Culture.[3]

The studio's debut was My Home Village (1949), the first ever feature film produced in North Korea following its establishment.[2][3] According to Koryo Tours, the Korean Art Film Studio has since been involved in the production of hundreds of North Korean films.[1]

Selected films

• My Home Village (1949)[2][3]
• The Girl of Mt. Kumgang (1959)
• The Song of a Communist Youth League Member (1964)
• The Destiny of Kum Nyo (1969)
• A Locomotive Engineer's Son (1971)
• The Flower Girl (1972)[2]
• Their Lesson (1972)
• The Flying Circus (1972)
• The Fate of Kum Hui and Un Hui (1974)
• High-Tension Cables (1975)
• He is With Us (1976)
• A Young Man from the Factory (1976)
• The Secretary in Charge of the County Party (1982)
• The Pledge Made that Day (1982)
• The Kangnung Girl and the Pyongyang Boy (1983)
• A Straight Way (1983)
• The Masters of the Factory (1983)
• Pioneers (1984)
• The Road (1984)
• The First Year After the Wedding (1984)
• Pulgasari (1985)[4][5][6][7]
• Pleasure (1985)
• Tomorrow is Forever (1985)
• Hong Kil Dong (1986)[2]
• The Story of a Kayagum (1986)[8]
• Kwangju Appeals (1986)[8]
• Their Youth (1986)[8]
• The County Party Secretary Chief (1987)[8]
• Let's Go to Mt. Kumgang (1987)[8]
• A Broad Bellflower (1987)[2]
• Please Wait for Me (1987)[8]
• Teacher's Appearance (1988)[8]
• A Happy Day (1988)[8]
• Their Day (1988)[8]
• Communist Youth League Members (1989)[8]
• After that Comrade Arrived (1989)[8]
• Seeing the Appearance is Seeing the Inner Side (1989)[8]
• Wind of the Year 1941 (1991)[8]
• He Is Still Alive Today (1991)[8]
• The Kind-Hearted Girl (1994)[8]
• Youth Flourishing in Their Hometown (1994)[8]
• She Was a Student (1996)[8]
• The Family Basketball Team (1998)[8]
• Family Parts 1-9 (2001)[8]
• The Long-Awaited Girl (2001)[8]
• The Family of Kubong Pass (2002)[8]
• Kumjin River (2002)[8]
• They Were Discharged Soldiers (2002)[8]
• The Road to Follow (2003)[8]
• The Noble Name (2003)[8]
• A Letter From My Hometown (2003)[8]
• The Man We Are Waiting For (2004)[8]
• He Was a Coal Miner (2010)[8]