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)
References
- Korean Art Film Studio koryogroup.com, 2019-01-28, retrieved 2024-11-28^
- The North Korean Film Studio Koryo Studio, 2021-05-07, retrieved 2024-11-28^
- http://nks.ac.kr/Word/View.aspx?id=1688 nks.ac.kr, retrieved 2024-11-28^