South Korean Film - Chronicle of key events
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1899 |
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first appearance of motion pictures in Korea
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1899 - 1923 |
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introduction and acceptance period of motion pictures
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1903 |
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first public film screening
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1905 |
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Russia defeated by Japan
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1910 - 1945 |
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Korea under Japanese colonial rule
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1922 |
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production studio Chosen Cinema Company launched by Japanese; fails in the same year
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1939 |
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proclamation of Japanese government that movie industries have to support war effort
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Korean Movie Industry Association founded by Japanese
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1940 October |
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Japanese introduce new law governing movie production in Korea, Chosun Yonghwar Ryung which establishes the Korean Movie Producers Association, designed to control film producers
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Japanese confiscating all film stock
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1940 - 1945 |
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films used as propaganda tool under Japanese government
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1942 |
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Japanese colonial government unites all small production companies into one; producers of the Korean Movie Producers Association are forced to be part of one single production company called Chosun Yonghwa Jejak Jushikhoesa
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1945 August |
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surrender of Emperor Hirohito in thePacific War; fall of Imperial Japan
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1945 |
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founding of North Korea under Kim Il-Sung under protection of Stalin's USSR
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1945 - 1948 |
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South Korea under American military government
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1946 |
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first anti-Japanese film
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1948 |
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first president of South Korea: Lee Sung-Man |
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end of American military government
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1950 - 1953 |
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Korean War
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1953 - 1962 |
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restoration of film industry
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1955 |
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legislation passed exempting admission taxes of Korean films
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re-establishment of Korean film industry in Seoul
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sudden advancement of film industry
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1960 |
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student protests forcing the Syngman Rhee administration out of office
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1961 May 16 |
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military coup: Major General Park takes over
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1961 - 1979 |
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government under Park Chung Hee
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1962 |
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Motion Pictures Act passed increasing capital equipment requirements, establishes Motion Picture Law
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Motion Picture Ethics Committee established
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1970's |
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labour union membership rising at fast rate
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1972 Oct 17 |
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declaration of state of emergency by Park, introduction of Yusin policy, Park establishes himself as dictator
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film industry falling in depression
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1973 |
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revised Motion Picture Law, establishes the Motion Picture Promotion Corporation
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1975 May |
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Emergency Measure Number 9; criticism of Park's own government
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foundation of Minjung Movement as underground and political opposition
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1978 |
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labour union membership reaching 1 million
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1979 |
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South Korean economy becomes unstable
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New Democratic Party under Kim Young Sam
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social and labour unrest
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Oct 26 |
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General Park assassinated
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Dec 12 |
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General Chun Doo Hwan asserts control over the Army
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Minjung Movement takes on status of strong underground institution
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1980 May 27 |
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General Chun sends in 20th Army Division into Kwangju
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Chun becomes president of South Korea
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1981 |
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Chun invited to White House by president Reagan
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growing unrest among the Korean people with the government
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1986 |
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student protests
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1987 |
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death of student Pak Cong-Chol by torturing
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Roh Tae Woo announcing eight point programme of reforms
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1988 |
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Roh Tae Woo becomes new president
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1993 |
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Kim Young - Sam becomes president
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1997 |
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release of On-Line
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