h subtitles at a cinema in downtown Seoul at the ardent request of foreigners living in Korea. Public interest in films has been mounting and several international film festivals have been staged by provincial governments or private organizations in Korea. They include the Pusan International Film Festival and the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. As in other countries, Korean cinema circles are seeing a noticeable expansion of the animation and cartoon industry. More than 200 companies are producing works of this up-to-date genre. Korea sold 37 films with a combined value of about US$3.4 million in 1998. This figure may be equivalent to the price of a handful of imported movies. In 1998, movie houses showed 43 Korean-made films. When all these facts are considered, Korea's film industry is still in a fledgling stage despite some creative directors. BibliographyChoe Sang Su, A Study of the Korean Puppet Play (1961)Cho Wong Gyong, Dances of Korea (1962)Halla Pai Huhm, Korean Dance, Theater, and Cinema (1983)Korean Performing ArtsNadia YunNovemeber 29, 2000...
