Korean Film Archive

It was established as a Korean film storage center in 1974 in Namsan-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, and moved to Seocho-dong in 1990. Since 1991, it has been renamed as Korea Media Center by foundations. It was reorganized into a special corporation based on the Motion Picture Promotion Act in 2002. It built its own building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu in May 2007 and formally reopened in the following year. It is composed of auxiliary and restored facilities equipped with an anti-air and photo-related facility for preserving film and other materials, Cinema Tech that provides movie screening and current affairs services, and a cinema that illuminates Korean film industry through the exhibition of film related materials. It is a member of the International Federation of Film Executions (FIAF) regular members, who hosted the Federation General Meeting in Seoul in 2002. It is a public organization for cultural services under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Korea government. == Functions ==

The archive provides the following services: • Film Collection and Categorization • Film Preservation, Restoration and Digitization • Film Screening and Referential Services • Publication of Academic and Referential Resources • Operation of Online Databases on Korean Cinema • KOFA Film Collection Search • Korean Movie Database online • Operation of the Korean Film Museum == Blu-ray releases ==

To coincide with its upcoming 40th anniversary in 2014, KOFA started releasing restored Korean classic and lesser known films on Blu-ray. One of the criteria for release of the films is their place in TOP 100 Korean films list (although there has been some films released in later years that are not on the list). The Housemaid, Aimless Bullet and The March of Fools received equal number of votes and they occupy the first place. == See also ==