The Korean Film Council (KOFIC; Korean: 영화진흥위원회; Hanja: 映畵振興委員會) is a state-supported, self-administered organization under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea.
[1] KOFIC was launched in 1973 as the Korean Motion Picture Promotion Corporation (KMPPC).
It changed its name to Korean Film Commission in 1999, to be set up as a self-regulating body that could institute film policy without requiring the ratification of the Ministry of Culture.
[2][3] KOFIC is composed of nine commissioners, including one full-time chairman and 8 committee members appointed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in order to discuss and decide on the main policies related to Korean films.
[4] It aims to promote and support Korean films both in Korea and abroad.