Kim Hong-jun, Professor Emeritus at Korea National University of Arts, Appointed as Director of Korean Film Archive

Professor at Korea National University of Arts, Former Artistic Director of Gangneung International Film Festival, Expert in Film Industry

Kim Hong-jun, the new director of the Video Archive. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 24th that it has appointed Kim Hongjun (66), Professor Emeritus of the Film Department at the School of Film, TV & Multimedia at Korea National University of Arts, as the new president of the Korean Film Archive.

Kim Hongjun was finally appointed after a public recruitment, screening, and recommendation process conducted by the Korean Film Archive President Recommendation Committee. His term is three years, until February 2025.

President Kim graduated from the Department of Anthropology at Seoul National University and completed doctoral coursework in Visual Anthropology at Temple University Graduate School in the United States. After returning to Korea, he worked as an assistant director for director Im Kwon-taek, directed films such as "A Bittersweet Life," and nurtured future talents as a professor in the Film Department at the Korea National University of Arts. He has served as the executive chairman of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and as artistic director of the Chungmuro Musical Film Festival and the Gangneung International Film Festival.

Hwang Hee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said, "President Kim is an expert who has accumulated extensive experience and expertise in the film field over a long period, and we expect him to contribute to revitalizing the operation of the Archive and the development of video culture and industry."

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