Kim Meehyun has conducted extensive research on film screening policies and has also built a career as a film critic. Over the course of 23 years at the Korean Film Council(KOFIC), from joining as a researcher in 2001 to retiring as a Head of the Research Division in 2023, she played a pivotal role in the development of the Korean film industry. During her tenure, she led key initiatives such as the coordination of the Korea Box-office Information System(KOBIS) and the Korean Film Industry Statistical Information System. She also contributed on the implementation of support policies for arthouse cinemas and the enactment of the standard contract for the Korean film industry. Her notable publications include Korean Cinema History (2006), for which she served as chief editor, as well as Film Industry (2014), and Growth of the Korean Film Industry and Institutional Achievements of Industrial Policies (2021).
From Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
