한국영화 간접배급구조에 대한 연구

• 영문명: Study on the “indirect distribution system” of Korean Films
• 발행기관: 한국영화학회
• 저자명: 김미현
• 간행물 정보: 『영화연구』제26호, 113~139쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 예술체육 > 예술일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2005.08.31

영문 초록

Distribution of Korean films had been based on “an indirect distribution system by regions”, which was formed in the late 1950s and had been effective until 1990s. This system is a way of block-booking by regions, which divided Korea into six commercial blocks; Seoul including its neighboring districts, Pusan area, Gwangju area, Daegu area, Daejeon area, and Kyungi area. Distributors in each region payed production companies for distribution rights in their own regions, which guaranteed their rights to screen films in the region. This system was managed to be effective until 1998, when multiplex theaters were established and wide release became a common way of releasing a film. This system, however, has been criticized by various studies as having distorted the Korean film market by preventing those who made films from taking the box office revenues enough. This study starts with questioning this existing criticism. The study suggests that if putting the system in a historical context of Korean film industry, the system had played not only a role of distribution but also a very important role as investors to production. In this regard, the study tries to reread the meaning of “the indirect distribution system of Korean films” under the overall historical context of the Korean film industry. In other words, the status of the system is worth being evaluated in a more positive way, when it is put in the whole film industry system of production, distribution, and screening. Secondly, by examining the system itself, this study attempts to characterize the Korean film market by regions at that time. The market sizes of regional film industries can be projected by analyzing the ratio of per regions. Thirdly, this thesis aims to balance discourses on the indirect distribution system of Korea, which has been established historically.

목차

1. 들어가며

2. 간접배급 구조의 형성

3. 지역별 간접배급 구조

4. 영화산업 구조와 배급체계

5. 직접배급 체계로의 변화

키워드

korean film history film industry distribution discourse