{"id":256840,"date":"2026-05-25T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/south-koreas-movie-industry-is-embracing-ai-will-k-film-lose-its-magic\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:55:27","slug":"south-koreas-movie-industry-is-embracing-ai-will-k-film-lose-its-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/south-koreas-movie-industry-is-embracing-ai-will-k-film-lose-its-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s movie industry is embracing AI. Will K-film lose its magic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/south-korea-film-industry-ai-hnk-spc\">South Korea\u2019s movie industry is embracing AI. Will K-film lose its magic?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/south-korea-film-industry-ai-hnk-spc\">https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/south-korea-film-industry-ai-hnk-spc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-25 22:21:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnn.com\">www.cnn.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <strong class=\"ai-article-summary__title\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ai-article-summary__stars-icon\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n            <span>Summary<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/strong><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ai-article-summary__toggle-caret-up\" aria-label=\"Toggle Article Summary\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ai-article-summary__toggle-caret-down\" aria-label=\"Toggle Article Summary\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ai-article-summary__items\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">South Korea&#8217;s film industry is turning to artificial intelligence to cut production costs amid declining box office sales.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">The government has earmarked millions of dollars of funding for productions using technologies including AI.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">Some warn that AI could replace jobs and erode the human touch that made Korean cinema iconic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"ai-article-summary__disclaimer-text\">AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/editor-note\/instances\/cmpaxn98e00293b6r16r57vqp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"editor-note\" class=\"editor-note-elevate vossi-editor-note_elevate inline-placeholder \" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n    <span class=\"editor-note__prefix vossi-editor-note_elevate__prefix\">EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:<\/span>\u00a0<strong> <\/strong><strong>K-Everything<\/strong><strong>: A CNN Original Series <\/strong>is hosted by Daniel Dae Kim and explores the global impact of South Korean culture. You can now watch the series on CNN International, CNN All Access and HBO Max.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpaq57ay001w27qf9cwk00pl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Globally, Korean content is booming. K-film and television exports doubled between 2019 and 2024, and last year, the nation\u2019s audiovisual sector added $16.4 billion to the economy, supporting 291,100 jobs.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpaq8krk00013b6r2x69hfsr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But beneath the surface, South Korea\u2019s film industry is facing enormous funding challenges. Domestic box office sales are 45% less than they were pre-pandemic, in part due to the rise of streaming. As a result, production companies are pulling back on funding: last year, just 20 films were made with a budget over 3 billion won ($2.15 million), compared to 40 to 50 annually pre-pandemic, according to the Korean Film Council.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpaq8krl00023b6r3wf0wn05@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cKorean production costs have risen significantly in recent years,\u201d says Hyun-jung Baek, head of content innovation at CJ ENM, South Korea\u2019s largest entertainment and content production company. \u201cSo even though K-content is expanding globally, the profits coming from it aren\u2019t great.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpaq8krl00033b6rpl2i8t5o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Many production companies, including CJ ENM, are turning to artificial intelligence&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/south-korea-film-industry-ai-hnk-spc\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea\u2019s movie industry is embracing AI. 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