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1993?2016 South Korean film company
Cinema Service
(
Korean
:
시네마서비스
) was a South Korean
film production
and
distribution
company.
History
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The company was founded in 1993 by film director
Kang Woo-suk
as "Kang Woo-suk Productions", before taking the name Cinema Service in 1995. It survived during the
Asian financial crisis
and was in position to take advantage of the popularity boom of
Korean cinema
, becoming a major player in the East Asian film industry.
In 2000, Cinema Service merged with Locus Holdings (later Plenus Entertainment).
In 2005, the founder Kang Woo-suk relinquished his position at the company, wanting to concentrate more on his personal film projects.
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Plenus Entertainment merged with
CJ Entertainment
and Cinema Service became independent of the Plenus Entertainment, and later on merged with
CJ Entertainment
.
In 2006, Cinema Service was merged with
CJ Entertainment
.
In 2008, Cinema Service exited the movie publishing and distribution business to focus on movie production until 2014. Now, all Cinema Service films are distributed by
CJ Entertainment
.
In 2016, the company closed down for unknown reasons.
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References
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External links
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Film distributors of South Korea
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