Cine21

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Cine21
TypeWeekly magazine
Format A4
Founder(s) Hangyeore Newspaper
PublisherCine21 Corporation
(Hankyoreh Media Group)
EditorChang, Yeong-yeop
Founded14 April 1995
Language Korean
Price3,000 Won
Website www.cine21.com

Cine21 is a South Korean film magazine published by The Hankyoreh newspaper. The magazine was first published on 24 April 1995 in Seoul, and subsequent issues have continued to be released weekly. [1]

Contents

The first editor-in-chief was Cho Seon-hee, the culture desk journalist. [2] The first issue was published with the articles including "Who is controlling Korean film industry", "The vote of 'Korean film power 50'". 1 August 2003, Cine21 was spun off from TheHankoyreh and became an independent subsidiary ("Cine21 Corporation") of the former. As of 2019, the Hankyoreh Media Group owns 85% of the company's shares. [3]

History

Cine21 was the first weekly film magazine published in South Korea. It was born out of the Hankyoreh Media Group's broader goal of promoting meaningful cultural pursuits on a variety of media platforms following the democratic uprising of 1987.

In 2003, Cine21 Co. was established as its own entertainment media company within the Hankyoreh Media Group. [4] This allowed the magazine to broaden its networking power within the film industry.

In 2007, Cine21i Co. was established as a film distribution company within the Hankyoreh Media Group. The company created an online platform that allows digital film files to be downloaded and distributed legally. This helped to revitalize the South Korean film industry.

In 2019, Cine21 was relocating from the Hankyoreh headquarters in Gongdeok-dong, Seoul to the Namsan building in Yejang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. [5] That same year, Cine21 was selected as the 'Specialist Magazine of the Year' at the 2nd 'Digital Magazine Awards (DMA 2011)' for its user-friendly design. Cine21 and FOCUS, published by the British public broadcaster BBC, shared the award. Nine media outlets from around the world competed in the final round of the "Professional Magazine of the Year" category at the Digital Magazine Awards, held in London, England. [6]

Editor-in-chief

  1. Cho Seon-hee (14 April 1995 – May 2000) [2]
  2. An, Jung-sook (May 2000 – October 2002)
  3. Heo, Moon-yung (October 2002 – July 2003)
  4. Kim, So-hee (July 2003 – March 2005)
  5. Nam, Dong-chul (26 March 2005 – 500th issue)
  6. Ko, Gyung-tae
  7. Moon, Suk
  8. Lee, Young-jin
  9. Lee In-woo (2008) [7]
  10. Bae Kyung-rok (2017) [8]
  11. Joo Sung-chul (2018 to 2019) [9]
  12. Kim Chung-hwan (2019) [10]
  13. Han Jeong-taek (2021) [11]
  14. Chang Yeong-yeop (Present) [12] [13]

Distribution

100,000 copies of Cine21 are released per week across South Korea. The magazine has additionally expanded to online platforms that allow for a wider audience and diversity of content.[ citation needed ]

Others

Cine21 is one of the stakeholders of film distributor Little Big Pictures. [14] [15]

References

  1. ↑ 안창현 (2015-04-12). "한국영화 1000만 시대 이끌어온 '씨네21' 1000호". 한겨레 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  2. 1 2 김수경 (2006-09-25). "조선희씨, 한국영상자료원장으로 선임". 씨네21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  3. ↑ "씨네이십일(주) 2019년 재무정보 매출액 64억 7,177만원 영업이익, 자본금, 공시정보 제공". Archived from the original on 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  4. ↑ "Hankyoreh" (PDF). company.hani.co.kr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  5. ↑ "'씨네21' 사옥 이전". 한겨레 (in Korean). 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  6. ↑ 노형석 (2011-12-15). "디지털매거진 '씨네21', DMA '올해의 전문지'에". 한겨레 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  7. ↑ 황춘화 (2008-02-28). "'씨네21' 대표이사에 이인우씨". 한겨레 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  8. ↑ 김경애 (2017-03-29). "배경록 '씨네21' 새 대표이사". 한겨레 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  9. ↑ 주성철 (2019-11-29). "[주성철 편집장] 마지막 에디토리얼". 씨네21 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  10. ↑ "씨네21 대표이사에 김충환씨". 한겨레 (in Korean). 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  11. ↑ 미디어오늘 (2021-11-28). "국내 유일 영화주간지 씨네21 경영 위기 심각 왜?". 미디어오늘 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  12. ↑ "장영엽 '씨네21' 새 대표이사 선임". 한겨레 (in Korean). 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  13. ↑ 미디어오늘 (2022-02-06). "씨네21 신임 대표이사 "프리미엄 콘텐츠로 새 변화 물결"". 미디어오늘 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  14. ↑ "독과점에 뿔난 영화인들, 공동 배급사 만들었다". Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  15. ↑ "Little Big Pictures". Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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