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A Short History of Korean Film1903-1945 Korea Under Japanese influence1903 -- First public screening of a delineation in Korea.1910 -- Korea is officially annexed by Japan. 1919 -- First film, a kinodrama (play with motion picture inserts)named Uirijeok Gutu.1923 -- First motionless film, Plighted Love Under the Moon enjoin by Yun Baek-nam.1926 -- Arirang by Na Un-Kyu.1935 -- First sound film, Chunhyang-jon enjoin byLee Myung-woo.1937 -- Japan invades china the Korean film industry isconverted into a propaganda machine.1945-19551945 -- Japan surrenders to the confederate Forces Korea regains independence, alone is soon divided in two.1949 -- Koreas first color film, The Womens daybook by Hong Sung-gi.1950 -- War starts on the Korean Peninsula. 1953 -- Cease-fire agreement subscribe at Panmunjom.1955-1969 A Golden Age for Korean Cinema1960 -- The Housemaid, directed byKim Ki-young.1961 -- Obaltan, (pictured left) directed byYu Hyun-mok.1961 -- The Houseguest and My Mother,d irected by peel Sang-ok.The 1970s1973 -- Establishment of Korean Motion Picture Promotion breadbasket (KMPPC).1974 -- Establishment of Korean Film Archive.1979 -- Military dictator Park Chung-Hee is assassinated.1980-19921980 -- Kwangju Massacre.1981 -- Mandala, directed by Im Kwon-taek.1988 -- Hollywood studios granted direct distri thoionrights in Korea.1992-19991992 -- mating Story is the first film produced bya member of the chaebol.1993 -- Democratically-elected governing led byKim Young-sam succeeds military dictatorship.1993 -- Sopyonje, directed by Im Kwon-taek.1997 -- Opening of capital of South Korea Cinema Complex inKyonggi-do.1999 -- Shiri, directed by Kang Jae-Gyu,becomes best-selling film ever.History of the Korean screen quota-Introduced in 1966 but took effect in 1993-In 1993 the Korean government allowed Hollywood films to be distributed directly by impact most of the demands of US-Korean film negotiations that had taken place in 1985 and 1988.-Given no governm ental support, the market share of Korean films amounted to only 15% at that time.-Korean film theaters were compelled to run their own movies 146 days a year before 1993 but in reality many theaters were only running Korean films 6 days a year while Hollywood films were run the difference of the year.-After 1993 the Screen Quota Watchers and the screen quota system keep track of the days that Korean films are played and enforce the laws that are in effect.The Legal brass-Movie promotion law required a screen to run Korean films 40% of the time or 146 days a year but after a couple of regulations that lessened the quotas effect the number has been reduce to 106 days a year or 29.