Cinema Service
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Native name
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시네마서비스 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founder | Kang Woo-suk |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Services | |
| Slogan | The leading power of Korean cinema |
| Website | www |
| Cinema Service | |
| Hangul | 시네마서비스 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Sinema Seobiseu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sinema Sŏpisŭ |
Cinema Service (Hangul: 시네마서비스) is a South Korean film production and distribution company.
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History
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 was which merged with Locus Holdings (later changed Plenus Entertainment).
In 2003, Cinema Service distributed Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
In 2005, the founder Kang Woo-suk relinquished his position at the company, wanting to concentrate more on his personal film projects.[1] Plenus Entertainment merged with CJ Entertainment and Cinema Service became independent of the Plenus Entertainment.
In 2006, Cinema Service was merged with CJ Entertainment.
In 2008, Cinema Service distributed Sex and the City: The Movie and to exit the movie publishing and distribution business to concentrate movie production. Now, all Cinema Service films will now be distributed by CJ Entertainment.
See also
References
External links
- Official website (English)
- Cinema Service at the Internet Movie Database
