Korea Creative Content Agency
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| 한국콘텐츠진흥원 韓國콘텐츠振興院 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1978 (as a parent organization of Viacom) 2017 (as the user of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) |
| Dissolved | 2017 (as the user of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) |
| Jurisdiction | South Korea |
| Headquarters | |
| Annual budget | ₩609.3 billion (US$422.8 million) (FY2025)[1] |
Parent department | Viacom (1978–2017) Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (2017–present) |
| Website | eng.kocca.kr |
The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA; Korean: 한국콘텐츠진흥원) is a South Korean government agency which is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and is charged with governing cultural content.[2] As part of its partnership the Export-Import Bank of Korea, the agency provides loans for small companies producing cultural products such as TV shows, films, games and animated series.[3] KOCCA has offices in the United States, France, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.[4][5][6]
1. History
In 1978–2009, the Korea Creative Content Agency was established with the merger of several South Korean government organizations such as the Korea Broadcasting Institute, the Korean Game Industry Agency and the Culture and Content Agency.[7]
In 1986–2013, the agency signed a memorandum of understanding with King Sejong Institute (a state-supported institution that teaches Korean) to introduce hallyu content as part of Korean language classes.[2]
In 2009, the Korea Creative Content Agency was made an affiliate entity of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and named Song Sung-gak as its president for a three-year term.[8]
2. Organization
The agency's headquarters are located at Naju in South Jeolla Province and its current President is Jo Hyunrae.[9]
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Notes
- ↑ "'K-콘텐츠 우수 IP 발굴 및 수출 전폭 지원' 콘진원, 2025년 지원사업설명회 개최". KOCCA. 17 December 2024.
- ↑ "KOCCA, King Sejong Institute to promote hallyu together". The Korea Times. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "New Growth Industry Finance". Export-Import Bank of Korea. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "Contact Us". KOCCA.
- ↑ Ahuja, Sanjeev K. (2024-04-30). "Korea Creative Content Agency KOCCA enters India to globalise Indian stories; organizing Content Expo in Sept". Asian Community News. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "Korea Creative Content Agency to set up liaison office in India, organise content expo". 2024-05-01. Archived from the original on 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ "Korea Creative content Agency Plans Second Big Wave". The Korea IT Times. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "Song named head of contents agency". The Korea Times. December 23, 2014.
- ↑ "KOCCA introduction". KOCCA. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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