Korean Film Council (KOFIC), a governmental organisation, was established in 1973. It aims to support and promote Korean films both in domestic and abroad.
Korean Academy of Fine Arts (KAFA) was established in 1984. It is an academy established under KOFIC. In 2013, KAFA celebrated its 30th birthday. It is a relatively small school and have 3 majors available: Film directing, cinematography and animation directing.
Throughout the history of KAFA, it has introduced more than 600 talents to the industry, like Im Sang-soo, Bong Jun-ho, Kim Tae-yang, Choi Dong-hoon, and more, who led the second renaissance of Korean cinema in the late of 1990s. One of KAFA alumnis is Bong Jun-ho, the director of Memories of Murder and Snow Piercer. Some of our friends managed to interview Mr Bong. Check out the interview in the video section.
There are a few similarities and differences between KAFA and Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s very own School of Film and Media Studies (FMS).
Similarities:
Firstly, KAFA is one of the many academies under KOFIC. Just like how FMS is one of the many schools that are found under Ngee Ann Polytechnic. KAFA is a film school which provides the necessary needs for film makers to better prepare themselves in the media industry. Similarly, FMS equips its students with the same objective through one of its courses, called Film, Sound and Video (FSV). Both possess a similar career prospect where you can pursue a career in film or television production as a director and cinematographer. You can also take up jobs involving motion graphics, sound recording and design, as well as content development. Furthermore, both KAFA and FMS also assist their students financially to produce their own films.
Differences:
Unlike FMS students, KAFA students do not have holidays in their course as it’s a full-year course. It only offers 3 majors, while FMS offers 4 majors (Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations, Film, Sound and Video and Digital Visual Effects). Students of KAFA need to produce 3 feature films in a year as part of their course requirement while FMS students have many different assignments that expose them to different areas in filming
Written by: Isabelle Seah, Akif Halqi, Fatin Nurdiyana
Photo by: Seow Yun Rong
Korean Academy of Fine Arts (KAFA) was established in 1984. It is an academy established under KOFIC. In 2013, KAFA celebrated its 30th birthday. It is a relatively small school and have 3 majors available: Film directing, cinematography and animation directing.
Throughout the history of KAFA, it has introduced more than 600 talents to the industry, like Im Sang-soo, Bong Jun-ho, Kim Tae-yang, Choi Dong-hoon, and more, who led the second renaissance of Korean cinema in the late of 1990s. One of KAFA alumnis is Bong Jun-ho, the director of Memories of Murder and Snow Piercer. Some of our friends managed to interview Mr Bong. Check out the interview in the video section.
There are a few similarities and differences between KAFA and Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s very own School of Film and Media Studies (FMS).
Similarities:
Firstly, KAFA is one of the many academies under KOFIC. Just like how FMS is one of the many schools that are found under Ngee Ann Polytechnic. KAFA is a film school which provides the necessary needs for film makers to better prepare themselves in the media industry. Similarly, FMS equips its students with the same objective through one of its courses, called Film, Sound and Video (FSV). Both possess a similar career prospect where you can pursue a career in film or television production as a director and cinematographer. You can also take up jobs involving motion graphics, sound recording and design, as well as content development. Furthermore, both KAFA and FMS also assist their students financially to produce their own films.
Differences:
Unlike FMS students, KAFA students do not have holidays in their course as it’s a full-year course. It only offers 3 majors, while FMS offers 4 majors (Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations, Film, Sound and Video and Digital Visual Effects). Students of KAFA need to produce 3 feature films in a year as part of their course requirement while FMS students have many different assignments that expose them to different areas in filming
Written by: Isabelle Seah, Akif Halqi, Fatin Nurdiyana
Photo by: Seow Yun Rong