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A Short tale of Korean Film1903-1945 Korea under Japanese Rule1903 -- offset public screening of a subscribe in Korea.1910 -- Korea is formally annexed by Japan. 1919 -- First film, a kinodrama (play with motion picture inserts)named Uirijeok Gutu.1923 -- First silent film, Plighted Love Under the Moon order by Yun Baek-nam.1926 -- Arirang by Na Un-Kyu.1935 -- First sound film, Chunhyang-jon directed byLee Myung-woo.1937 -- Japan invades China the Korean film constancy isconverted into a propaganda machine.1945-19551945 -- Japan surrenders to the Allied Forces Korea regains independence, but is soon divided in two.1949 -- Koreas first color film, The Womens Diary by Hong Sung-gi.1950 -- War starts on the Korean Peninsula. 1953 -- Cease-fire agreement signed 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,directed by Shin Sang-ok.The 1 970s1973 -- Establishment of Korean Motion Picture Promotion Corporation (KMPPC).1974 -- Establishment of Korean Film Archive.1979 -- Military dictator put Chung-Hee is assassinated.1980-19921980 -- Kwangju Massacre.1981 -- Mandala, directed by Im Kwon-taek.1988 -- Hollywood studios granted direct distributionrights in Korea.1992-19991992 -- Marriage Story is the first film produced bya member of the chaebol.1993 -- Democratically-elected government activity led byKim Young-sam succeeds military dictatorship.1993 -- Sopyonje, directed by Im Kwon-taek.1997 -- Opening of Seoul 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 meeting most of the demands of US-Korean film negotiations that had taken place in 1985 and 1988.-Given no governmental support, the market share of Kor ean films amounted to only 15% at that time.-Korean movie theaters were compelled to run their own movies 146 classs a year before 1993 but in reality many theaters were only running Korean films 6 days a year trance Hollywood films were run the rest 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 System-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 reduced to 106 days a year or 29.