Korean Newsreel (Korean: 『조선시보』; Hanja: 朝鮮時報) is a North Korean newsreel series that first premiered in March 1948.[1][2][3] It was produced by the National Film Studio of North Korea (국립영화촬영소) until 1957, when the National Film Studio became the Korean Art Film Studio (조선예술영화촬영소) and a separate studio for producing documentaries and newsreels, the Korean Documentary Film Studio (조선기록영화촬영소), was established.[4] Production of the series continued even during the 1950–1953 Korean War, with film reporters moving alongside North Korean troops during the fighting. Another newsreel was produced between 1950 and 1953 titled For The Reunification of the Fatherland (조국통일을 위하여). It is not known with certainty how many episodes of the series were created, with different sources citing 40, 70, and 80 episodes.[5]
| Korean Newsreel | |
|---|---|
 Title card of the third episode (1948) | |
| 『조선시보』 | |
| Country of origin | Soviet Civil Administration People's Committee of North Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 40–80 (disputed) |
| Production | |
| Production company | National Film Studio (1948-1957) Korean Documentary Film Studio (1957-unknown) |
| Original release | |
| Release | March 1948 – Unknown |
The first to fourth episodes were released some time in March 1948, and were shown to Kim Il Sung.[6][1] The 21st episode was released in late 1949, and covers the unveiling of a statue of Kim Il Sung that occurred in Kangdong County on November 3 of that year, a welcome ceremony for a ship that arrived from the South, and the October celebration of the establishment of the new communist government of the People's Republic of China, after their victory in the Chinese Civil War. It also covers a few other current events throughout the North.[7]
See also
edit- Our Construction: the first North Korean film, newsreel released in July 1946
- Haebang News: the first South Korean newsreel, 1945–1947
References
edit- ^ a b 김, 승 (2016-04-25). 북한 기록영화 (in Korean). 커뮤니케이션북스. p. 67. ISBN 979-11-304-4913-5.
- ^ "[뉴스레터] 어서와~ 해방기 북한영화는 처음이지?". Korean Film Archive (in Korean). 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "조선시보 제1호" [Korean Newsreel #1 (Joseonsibo je1ho)]. Korean Movie Database - 한국영화데이터베이스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ 신, 은실 (2022-05-02). "'끝에서 두번째 세계'에서 온 영화". Korean Movie Database (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Eon, Han Sang (2011). "Reappearance of the war in North Korean films during the Korean War". Contemporary Film Studies (in Korean). 7 (1): 286. doi:10.15751/cofis.2011.7.1.281. ISSN 1975-5082.
- ^ "한편의 영화를 보시면서도". Uriminzokkiri. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "조선시보 제21호" [Korean Newsreel #21 (Joseonsibo je21ho)]. Korean Movie Database - 한국영화데이터베이스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-27.