Renowned South Korean film directors, united in the Directors Guild of Korea , warn that the current legal framework prevents audiovisual authors from receiving income from the exploitation of their works on OTT platforms and call for a structural reform that guarantees patrimonial rights and residual payments. In a powerful video released publicly, South Korean directors and screenwriters—including Dong Hoon-Choi , JK Yoon , July Jung , Heon Seok-Baek , Joon-Ik Lee , Hae-You
South Korea has taken the world by storm with its audiovisual productions, yet creators still do not receive fair compensation. Yoon Jung Lee , screenwriter, director, chair of the Author’s Rights Committee of the DGK and second vice president of the International Confederation of Audiovisual Authors (AVACI) , outlines the challenges and progress in this ongoing fight for recognition. By Ulises Rodríguez “Passion pay”: the hidden cost of the Korean audiovisual boom The g
