Zip Cinema
Zip Cinema is a South Korean film production company operating as a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment. Producer Lee Yoo-jin established the company in December 2005, and its inaugural production was the 2007 film, Voice of a Murderer. The company's recent high-profile project is Hirokazu Kore-eda's Broker. After its world premiere in the main competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 26, the film garnered both the Ecumenical Jury Award and the Cannes [Film Festival Award for Best Actor|Best Actor Award] for Song Kang-ho. CJ E&M subsequently released Broker theatrically in South Korea on June 8.
History
- Zip Cinema was established in December 2005 by Lee Yoo-jin.
- Zip Cinema saw a hit with rom-com All About My Wife, which took in over 4.5 million admissions and grossed more than $30.2m.
- In January 2012, Zip Cinema was acquired by Singapore based company Spackman Entertainment.
- In 2020, Spackman Entertainment received a non-binding takeover offer for its Zip Cinema subsidiary from an undisclosed Korean content production company, facilitated by Charm Accounting Corporation.
- On September 16th, 2021, Zip Cinema was acquired by Kakao Entertainment.
Filmography