“My Name,” directed by Chung Ji-young and starring Yum Hye-ran, received funding under the government’s 2025 support program for mid-budget Korean films. Courtesy of CJ CGV and Wide Release
Comedic actor and producer Eline Van der Velden, better known as the creator of the AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood, insists the robot-actor is a job creator, not the job killer critics fear she will be.
While some have welcomed the state initiative to introduce a voluntary pay cap for actors in midbudget Korean movies, others question whether it will have any real impact on revitalizing the domestic film industry.
After the government announced plans to get Pakistani content onto international streaming platforms like Netflix, actor Usama Khan has said the country isn’t ready to step out onto the world stage just yet.
