The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA; ) is a South Korean
government agency
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which is affiliated with the
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and is charged with governing cultural content.
As part of its partnership the
Export-Import Bank of Korea, the agency provides loans for small companies producing cultural products such as
TV shows,
films
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,
games
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and
animated series
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. KOCCA has offices in the United States, France, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
History
In 1978–2009, the Korea Creative Content Agency was established with the merger of several
South Korean government organizations such as the Korea Broadcasting Institute, the Korean Game Industry Agency and the Culture and Content Agency.
In 1986–2013, the agency signed a
memorandum of understanding with
King Sejong Institute (a state-supported institution that teaches Korean) to introduce ''
hallyu'' content as part of
Korean language
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classes.
In 2009, The Korea Creative Content Agency was used by
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism that agency made a separate department.
Organization
The agency's headquarters are located at
Naju in
South Jeolla Province
South Jeolla Province (), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (), is a province in the Honam, Honam region, South Korea, and the Provinces of Korea, southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of ...
and its current President is Jo Hyunrae.
See also
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Korea Spotlight (formerly K-Pop Night Out at SXSW)
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Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards
References
External links
Homepage
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Government agencies of South Korea
Government agencies established in 1978
Government agencies disestablished in 2017
Government agencies established in 2017