Release Story of "Green Days"
Release Story of "Green Days“ Released on June 23, 2011, Green Days is a film created by Korean animators who devoted 11 years to carefully drawing each frame by hand in pencil. Upon its initial screening at Busan’s art-house cinema, programmer Jung Jin‑ah praised it emotionally, saying, “Finally, I’ve felt the tactile pleasure of Korean animation.” The film narrates a journey toward embracing life, and through its distinctive characters and backgrounds, it left a unique impression on Korean animation—drawing anticipation long before release. While it opened in over 100 theaters nationwide, the release coincided with an unprecedented issue of screen monopoly in the Korean film industry. Production, distribution, and exhibition were monopolized by a single corporation—a structure that continues to affect the industry today. (By contrast, the U.S. had enacted the “Paramount Decree,” repealed in 2020, to prevent such monopolies.) One major commercial release seized more than 9...
