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3D Image Research Center to open in Busan

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A 3D film research center will be established in the Centum City area of Busan to carry out research in the field and nurture related human resources.

 

Busan City recently announced that its ‘3D Image Research Center in the Southeast Region of Korea’ has been selected for the 2010 Cultural Technology Cooperative Research Projects, in a competition hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency to enhance global competitiveness of the contents market.

 

To support the regional motion picture industry, the 3D Image Research Center aims to research and develop 3D stereoscopic images and cultivate related professionals. The Center will open at the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency in Centum City as early as July and plans to move to the Busan Cultural Contents Complex when it is completed in December, 2011.

 

As a Cultural Technology Cooperative Research Center for the Southeast Region of Korea, the Center will be operated through Industry-University-Government Collaboration across the Greater Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongnam Region. The Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency will lead the project, along with 14 co-operative partners, including the Ulsan Culture Industry Development Institute, Busan Film Industry Association, Dong-eui University, Youngsan University, Dongseo University, Pukyong University and KNN. The project will cost 2 billion won a year and will therefore receive a total of 16 billion won of financial support over the eight years.

 

The 3D film industry is a higher value-added business applied to various fields including film, broadcasting, gaming, medicine, advertising and architecture. It is a key industry in the contents market as a new next-generation growth engine. The success of the 3D film ‘Avatar’ lead to an increase in the production of 3D films and domestic electronics companies have since started launching 3D TVs. This reflects a growing 3D motion picture market worldwide.

 

An official of the Film & Cultural Industry Division said, “Establishing the high-tech 3D Image Research Center in Busan will upgrade the regional film industry by enhancing the capability of 3D image R and D, cultivating professionals and cornering the market.

For more information, please contact the Film & Cultural Industry at 051) 888-8122