CONTACT
For distribution, licensing, festival screenings, theatrical bookings, home video, VOD, television, press, research and professional enquiries concerning The Whapung Collection.
The Whapung Collection is an ongoing programme dedicated to the restoration and international rediscovery of thirteen Korean films produced between 1979 and 1985 by Chung Chang-wha’s Whapung company.
Karmax-910 controls the worldwide rights across all media to the thirteen films in the collection.
As the restoration programme progresses, professional enquiries are welcome from distributors, film festivals, cinematheques, museums, repertory cinemas, home-video labels, broadcasters, streaming platforms, cultural institutions, researchers and members of the press.
PROJECT CONTACT
Frédéric Ambroisine coordinates The Whapung Collection for Karmax-910 and serves as the principal contact for the project’s editorial, restoration and international presentation activities.
His work includes historical and editorial research, restoration follow-up, documentation of the films, coordination of international presentations, and communication with festivals, cinematheques, programmers, distributors, home-video labels and other professional partners.
Ambroisine has worked on Chung Chang-wha’s cinema for more than two decades. He first interviewed the filmmaker extensively in the early 2000s for the French DVD edition of King Boxer released by Wild Side, and material from his work with Chung was subsequently included in Arrow Video’s Shawscope Volume One.
The Whapung Collection continues this long-term work by focusing on one of the least internationally known chapters of Chung Chang-wha’s career: his return to South Korea and his subsequent work as a producer through Whapung.
DISTRIBUTION & LICENSING
Professional enquiries concerning the exploitation of one or more films from The Whapung Collection are welcome.
Available opportunities may include theatrical distribution, Blu-ray and UHD, VOD and streaming, television and broadcast, repertory distribution and other forms of licensed exploitation.
Licensing can be discussed for individual titles, selections of films or larger packages from the collection, according to territory and intended use.
Worldwide Rights & Sales: Karmax-910
FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
Film festivals, cinematheques, museums, repertory cinemas, universities and cultural institutions interested in presenting the restored films are invited to contact the project.
Enquiries may concern individual screenings, several films, thematic programmes, special events, or larger retrospectives devoted to Chung Chang-wha and Whapung.
Depending on the event, screenings may also be accompanied by introductions, Q&As, discussions or presentations exploring the history of the films, their restoration and the wider career of Chung Chang-wha.
PROFESSIONAL VIEWING MATERIALS
As the restoration programme progresses, viewing materials for completed titles can be made available to qualified professional partners.
Distributors, programmers, festival representatives, home-video labels, broadcasters and other industry professionals may contact the project for information concerning available titles, restoration status, viewing materials and technical masters.
PRESS, RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION
The Whapung project also welcomes enquiries from journalists, film historians, researchers, authors and institutions interested in Chung Chang-wha, Whapung, the individual films or the restoration programme.
The continuing research surrounding the collection encompasses the films themselves, surviving archival materials, production history, Chung Chang-wha’s career as a producer, and the broader historical relationship between the Korean and Hong Kong film industries.
Press enquiries, interview requests and requests for information or authorised materials may be submitted through the contact form below.
CONTACT THE WHAPUNG COLLECTION
Please use the contact form below and select the category that best corresponds to your enquiry.
For professional requests, please include as much relevant information as possible, including your organisation, territory, film or films concerned, intended use and proposed dates where applicable.
Worldwide Rights & Sales: Karmax-910
Project Coordination: Frédéric Ambroisine