Korea vocalizes film quota support.

Korea's film community, bolstered by members of civic action groups, demonstrated last week to affirm its support for Korea's screen quota system that has faced intense pressure in recent months. The group called for further rounds of talks between Korean and American government representatives, the MPA and other key figures, insisting that screen quotas are protected by international law and that U.S. demands violate the sovereign rights of Korea. The always-volatile issue of Korea's screen quota flamed back to life in October when President Roh Moo-hyun suggested at the Asia Pacific Economic Forum in Thailand that he considers it urgent that some sort of compromise on the screen quota be reached. At present, the screen quota system requires all screens in Korea to show locally made films for at least 40% of the year, although that number can drop to 106 days depending on circumstances.