Korean Newsreel () is a North Korean newsreel series that first premiered in March 1948. It was produced by the National Film Studio of North Korea (). Production of the series continued even during the 1950–1953 Korean War, with video reporters moving alongside North Korean troops during the fighting. It is not known with certainty how many episodes of the series were created, with different sources citing 40, 70, and 80 episodes.

The first to fourth episodes were released some time in March 1948, and were shown to Kim Il Sung. The 21st episode was released in late 1949, and covers the unveiling of a statue of Kim Il Sung that occurred in Kangdong County on November 3rd of that year, a welcome ceremony for a ship that arrived from the South, and the October celebration of the establishment of the new communist government of the People's Republic of China, after their victory in the Chinese Civil War. It also covers a few other current events throughout the North.

Korean Newsreel

See also

Our Construction: the first North Korean film, newsreel released in July 1946

Haebang News: the first South Korean newsreel, 1945–1947

References

North Korean documentary films

Newsreels

1948 establishments in North Korea

Documentary films about South Korea

Documentary films about North Korea

Korean Newsreel