Korean
Cultural Center, LA (KCCLA) is operated by the Korean
government's Ministry of Culture and Tourism. KCCLA's mission
is to broaden Korea-U.S. relations through cultural and educational
activities. KCCLA sponsors and hosts an assortment of activities,
including art exhibitions, stage performances, film screenings,
traditional Korean music and dance events, Korean food festivals,
lectures, and sporting events.
Cinema - KCCLA oversees monthly screening
series of Korean & Korean American films as well as the traveling
Korean film series. KCCLA also handles all aspects of film
including special events and sponsorships, such as film festivals,
film marketing and promotions, media and information and filmmaker
visits
Museum - The KCCLA museum displays a permanent
collection of historical and contemporary Korean artifacts
along with a variety of replicas of historical pieces from
Korea's dynastic kingdoms.
Exhibitions - The art gallery on the second
floor is the venue for numerous world-acclaimed artists. Regular
exhibitions are held throughout the year. The Art Gallery
is also used as a locale for an Annual Juried Exhibition for
aspiring artists from around the nation.
Performing Arts Venue - Performance events
are held throughout the year in the KCCLA auditorium such
as Korean traditional music and dance, plays, lectures, and
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Korea
Tourism Organization (KTO) was established
by the Korean government in 1962 to promote Korea as
a tourist destination.
Eventually, the main objective was to attract tourists
from neighboring Asian countries. A decade later, KTO
expanded to open the first North American office in
Los Angeles in 1974. Soon, branches were established
in New York, Chicago and Toronto.
The primary focus of the Los Angeles branch is to interact
with all members of the travel industry: airlines, tour
operators, hotels, travel agents, meeting planners as
well as the travel consumer.
Media relations is another important function as we
work to increase awareness of the many tourist attractions
Korea has to offer.
As the flagship branch, the Los Angeles office territory
covers 13 western U.S. states and Latin America.
In 2005, Korea welcomed over 6 million foreign tourists
in 2005.
The Los Angeles office is proud of its efforts and has
played a major role in establishing North America as
the third largest market sending over half a million
visitors.
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Korea
Culture & Content Agency (KOCCA) is a business
development agency dedicated to promoting Korean content
companies in the U.S. and around the world, through
its network of regional offices.
The Driving Force Behind Korea's Content Industry.
KOCCA was established in 2001 by the Korean Ministry
of Culture and Tourism with a mandate to nurture creativity,
develop cultural content, promote production, support
marketing, and foster Korea's role as a leading content
provider and business partner to entertainment companies
worldwide. Under KOCCA's leadership, Korea has become
a partner to content producers and distributors throughout
Europe, Asia and North America.
Creating Opportunities Across the World of Entertainment
KOCCA is globally recognized for its successful role
in forging direct associations between producers and
distributors worldwide and Korean companies engaged
in Animation, Comics, Licensed Characters, Games, Music,
Mobile & Internet Content and Edutainment.
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