Video Production Business Report in Korea: Who Must Report and What to File — Using the Report Certificate for Video Production Service Direct Production Confirmation

Procedure

1. 1. Check whether a report is required

   Production by the national or local governments, production by educational institutions for their own training, production by broadcasters for broadcasting, production by public institutions to promote their own work, commemorative production of ceremonies or religious rites (except for public distribution), production and distribution intended only for viewing through information and communications networks, and production for purposes other than distribution or viewing by an unspecified number of people can be done without a report. If you distribute videos or provide them for viewing beyond this scope, a report is required. If you plan to use the report certificate for direct production confirmation, ask the city, county or district office in advance whether the report will be accepted.

2. 2. Organize the premises and production equipment

   If the business premises are leased, prepare a copy of the lease, and list the filming, editing and audio equipment you own or lease in a statement of production facilities and equipment. The official checks the corporate register and the certificate of business registration through shared administrative information, and you attach the certificate of business registration yourself if you do not consent to that check. A person who received a business closure order less than 1 year ago or is under a business suspension cannot report the same type of business.

3. 3. Submit the report and receive the certificate

   Submit the Video Production Business Report (Enforcement Rule Form No. 20) with the attachments to the city, county or district office. Once the report is accepted, you receive the Video Production Business Report Certificate (Form No. 23), and if it is lost or damaged you apply for reissuance with Form No. 27.

4. 4. Apply for direct production confirmation for video production services

   An SME that wants to supply public institutions applies for direct production confirmation through the SME public procurement information network, and the commissioned agency confirms it after an on-site review within 14 days (excluding Saturdays and public holidays) from the application date. The Standards for Confirmation of Direct Production of Products Competed for among SMEs provide that, where a company holds a Video Production Business Report Certificate, the advance on-site survey may be waived and the company may be recognized as meeting the standards. The direct production confirmation certificate is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.

5. 5. Change reports and follow-up

   If the representative, business location, production items or trade name changes, file a change report (Form No. 28) with the report certificate and supporting documents within 30 days from the date of the change. For the direct production confirmation certificate, a change of trade name or of a corporation's representative requires reissuance, and reasons such as a change of an individual business's representative or relocation of the confirmed factory require returning the certificate and reapplying within 30 days.

Required documents

• Video Production Business Report (Enforcement Rule of the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act, Form No. 20)
• Copy of the lease for the business premises, including any factory (if leased)
• Statement of production facilities and equipment owned or leased
• Certificate of business registration (if you do not consent to the shared administrative information check)
• For changes: Video Production Business Change Report (same Enforcement Rule, Form No. 28) and the existing report certificate
• Letter of authorization (when filed by an agent)

Fees

Typically several hundred thousand won in the industry · We quote after consultation depending on whether only the video production business report is needed or the documents for video production service direct production confirmation are prepared as well. Government fees and direct production confirmation costs are separate.

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Legal basis and review date

• Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act, Article 57
• Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act, Article 59
• Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act, Article 61
• Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act, Article 96
• Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act, Article 98
• Enforcement Rule of the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act, Article 16
• Enforcement Rule of the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act, Article 19
• Enforcement Rule of the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act, Article 20
• Act on Facilitation of Purchase of Small and Medium Enterprise-Manufactured Products and Support for Development of Their Markets, Article 9
• Enforcement Rule of the Act on Facilitation of Purchase of Small and Medium Enterprise-Manufactured Products and Support for Development of Their Markets, Article 5
• Enforcement Rule of the Act on Facilitation of Purchase of Small and Medium Enterprise-Manufactured Products and Support for Development of Their Markets, Article 7
• Standards for Confirmation of Direct Production of Products Competed for among Small and Medium Enterprises, Article 20

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-12

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• If you change production items by replacing filming or editing equipment, you must submit the statement of production facilities and equipment again with the change report, so keep the equipment list up to date.
• The direct production confirmation certificate is valid for 2 years, so reapply before it expires in line with your bidding schedule.

Frequently asked questions