Hand-painted North Korean posters depicting iconic movies and actors (named on every image); it is nonetheless widespread in North Korea to hand-paint movie posters like this. Graphic designs for a few of these recommend horror movies, however it’s typically not the case. Supply: Koryo Studio

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Hand-painted North Korean posters depicting iconic movies and actors (named on every image); it is nonetheless widespread in North Korea to hand-paint movie posters like this. Graphic designs for a few of these recommend horror movies, however it’s typically not the case. Supply: Koryo Studio



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  1. Work sourced from Koryo Studio who give the following explanation;

    “Hand painted North Korean posters are still used to promote screenings around the country. However, as they were only ever intended as temporary works (to promote local screenings) the condition and quality of the original versions is rather poor.

    Hence the commission given to artists in the DPRK by Korfilm, the [DPRK film](https://koryostudio.com/films/) corporation which is responsible for promoting international film exchanges and the [Pyongyang International Film Festival](http://www.pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com/). The posters were shown in 2002 in Beijing during a promotional screening event of North Korean films. After the event Koryo Studio managed to purchase the posters.

    ##### The commissioned artists based their compositions on printed promotional posters which would have first come out with the film – these used film stills of the various stars against relevant backdrops.”

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