CONTRARY TO SOME BELIEFS, SOUTH KOREA IS ONE THE SAFEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. ITS FILM INDUSTRY HAS BEEN GROWING EXPONENTIALLY IN THE RECENT YEARS. PRODUCERS, DOCUMENTARIANS, AND JOURNALISTS FROM ALL AROUND THE GLOBE HAVE BEEN COMING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF KOREA’S BREATH-TAKING LOCATIONS, ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST METROPOLITAN ECONOMIES, THE HOT TOPIC UP NORTH AND ITS DMZ, AND ONE OF THE BEST FILMING INFRASTRUCTURES AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN ASIA. EVEN WITH SUCH A WELL DEVELOPED GOVERNMENT AND DENSELY POPULATED CITIES, THE PROCESS FOR ACQUIRING LOCATION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND LOCK-OFF PERMISSIONS IS QUITE SIMPLE AND CAN BE DONE SWIFTLY.