Broker – Exclusively in UK Cinemas 24 February
The outstanding new film from acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) – BROKER will be in cinemas across the UK from 24 Feb!So-young (K-Pop star Lee ‘IU’ Ji-eun) leaves her baby Woo-sung outside a church ‘baby box’, only to find that he’s been picked up by Sang-hyun (Parasite’s Song Kang-ho), who runs an unofficial adoption brokerage and plans to find him a new home.It...
Read more...
LKFF 2022: Indie Talent – Programmer’s Note
The four films included in this year’s Indie Talent section were chosen to provide a glimpse into the kind of stories Korean independent filmmakers are telling in the present day. Whereas many commercial filmmakers have to assess and anticipate the type of stories audiences want to hear, for independent directors the choice of what story to tell often comes from someplace personal. In that sens...
Read more...
The State of 2020s Korean Sexuality: Gyeong-ah’s Daughter and Coming to You
We lead growing proportions of our lives online, and this is even more true for young people, who face the daunting task of exploring their sexuality and relationships in an increasingly digital world. Lawmakers and the government in South Korea are way behind in understanding how to prevent and respond to gender-based violence using tech and in online spaces. It’s past time for them to catch u...
Read more...
LKFF 2022: Full Programme Announcement
For any press requests please contact festival publicist. THE LONDON KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS PROGRAMME Special Presentation of Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Award Winning BROKER Critically Acclaimed RETURN TO SEOUL Closing Film: KIM Han-min’s HANSAN: RISING DRAGON Following the announcement of Choi Dong-hoon’s Alienoid opening the London Korean Film Festival (LKFF), the f...
Read more...