London Korean Film Festival 2021: Special Focus Announcement
After a mostly digital edition in 2020 the London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) is pleased to be returning to cinema screens across the UK’s capital for its 16th year, running from 4 – 19 November 2021. With the biggest programme dedicated to Korean cinema outside of the country itself, the festival is proud to present a rich and diverse line-up showcasing the year’s biggest box-office hits...
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Rolling Q&A with director Kwak Min-Seung
An exclusive Q&A with the talented director of LKFF2021 film ‘Rolling’ Kwak Min-Seung. Moderated by Film Critic, University Lecturer and Translator Darcy Paquet. Rolling will be screening on 16 November at Everyman, Screen on The Green.
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Watch Documentary Youn Yuh-jung
In the wake of Youn Yuh-jung’s Academy Award, national broadcaster KBS put together this stylish tribute. It opens with a series of brief statements from acting and other colleagues present and past. Viewers of the film Canola (2016) may be surprised to see Kim Go-eun, the film’s older Hyeji, looking positively radiant; fans of Minari will meet a very different Han Ye-ri than the exhausted yo...
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Special Focus: Youn Yuh-jung Talk with Professor Kim Hong Joon
LKFF Programmer Mark Morris discuss’s Youn Yuh-jung’s incredible contribution to Korean cinema and her 5 decade career with Professor Kim Hong Joon of the Korean National University of the Arts. Part of our Special Focus strand celebrating Youn Yuh-jung and her historic Academy Award win.
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Spring Song Q&A with director Yu Jun-sang
An exclusive Q&A with regular Hong Sangsoo actor and talented director of LKFF2021 film ‘Spring Song’ Yu Jun-sang. Moderated by Film Critic and LKFF Programmer Anton Bitel. Spring Song will be screening on 10 November at Everyman, Screen on The Green.
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