Personal yet universal stories tackled with both nostalgia and humor are often the best way to bring different cultures together and touch audiences from various backgrounds. And Korean American director Benson Lee achieved a perfect balance in Seoul Searching which had its European premiere screening at the Asia House Film Festival on Saturday February 27th at […]
Starting from 19:00, Korean TV drama fans are invited to join the second event of the yearly London Korean Drama Screenings on Thursday 2 April, from 7:00pm. After a talk with special guests, and before a drinks reception, the two following Korean TV dramas will be screened: Kill Me, Heal Me (킬미, 힐미) First […]
Starting next Thursday, the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) is launching a series of pre-screening talks about different eras and genres of the Korean film industry – before the bi-weekly film screenings. The first talk will take place before the screening of Kang Woo-suk’s action comedy film Two Cops, and look at the Korean local […]
Several screenings have been published on the website of the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) and you can already RSVP: Sunday 9 November: a selection of short films from the Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival by Lee Jung-ho (4:00PM), Kim Do-hoon (6:40PM) and Jung Dae-gun (9:20PM); Monday 10 November, 7:00PM: A Moment to Remember by director […]
After successful 3 cycles dedicated to Screenwriting, Film music and Cinematography, the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) is ending its 2014 Year of Film Professionals with Production Design. And the guest chosen for that them is Ryu Seonghie. After pottery studies, Ryu Seong-hie made her debut as a production designer on Flower Island in 2001, […]
Tickets for the films of the London Korean Film Festival have been up for sale since 12:00pm yesterday, Thursday 23 October. Kim Ki-duk fans can already book tickets for the master’s latest film, One on One, as well as for Pieta (2012), winner of the Golden Lion in Venice. One on One stars Ma Dong-seok […]
There were 21 East Asian films at this year’s London BFI Film Festival, a very limited representation within the overall selection of 248 films (8.5%). Leading the selection was China, Japan and South Korea. Several films were entered under both China and Hong-Kong, suggesting how interconnected the two film industries have become. As the Chinese […]
Most films and guests of the London Korean Film Festival had been announced earlier last month. After several weeks of patience, we can now confirm the final schedule. Notable additions include Lee Chang-dong’s award-winning film Poetry and patchwork documentary Bitter Sweet Seoul by Park Chan-kyung and Park Chan-wook with submissions from all over the world. […]
On April 11, 2014, tvN premiered a brand new drama series based on the same Hwaseong serial murders unsolved case that inspired Bong Joon-ho for what many of us consider his most thrilling feature film, Memories of Murder. Gapdong (the drama) is set in 1996, instead of 1986 for Memories of Murder, but both productions […]
Earlier last week, the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) unveiled a few first details on the upcoming 9th edition of its annual London Korean Film Festival (LKFF). The event will take place in four venues, including the Odeon West End – as the prime location for opening and closing ceremonies -, Odeon Covent Garden, Odeon […]