The yearly London Korean Film Festival is back for its 11th edition, opening on Thursday November 3rd with the UK Premiere of female director Lee Kyoung-mi’s The Truth Beneath at London’s Picturehouse Central cinema and closing with the same film at Queen’s Film Theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) will […]
Viki’s first original series DRAMAWORLD is set to become exclusively available on the global site powered by fans on Sunday 17 April, worldwide excluding China and South Korea. The 10-episode web comedy-drama is set in Los Angeles and South Korea, written in both English and Korean, and aimed at the fast-growing global fan base of […]
As Africa is starting to attract eyeballs from content distributors, in particular thanks to a number of emerging cable television and on-demand platforms, it would be timely to look at how the landscape looks like for Korean dramas. An interesting case and exception on the African continent, GBS (Good News Broadcasting System) is a Kenyan […]
On October 6, the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) unveiled the full programme of its annual London Korean Film Festival, which is celebrating its 10th year anniversary (interestingly, as old as the Seoul Drama Awards!). The screenings will take place in ten venues across London, an impressive increase on last year, even more so as its usual location […]
Before it was released, it had already been suggested there would be quite a couple of well-known Korean actors in Netflix original series Sense8. But, little did we know there would so many, including some of the most active and well-respected actors in the Korean industry. A unique opportunity for them to have their talents […]
Despite being often overlooked, the Asian American community plays a significant role in the U.S. entertainment industry and has set up events to celebrate and promote its own talents – something we somehow lack here in the UK. The Unforgettable Gala has risen to be one of the most prominent of such events, featuring an […]
This year’s London Korean Film Festival welcomed an impressive number of high profile directors, producers and actors from across the large spectrum of the Korean film industry. The opening ceremony had a large number of guests, including actor Kang Dong-won, producer Lee Jun-dong and director Yoon Jong-bin. But the closing ceremony, which is usually more […]
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 […]