LONDON KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 DATES
+ SPECIAL FOCUS DEDICATED TO THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF FILM ARTS (KAFA)
If you’ve not heard my recent ‘NoSoKoPo’ (Not So Korean Podcast) episodes or indeed follow me on social media [and let’s face it … even if you did, the algorithm chooses who to show or not to show posts from!], you probably won’t be aware that I / MMM have been a little busy.
It’s true that I, Jason Verney / MMM have been pretty busy travelling (I’m currently in Vietnam and on to Korea after the weekend!), recording and releasing & editing our NoSoKoPo episodes… and indeed the recently started filmmaking podcast, the MBF: Micro-Budget Filmmakers Podcast… and this is without everything that’s been going on in my own filmmaking world. Yes, my “REPARATION” English & Korean 30-minute drama continues to be Officially Selected by film festivals, as well as not too long again winning a few awards!
The thing is… As busy as I become, I can never pay back the LKFF / KCCUK enough gratitude for all they’ve done & introduced me to over the last 13 years or so!
Sure, I’ve not been able to post articles on the other film seasons or strands the London Korean Film Festival (and therefore the Korean Cultural Centre U.K. / London) have been putting on throughout 2023 but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t publish something.
So… as I start to plan my next couple of months in Korea, which includes attending, as a filmmaker, the Busan International Film Festival 2023 / BIFF 2023, it can only be apt that I post something regarding Korean film and this year’s LKFF (but sorry I can’t attend, folks…!)
Details from the LKFF / KCCUK themselves:
“LONDON KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 DATES AND SPECIAL FOCUS DEDICATED TO THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF FILM ARTS (KAFA)
The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) returns with its 18th edition. LKFF will run from 2 November – 16 November 2023 in cinema venues across London.
With the biggest programme dedicated to Korean cinema outside of the country itself, the festival is proud to return with another exciting programme of 35+ films across several strands.
The Special Focus Strand will commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). Created by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) in 1984, KAFA is Korea’s top educational film institution having produced over 700 prominent film-industry talents, including leading Korean directors such as Bong Joon-ho (Parasite), who won both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
The KAFA strand, programmed by Mo Eunyoung (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival programmer), includes four feature films: Tinker Ticker (2013) by Kim Jung-hoon – an unconventional exploration into the social anxiety of young people in modern society. Mother Land (2022) by Park Jae-beom – the first feature-length Korean stop-motion feature film since 1978, INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013) by Um Tae-hwa, his directorial debut, a startling portrayal of the violence keyboard warriors can express in the real world, based on a true story and Our Body (2018) by Han Ka-ram – a fascinating psychological drama on female body and mind.
The KAFA strand will also showcase 11 specially selected short films, in two collections. One of them, A Midsummer’s Fantasia: Films That Break the Norms of Imagination, is a section with films with strong genre characteristics and includes: 2001 Imagine (1994) by Jang Joon-hwan, who was lauded for having amazing creative power when the film was released, Scissors (1998) by Lee Gi-cheol, whose works penetrate Korean modern history and Giant’ Room (2012), a creative animated film by Kim Si-jin.
Full LKFF2023 programme details will be announced shortly including screenings, introductions, Q&As and more.”
“K-Movies (& K-Drama) meets K-Music”:
(or “Jay doesn’t meet Jae-il”…?)
Yes… Lastly…
It’s nice of the highly rated, Jung Jae-il to be in London – and indeed perform! – on or over the period that is my birthday! Doesn’t he know that I won’t be in the UK? KKKK ;)
Jung Jae-il in Conversation:
The composer of Parasite, Okja, Broker and Squid Game, discusses his career. At this event, he will talk about the growing appeal of Korea’s cultural output overseas and discuss his critically acclaimed career.
Sat 30 Sep, 18:10 @ NFT 1 (BFI)
Jung Jae-il + London Symphony Orchestra: Music from Parasite & Squid Game:
Showcasing iconic orchestral compositions from Squid Game, Parasite, Broker and Okja as well as music from his latest album, Listen.
Sun 1 Oct, 19:30 @Barbican Centre
More Music and Film events and information over at KCCUK.org.uk & KoreanFilm.co.uk:
