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 […]
It seems Korean talents are ever more numerous to visit London for whatever reason. To study English (Jeon Hye-bin), spend time with family (Han Hye-jin), visit (Jung Il-woo), attend a film festival (Dong-hae) or film a TV show (EXO)… the reasons are plenty, emphasizing the increasing appeal of British culture in South Korea. This time, it’s […]
On Friday 2 January, EXO’s Se-hun, Su-ho, Xiu-min and Kai landed at London Heathrow Airport and made their way through a hysterical crowd of fans. But, despite being Kpop stars, the reason they came to London was not a concert, but a vacation reality TV show called ‘One Fine Day‘ for the MBC Music cable […]
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 […]
This will come as a short notice, but maybe not for many of you who actively follow our social media accounts. Tomorrow, Thursday 13 Novembre, the London Korean Film Festival will host a special event at the Odeon West End, in Leicester Square. Two members of the popular Korean band Super Junior, Lee Dong-hae & […]
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. […]