Update: the festival organisers have responded to the second Covid lockdown by pushing two of the theatrical screenings into December:
- Lee Joon-ik: The Happy Life, Fri 4 Dec, 6:10pm, Genesis Cinema
- Lee Hae Jun, Kim Byung Seo: Ashfall, Sun 6 Dec, 6pm, Genesis Cinema
Here’s the detailed list of screenings in the 2020 London Korean Film Festival. You can find the official press release here. Check for updates on the festival’s official website, koreanfilm.co.uk. The KCC has also provided a graphic which shows the schedule in detail. Click on the thumbnails below to launch a full-size version, or download a pdf version. Note that some of the online offerings will be available for a couple of weeks; at least one will be live-streamed and that’s your only chance; and some have a limited licence with a maximum number of viewers. These festivals always need a bit of brainwork to figure out what screenings you should prioritise!
LKFF 2020 schedule (1 of 3)
LKFF 2020 schedule (2 of 3)
LKFF 2020 schedule (3 of 3)
Here’s a detailed list of the titles:
| Director | Title |
| Opening Gala | |
| Kang Dae kyu | Pawn (담보, 2019, 113 min) Comedy, Drama Cast: Sung Dong Il, Ha Ji Won, Kim Hiewon Pawn will show at Curzon Soho on Thu 29th October at 7pm |
| Closing Gala | |
| Kim Jinyu | Bori (나는보리, 2018, 110 min) Family, Drama Cast: Kim Ahsong, Lee Lynha, Kwak Jinseock, Hur Jina The closing gala will be online only. |
| Special Focus: Friends and Family | |
| Kim Tae-yong | Family Ties (가족의 탄생, 2006, 113 min) Family, Drama Cast: Moon So-ri, Ko Doo-sim, Uhm Tae-woong |
| Lee Joon-ik | The Happy Life (즐거운 인생, 2007, 112 min) Drama Cast: Jung Jin-young, Kim Yoon-suk, Kim Sang-ho, Jang Keun-suk The Happy Life will show in 35mm at Genesis Cinema on Thu 5th November at 6.20pm |
| Kang Yikwan | Juvenile Offender (범죄소년, 2012, 107 min) Drama Cast: Lee Junghyun, Seo Youngju, Jun Yejin |
| Lee Jae-kyoo | Intimate Strangers (완벽한 타인, 2018, 115 min) Drama, Comedy Cast: Yoo Hae-jin, Cho Jin-woong, Lee Seo-jin, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Ji-soo |
| Yoon Dan-bi | Moving On (남매의 여름밤, 2019, 105 min) Drama, Family Cast: Choi Jung-un, Yang Heung-ju, Park Hyeon-yeong, Park Seung-jun, Kim Sang-dong |
| Cinema Now | |
| Jung Gye-soo | Vertigo (버티고, 2018, 114 min) Romance, Drama Cast: Chun Woo-hee, Yoo Teo, Jeong Jae-kwang Vertigo will show at Everyman Screen On The Green on Sun 8th November at 5pm |
| Kim Joo-ho | Jesters: The Game Changers (광대들: 풍문조작단, 2019, 108 min) Period Drama Cast: Cho Jin-woong, Son Hyun-joo, Park Hee-soon, Go Chang-seok, Kim Seul-ki Jesters: The Game Changers will show at Rio Cinema on Sat 31st October at 3.30pm |
| Lee Hae Jun, Kim Byung Seo | Ashfall (백두산, 2019, 128 min) Disaster, Action, Drama Cast: Lee Byung Hun, Ha Jung Woo, Ma Dong Seok, Jeon Hye Jin, Bae Su Zy Ashfall will show at Genesis Cinema on Wed 11th November at 6.20pm |
| Jung Jinyoung | Me and Me (사라진 시간, 2019, 105 min) Mystery, Drama Cast: Cho Jin-woong, Bae Soo-bin, Jeong Hae-gyun, Cha Soo-yeon Me and Me will show at Everyman Screen On The Green on Wed 4th November at 6pm |
| Hong Sangsoo | The Woman Who Ran (도망친 여자, 2019, 77 min) Drama Cast: Kim Minhee, Seo Younghwa, Song Seonmi, Kim Saebyuk, Lee Eunmi, Kwon Haehyo, Shin Seokho |
| Women’s Voices | |
| Lim Sun-ae | An Old Lady (69세, 2019, 100 min) Drama Cast: Ye Su-jeong, Ki Joo-bong, Kim Jungyeong, Kim Tae Hun, Kim Joongki An Old Lady will show at Everyman Screen On The Green on Tue 3rd November at 6pm |
| Kim Mi-jo | Gull (갈매기, 2020, 75 min) Drama Cast: Jeong Ae-hwa, Kim Byungchoon, Lee Jang-you, Ko Seo-heui, Kim Ga-bin |
| Classics: Shaman Films | |
| Byun Jang-ho | Eul-Hwa (을화, 1979, 100 min) Drama Cast: Baek Il-seob, Kim Ji-mee, Yu Jang-hyeon, Jeong Ae-ran, Lee Soon-jae |
| Im Kwon-taek | Divine Bow (신궁, 1979, 93 min) Drama Cast: Yoon Jeong-hee, Kim Hee-ra, Kim Man, Bang Hee, Hong Seong-min |
| Im Kwon-taek | Daughter of Fire (불의 딸, 1983, 108 min) Drama Cast: Kim Hee-ra, Yoon Yang-ha, Bang Hee, Park Keun-hyong |
| Documentary | |
| Kim Soyoung | Even Little Grass has its Own Name (작은 풀에도 이름이 있으니, 1990, 38 min) Documentary Cast: Kim Jin-hee, Cha Sun-hee, Ahn Seok-hwan, Park Eun-kyung Even Little Grass Has Its Own Name will show at Rio Cinema on Sat 7th November at 3.30pm (in double-bill with My Own Breathing) |
| Byun Young-joo | My Own Breathing (낮은 목소리3-숨결, 1999, 96 min) Documentary Cast: My Own Breathing will show at Rio Cinema on Sat 7th November at 3.30pm (in double-bill with Even Little Grass) |
| Kangyu Garam | Itaewon (이태원, 2016, 94 min) Documentary Cast: Sam Sook, Naki, Young Wha |
| Animation | |
| Oh Sung-yoon, Lee Choon-baek | Underdog (언더독, 2018, 102 min) Animation Cast: Do Kyung-soo, Park So-dam, Park Chul-min, Lee Joon-hyuk |
| Kim Boyoung | The Levers (레버, 2018, 9 min) Animation Cast: Jung Seungpil, Kang Taeyoung |
| Kim Leeha | Mascot (마스코트, 2019, 7 min) Animation Cast: |
| Jeong Dahee | Movements (움직임의 사전, 2019, 10 min) Animation Cast: |
| Han Byung-a | The End of the Universe (우주의 끝, 2020, 9 min) Animation Cast: Kim Joori, Choi Jain, Kim Youngki, Cho Sun |
| Bong Joon-ho | |
| Bong Joon Ho | Incoherence (지리멸렬, 1994, 30 min) Drama, Comedy Cast: Lim Sanghyo, Yoon Ilju, Shin Dong-whan, Kim Sunhwa, Kim Roi-ha |
| Bong Joon Ho | Influenza (인플루엔자, 2004, 28 min) Drama Cast: Yoon Je-moon |
| Kang Dae-hee | Some Light? (불 좀 주소, 2009, 7 min) Drama Cast: Ha Jin-soo, Bong Joon Ho |
| Mise-en-Scène Shorts | |
| Lee Na-yeon, Cho Min-jae | The Thread (실, 2020, 30 min) Drama Cast: Kim Myeong-seon, Danti Hu-hung, Na Min-kyung |
| Kim So-hyoung | Before the Summer Passes (아마 늦은 여름이었을 거야, 2020, 26 min) Drama Cast: Kim Ja-young, Kanai Tamaki |
| Byun Sung-bin | God’s Daughter Dances (신의 딸은 춤을 춘다, 2020, 25 min) Drama Cast: Choi Hae-jun, Kim Woo-kyum, Lim Ho-jun |
| Kim Jung-min | The Long Night (긴 밤, 2020, 15 min) Drama Cast: Roh Sang-hyun, Kim Sang-won, Choi Eun-mi |
| Park Woo-gun | Suspicion (서스피션, 2020, 25 min) Drama Cast: Park Ga-young, Hwang Sang-kyoung, Lim Hyung-tae |
| Kim So-hyoung | Us, Day and Night (우리의 낮과 밤, 2020, 26 min) Drama Cast: Kim Woo-gyeom, Kim So-hyoung |
| Kim Do-yeon | Hide and Seek (술래, 2020, 35 min) Drama Cast: Woo Yeon, Nam Mi-jung, Kim Ja-yeong, Kwak Jin-moo |
| Lee Kun-hwi | Roof-Top Star OK, (탑스타, 2019, 29 min) Drama Cast: Kang Ji-goo, Kenny Kim, Kim Moo-nui, Kim Tae-hoon |
| Artist Video | |
| Moojin Brothers | Scriptures of the Wind (풍경, 2016, 20 min 57 sec) Single Channel Video |
| Moojin Brothers | The Trace of the Box – Now, Curiosity about the World (궤적 – 목하, 세계진문, 2018, 8 min 4 sec) Single Channel Video |
| Moojin Brothers | The Trace of the Box – A Better World (궤적 – 좋은 세상, 2017, 5 min 30 sec) Single Channel Video |
| Seo Young Chang | Who is Lea? (Lea 는 누구인가?, 2015, 3 min 30 sec) Single Channel Video |
| Seo Young Chang | Circle (서클, 2017, 7 min 58 sec) Single Channel Video |
| Seo Young Chang | A Globe in a Flat World (납작한 세계의 구체, 2016, 5 min 40 sec) Single Channel Video |
| Seo Young Chang | Your Delivery (유어 딜리버리, 2019, 7 min 19 sec) Single Channel Video |