The KCC yesterday announced the detailed schedule for this year’s London Korean Film Festival. The table below is updated whenever we spot changes on Koreanfilm.co.uk or the various venue websites and it’s best to check those primary sources to be sure of final details (we find sometimes that screening times can sometimes change after initial announcement).
Note that while the official dates of the festival are 2 – 16 November, which is when the opening and closing galas are screening, there’s a late straggler which will be screening on 21 Nov.
London Korean Film Festival 2023
Here’s one-page listing of all the films at the 2023 London Korean Film Festival. Click on the various links to go to the relevant page on the festival website for plot summaries and ticket details.
| Time | Title | Strand | |
| BFI = BFI Southbank | ICA = Institute of Contemporary Arts | PHC = Picturehouse Central | GC = Garden Cinema | CL = Ciné Lumière | Gen = Genesis Cinema | Rio = Rio Cinema | Rmix = Rich Mix | |||
| Thursday 2 November | |||
| 6:00pm | BFI | A Normal Family + Q&A (보통의 가족, 2023, 116 mins) Dir: Hur Jin-ho Cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Hee-ae, Claudia Kim |
Opening gala |
| Friday 3 November | |||
| 6:00pm | PHC | One Fine Spring Day + Q&A (봄날은 간다, 2001, 113 mins) Dir: Hur Jin-ho Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Young-ae |
Special Screenings |
| Saturday 4 November | |||
| 6:30pm | Rmix | Open the Door (오픈 더 도어, 2022, 72 mins) Dir: Chang Hang-jun Cast: Lee Soon-won, Seo Young-joo, Kim Soo-jin |
Cinema Now |
| 8:15pm | BFI | Phantom (유령, 2022, 133 mins) Dir: Lee Hae-young Cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Lee Hanee, Park So-dam, Park Hae-soo, Seo Hyun-woo |
Cinema Now |
| Sunday 5 November | |||
| 3:20pm | GC | KAFA Shorts: A Midsummer’s Fantasia | KAFA Focus |
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| 5:00pm | PHC | I Haven’t Done Anything (좋.댓.구, 2023, 80 mins) Dir: Park Sang-min Cast: Oh Tae-kyung, Kim Jae-heung, Maeng Sang-yeoul, Choi Bo-min, Park Ji-hoon |
Cinema Now |
| 6:00pm | GC | Tinker Ticker (들개, 2013, 102 mins) Dir: Kim Jung-hoon Cast: Byun Yo-han, Park Jeong-min, Lim Ji-su |
KAFA Focus |
| 6:00pm | BFI | Innocent Witness (증인, 2018, 129 mins) Dir: Lee Han Cast: Jung Woo-sung, Kim Hyang-gi, Lee Kyu-hyung |
Disabilities |
| Tuesday 7 November | |||
| 8:30pm | Rmix | KAFA Shorts | KAFA Focus |
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| Wednesday 8 November | |||
| 6:30pm | ICA | Soulmate (소울메이트, 2020, 124 mins) Dir: Min Yong-keun Cast: Kim Da-mi, Jeon Sonee, Byeon Woo-seok |
Cinema Now |
| 8:00pm | PHC | Greenhouse (비닐하우스, 2022, 100 mins) Dir: Lee Sol-hui Cast: Kim Seo-hyung, Yang Jae-sung |
Cinema Now |
| Thursday 8 November | |||
| 6:30pm | ICA | Nocturne (녹턴, 2019, 97 mins) Dir: Jeong Gwanjo With: Eun Seongho, Eun Geongi, Son Minseo Genre: Documentary |
Disabilities |
| 8:00pm | PHC | Hail to Hell + Q&A (지옥만세, 2022, 109 mins) Dir: Lim Oh-jeong Cast: Oh Woo-ri, Bang Hyo-rin, Jung Yi-ju, Park Sung-hoon |
Cinema Now |
| Friday 10 November | |||
| 3:30pm | KCC | KAFA Forum with directors Lim Oh-jeong and Kim Min-ju |
KAFA Focus |
| 6:30pm | ICA | A Wing and a Prayer (동에 번쩍 서에 번쩍, 2022, 101 mins) Dir: Lee Kwang-kuk Cast: Yeo Seol-hee, Woo Hwa-jeong, Seo Ji-an |
Indie Talent |
| 8:00pm | PHC | Mother Land (엄마의 땅: 그리샤와 숲의 주인, 2023, 68 mins) Dir: Park Jae-beom Cast: Lee Yun-ji, Kim Seo-young, Kang Gil-woo, Kim Ye-eun Genre: Stop-motion animation |
KAFA Focus |
| Saturday 11 November | |||
| 3:45pm | Rio | Women’s Voices Shorts + Q&A | Women’s Voices |
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| 6:00pm | PHC | A Table for Two + Q&A (두 사람을 위한 식탁, 2022, 89 mins) Dir: Kim Boram Cast: Park Chae-young, Park Sang-ok Genre: Documentary |
Women’s Voices |
| 8:20pm | ICA | A Wild Roomer (괴인, 2022, 136 mins) Dir: Lee Jeong-hong Cast: Park Gil-hong, Ahn Ju-min, Jeon-gil, Lee Gi-ppeum |
Indie Talent |
| Sunday 12 November | |||
| 2:30pm | ICA | Our Body (아워 바디, 2018, 95 mins) Dir: Han Ka-ram Cast: Choi Hee-seo, Ahn Ji-hye, Kim Jung-young, Noh Susanna, Lee Jae-in |
KAFA Focus |
| 3:45pm | Rio | Corydoras (코리도라스, 2021, 87 mins) Dir: Ryu Hyung-seok Cast: Park Dong-soo, Kim Jin-san Genre: Documentary |
Disabilities |
| 6:10pm | CL | A Letter from Kyoto + Q&A (교토에서 온 편지, 2022, 102 mins) Dir: Kim Min-ju Cast: Han Seon-hwa, Cha Mi-kyeong, Han Chae-a, Song Ji-hyun |
Indie Talent |
| Monday 13 November | |||
| 6:30pm | Rio | Riceboy Sleeps (라이스보이 슬립스, 2022, 117 mins) Dir: Anthony Shim Cast: Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang |
Special Screenings |
| 8:15pm | CL | Flowers of Mold (너를 줍다, 2022, 103 mins) Dir: Shim Hye-jung Cast: Kim Jae-kyung, Hyun Woo, Kim Ryul-ha, Kim Shin-young |
Indie Talent |
| Tuesday 14 November | |||
| 6:30pm | Rio | The Summer (그 여름, 2023, 61 mins) Dir: Han Ji-won Cast: Yoon Ah-yeong, Song Ha-rim Genre: Animation |
Women’s Voices |
| 8:15pm | CL | INGtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (잉투기, 2013, 98 mins) Dir: Um Tae-hwa Cast: Eom Tae-goo, Ryu Hye-young, Kwon Yul, Kim Joon-bae |
KAFA Focus |
| Wednesday 15 November | |||
| 6:30pm | CL | Walk Up (탑, 2022, 97 mins) Dir: Hong Sangsoo Cast: Kwon Haehyo, Lee Hyeyoung, Song Sunmi, Cho Yunhee, Park Miso, Shin Seokho |
Cinema Now |
| Thursday 16 November | |||
| 6:00pm | BFI | Dr. Cheon And The Lost Talisman (천박사 퇴마 연구소: 설경의 비밀, 2023, 98 mins) Dir: Kim Seong-sik Cast: Gang Dong-won, Huh Joon-ho, Esom, Lee Dong-hwi, Kim Jong-soo, Park Soi |
Closing gala |
| Tuesday 21 November | |||
| 6:20pm | ICA | My Lovely Angel + Q&A (내겐 너무 소중한 너, 2021, 100 mins) Dir: Lee Chang-won, Kwon Sung-mo Cast: Jin Goo, Jung Seo-yeon |
Disabilities |
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