London Korean Film Festival 2025

5 to 18 November

The London Korean Film Festival, the biggest international showcase of Korean films, offers a diverse range of films from the latest releases to specially curated strands. Returning for its 20th edition, the festival unfolds across London. It is organised by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), in collaboration with the Korean Film Archive and with support from the Korean Film Council. Please see the festival website for full programme details and updates.

Korean Cultural Centre

Korean Film Council

Korean Film Archive

LKFF Opening Night Gala: Frosted Window + Q&A with director Kim Jong-kwan and actor Yeon Woo-jin

A Rohmer-esque anthology film that gives an honest portrait of human condition in Seochon, Seoul.

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The Informant + intro by programmer Anton Bitel

Buddy comedy chaos lies at the heart of this infectious tale of the relationship between a bumbling cop and his informant.

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Red Nails + intro by Professor Jinhee Choi, King’s College London

A daughter exploits her mother’s dementia for financial survival in Hwang Seul-gi’s moving drama.

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3670 + intro by Yi Wang, Festival Director of Queer East

A North Korean defector seeks to define his identity and sexuality in Park Joon-ho’s impressive debut.

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Commission + intro by programmer Anton Bitel

In this taut and unsettling thriller, a wannabe cartoonist unravels in a dark web of ambition.

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Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet + intro by Dongmin Lee, London Korean Film Festival Programme Coordinator

The story of beloved Korean poet Yoon Dong-ju’s youth and resistance under Japanese occupation.

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Break Up the Chain + intro by Michael Leader, writer of Film Korea

Three adventurers meet frontier chaos in Lee Man-hee’s Korean western classic.

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LKFF Closing Night Gala: Harbin + intro

Legendary early 20th-century resistance fighter Ahn Jung-geun is the subject of Woo Min-ho’s epic, featuring a charismatic star turn by Hyun Bin.

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