The Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) Presented by the Korean Cultural Centre Australia is back for its 8th year, and they have now announced their full national program of films.
This year the 24 contemporary Korean films, spanning everything from romance to post-apocalyptic animation, are joined by a 6-film Kim Jee-woon retrospective.
Kicking off nationally from 17 August in Sydney, it concludes national leg in Hobart on 23 September.
The festival will see over 80 screenings take place across Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.
Director of Korean Cultural Centre, Shin - young Ahn Source: SBS Korean
Film Line-up
Opening Movie: The World of us (우리들)
*Best Youth Feature Film *2016 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
감독(Director) : 윤가은(Yoon Ga-eun)
출연(Cast) : 최수인(Soo-in Choi), 설혜인(Hye-in Seol), 이서연(Seo-yeon Lee), 강민준(Min-joon Kang)
(2016, 95 mins, No Age Restrictions, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 17/08/17 Melbourne: 07/09/17 Brisbane: 08/09/17 Canberra: 15/09/17
Closing Movie : The Queen of Crime (범죄의 여왕)
감독(Director) : 이요섭(Yo-sup Lee)
출연(Cast) : 박지영(Ji-young Park), 조복래(Bok-rae Jo), 김대현(Dae-hyun Kim), 이솜(ESom)
(2016, 103 mins, U+15, Korean w/English)
Sydney: 26/08/17 Brisbane: 10/09/17 Melbourne: 14/09/17 Canberra: 17/09/17
Unwanted Brother (작은형)
감독(Director) : 심광진(Kwang-jin Shim)
출연(Cast) : 전석호(Seok-ho Jeon), 진용욱(Yong-uk Jin), 민지아(Jee-a Min)
(2015, 110 mins, U+15, Korean w/English Subtitles)
SYD: 21/08/2017
The Merciless (불한당)
감독 : 변성현(Sung-hyun Byun)
출연 : 설경구(Kyung-gu Sul), 임시완(Si-wan Im), 전혜진(Hye-jin Jeon), 김희원(Hee-won Kim)
(2017, 120 mins, U+18, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 18/08/17 Perth: 02/09/17 Adelaide: 03/09/17 Brisbane: 09/09/17
Darwin: 22/09/17 Hobart: 23/09/17
Seoul Station (서울역)
*Official Selection *Melbourne International Film Festival 2016
*Best Animated Feature Film *2016 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
감독(Director) : 연상호(Sang-ho Yeon)
출연(Cast) : 류승룡(Seung-ryong Ryu), 심은경(Eun-kyoung Shim), 이준(Joon Lee)
(2016, 92 mins, U+15, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 18/08/17 Perth: 01/09/17 Adelaide: 02/09/17 Brisbane: 09/09/17
Hobart: 22/09/17 Darwin: 23/09/17
The day after (그후)
감독(Director): 홍상수(Sang-soo Hong)
출연(Cast): 권해효(Hae-hyo Kwon), 김민희(Min-hee Kim), 김새벽(Sae-byuk Kim)
(2017, 92 mins, U+18, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 20/08/17 Melbourne: 09/09/17
The King (더 킹)
감독(Director): 한재림(Jae-rim Han)
출연(Cast): 조인성(In-sung Zo) / 정우성(Woo-sung Jung) / 배성우(Sung-woo Bae) / 류준열(Jun-yeol Ryu)
(2017, 134 mins, U+15, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 20/08/17 Melbourne: 08/09/17
Misbehavior (여교사)
감독(Director) : 김태용(Tae-yong KIM)
출연(Cast) : 김하늘(Ha-neul Kim), 유인영(In-young Yoo), 이원근(Won-keun Lee)
(2016, 96 mins, U+18, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 21/08/17 Melbourne: 11/09/17
Karaoke Crazies (중독 노래방)
감독(Director) : 김상찬(Sang-chan Kim)
출연(Cast) : 방준호(Joon-ho Bang), 이문식(Mun-sik Lee), 김나미(Na-mi Kim),
(2016, 106 mins, U+18, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 24/08/17
Because I love you (사랑하기 때문에)
감독(Director) : 주지홍(Ji-hong Joo)
출연(Cast) : 차태현(Tae-hyun Cha), 김유정(You-jung Kim)
(2017, 110 mins, U+12, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 26/08/17 Adelaide: 02/09/17 Perth: 03/09/17
Brisbane: 08/09/17 Melbourne: 09/09/17 Canberra: 17/09/17 Darwin: 23/09/17
The Villainess (악녀)
감독(Director):정병길(Byung-gil Jung)
출연(Cast):김옥빈(Ok-vin Kim), 신하균(Ha-kyun Shin), 김서형(Seo-hyung Kim)
(2017, 123 mins, U+18, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 22/08/17 Perth: 01/09/17 Adelaide: 02/09/17
The Age of Shadows (밀정)
감독(Director): 김지운 (Jee-woon Kim)
출연(Cast): 송강호 (Kang-ho Song), 공유 (Yoo Gong), 한지민 (Ji-min Han)
(2016, 140 mins, U+15, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 25/08/17 Adelaide: 01/09/17 Perth: 02/09/17
Melbourne: 08/09/17 Brisbane: 10/09/17 Hobart: 22/09/17 Darwin: 23/09/17
Worst Woman (최악의 하루)
감독(Director) : 김종관(Jong-kwan Kim)
출연(Cast) : 한예리(Ye-ri Han), 이와세 료(Iwase Ryo), 권율(Yolk Gwon)
(2016, 93 mins, U+15, Korean and Japanese w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 19/08/17
The map against the world (고산자: 대동여지도)
감독(Director): 강우석 (Woo-suk Kang)
출연(Cast): 차승원(Seung-won Cha), 유준상(Jun-sang Yu), 남지현(Ji-hyun Nam)
(2016, 129 mins, No Age Restriction, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 22/08/17 Melbourne: 09/09/17 Canberra: 16/09/17 Hobart: 23/09/17
New Trial (재심)
감독(Director) : 김태윤(Tae-yun Kim)
출연(Cast) : 정우(Woo Jung), 강하늘(Ha-neul Kang), 이동휘(Dong-hwi Lee)
(2017, 119 mins, U+15, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 19/08/17 Melbourne: 14/09/17
The tooth and the nail (석조저택살인사건)
감독(Director) : 김휘(Hwi Kim), 정식(Sik Jung),
출연(Cast) : 고수(Soo Ko), 김주혁(Joo-hyuk Kim)
(2017, 109 mins, U+15, Korean and Japanese w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 19/08/17 Perth: 02/09/17 Adelaide: 03/09/17
Brisbane: 10/09/17 Melbourne: 13/09/17 Hobart: 22/09/17 Darwin: 23/09/17
Our love story (연애담)
*Official Selection *Mardigras Film Festival 2017
감독(Director) : 이현주(Hyun-ju Lee)
출연(Cast) : 류선영(Sun-young Ryu), 이상희(Sang-hee Lee)
(2016, 99 mins, U+18, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 20/08/17 Melbourne: 12/09/17
The King’s Case Note (임금님의 사건수첩)
감독(Director) : 문현성(Hyun-sung Moon)
출연(Cast) : 이선균(Sun-kyun Lee), 안재홍(Jae-hong Ahn), 김희원(Hee-won Kim)
(2017, 114 mins, U+12, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 25/08/17
The Bacchus lady (죽여주는 여자)
*Jury Grand Prize: Yuh-jung Youn *2016 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
감독(Director) : 이재용(J-yong E)
출연(Cast) : 윤여정Yuh-jung Youn / 전무송(Moo-song Chon) / 윤계상(Kye-sang Yoon)
(2016, 111 mins, U+18, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 23/08/17
Adelaide: 01/09/17 Perth: 03/09/17 Melbourne: 12/09/17
Missing (미씽: 사라진 여자)
감독(Director) : 이언희(Eon-hee Lee)
출연(Cast) : 엄지원(Ji-won Uhm), 공효진(Hyo-jin Kong)
(2016, 100 mins, U+15, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 23/08/17 Melbourne: 10/09/17
Jane (꿈의제인)
감독(Director) : 조현훈(Hyunhoon Cho)
출연(Cast) : 이민지(Min-ji Lee), 구교환(Kyo-hwan Koo)
(2016, 104 mins, U+15, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 26/08/17 Melbourne: 13/09/17
A Single Rider(싱글 라이더)
감독(Director) : 이주영(Zoo-young Lee)
출연(Cast) : 이병헌(Byung-hun Lee), 공효진(Hyo-jin Kong), 안소희(So-hui An)
(2017, 97 mins, U+15, Korean & English w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 19/08/17 Melbourne: 10/09/17 Canberra: 16/09/17
Passage to Pusan (부산으로 가는 길)
Source: Supplied
출연(Cast) : 루이스 에반스 (Louise Evans)
(2017, 76 mins, All ages, English w/Korean Subtitles)
Sydney: 24/08/17 Brisbane: 09/09/17 Melbourne: 11/09/17
Anarchist from colony (박열)
감독(Director) : 이준익(Joon-ik Lee)
출연(Cast) : 이제훈(Je-hoon Lee), 김인우(In-woo Kim), 최희서(Hee-seo Choi)
(2017, 129 mins, U+12, Korean w/English Subtitles)
Sydney: 20/08/17
