[UPCOMING EVENT] Korean Film Festival 2015 in Singapore

Singapore, 10^th September 2015 – The annual Korean Film Festival in Singapore (“KFF”) will take place at the Shaw Theatres Lido from 23^rd October to 1^st November 2015 to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Singapore through film.

The theme of the festival this year is simply ‘Ten Most Recent Korean Films’. The organizing committee has selected 10 feature films released in 2014 and 2015 for the festival, 7 of which have not been released in local theatres. Most notably, the line-up includes 2 of the biggest summer blockbusters in Korea this year – Assassination (2015) and Northern Limit Line (2015).

A Variety of Genres

The film festival this year caters to a wide range of viewers. The official selection includes heart-warming dramas Ode to My Father (2014) and Love Forecast (2015) featuring popular Korean actor Lee Seung Gi; mystery thrillers like A Hard Day (2014) and comedies like Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015) and Twenty (2015).

Several action-packed films including The Divine Move (2014) and Assassination (2015), featuring top Korean stars such as Jung Woo Sung, Ryu Seung-ryeong and Jun Ji Hyun, have been specially selected to entertain the local viewers. The organizing committee also hopes to share with local viewers the maturity and quality of Korean films through this line-up.

Opening Night (23^rd October 2015)

Kim Hak-Soon’s Northern Limit Line (2015) will open the festival at the Shaw Lido’s 500 seat Hall 1 theatre on the 23^rd October 2015. The film is based on the 2002 Second Battle of Yeonpyeon where North Korean patrol boats attacked the South at the northern limit line during the height of the 2002 world cup fever. Jin Goo, Lee Hyun Woo and Kim Mu Yeol portray the life-and-death struggles of the naval crew.

Ambassador Suh Chung-Ha will represent Korea along with acclaimed Singaporean film director and producer Mr. Eric Khoo as Guests-of-Honours and they will deliver opening speeches.

Watch a Movie with Kang Ha Neul (31^st October 2015)

As part of Korean actor Kang Ha Neul’s first visit to Singapore, he will attend the film festival to greet and join the audience for the screening of the film Twenty (2015) on 31^st October. The meet & greet is organized in partnership with KMTV. This special segment aims to make the screening of the film memorable as the audience gets to see their film star up close and a chance to promote interest in Kang Ha Neul’s future works.

For more information and ticket bookings, visit KFF’s website here. Stay tuned to The Seoul Story for coverage and reviews from the festival!