Korean Film Festival is back Sept. 23-25 at BMICH in Colombo

In an attempt to share the rich cinematic culture of Korea that is adored by a global fan base including many Sri Lankans, the Korean Embassy in Colombo together with the Korean Film Council (Kofic) brings you the ‘Korean Film Festival 2022’ which will take place from the 23rd to 25th of September 2022, at BMICH in Colombo.

The Korean Embassy welcomes you all to the Korean Film Festival 2022 that will be held after a hiatus of two years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Film Festival was not held in 2020 and 2021. This year, at a time when many Sri Lankans have embraced the Korean culture, movies and dramas, the Korean Film Festival 2022 will be the ideal event to broaden your understanding of the Korean culture, history and society through the medium of contemporary films.

In commemoration of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Sri Lanka, the Korean Embassy has organised a series of special cultural events like the Korean Lantern Festival, Quiz on Korea, World K-pop festival and Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo Championship. Following the resounding success of these past events, the Korean Film Festival 2022 will also be an opportunity bridge our two cultures together and to enjoy a variety of genres including drama, thriller, and comedy.

The Korean Film Festival composes of four critically acclaimed Korean movies, starting with ‘Wonderful Nightmare’ as the opening movie. This lovely, heart-warming movie featuring a famous Korean singer and actress, Ms. Uhm Jung-hwa and a famous Korean actor Mr Song Seung Heon, is said to be ‘very well balanced with a talented cast, humour, warmth, a serious issue and then a connection of caring.’ The movie ‘The Face Reader’ has a stellar cast including Mr. Lee Jang-jae, the Emmy Award winner for most outstanding leading actor for his epic performance on the Netflix series ‘Squid Game’, and the Best Actor at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, Mr. Song Kang Ho who is well known for his performance in the movie ‘Parasite.’ The next movie, ‘Sunset in My Hometown’ has an inspiring storyline about a Korean rap artist that will be interesting for many K-pop lovers in Sri Lanka. Reviewed as ‘charmingly hilarious,’ this movie features Ms. Kim Go-eun, who is well known in Sri Lanka for her amazing performance in ‘Goblin: The Lonely and Great God.’ The final movie, ‘Lucky Chan-sil’ also has spectacular performances by Korean actors including Ms. Yuh-Jung Youn who won an Oscar for the best supporting actress for her performance in the film ‘Minari’. Korean cinema has transcended national boundaries and made remarkable history. In this vein, the Korean Embassy hopes that audiences in Sri Lanka will enjoy the Korean Film Festival this year.

According to the Korean Media Rating Board, most of the movies screened at the “Korean Film Festival 2022” are intended for audiences aged fifteen (15) and above. Audiences under fifteen (15) are cautioned to be accompanied by a parent/adult guardian. Admission is free of charge on a first come, first served basis. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, please maintain social-distancing and wear face masks.