Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: October 25th, 2016

The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) will return to celebrate its 11th year in November 2016. The festival will run 3-27 November, running for two weeks in London before embarking on a tour of the UK, bringing highlights from the programme to Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and Belfast. The 2016 LKFF line-up consists of everything from the country’s most successful blockbusters to thought-provoking independents from its finest auteurs.

The UK Premiere of director Lee Kyoung-mi’s The Truth Beneath will kick-off the festival at an Opening Gala on the evening of 3 November. Tying in with this year’s Special Focus on Women, this is the first time a female director’s film will open the LKFF. Making the trip from Korea to London, Lee will appear at the Opening Gala and events throughout the festival.

After debuting in Toronto Yourself and Yours by Hong Sang-soo, will make its UK premiere at the Closing Gala of the 2016 LKFF. Hong has left an indelible mark on Korean Cinema. Ever since his 1996 debut, The Day a Pig Fell Into A Well, Hong has garnered awards and critical acclaim across the global film festival circuit with Cannes, Locarno, Rotterdam and Vancouver all having recognised the contribution to cinema of this leading auteur.

For more information or to make a booking, please visit http://koreanfilm.co.uk/

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