If you’re a fan of Asian cinema, you can’t miss the 2nd edition of the Korean Film Festival (KOFF), which is coming to São Paulo soon. From October 3 to 9, the public will be able to see more than 60 films from the country, including major productions and independent titles. Many of them are unprecedented in Brazil!
The aim of the festival is to promote Korean culture in Brazil and enable greater cultural exchange between the two countries. Thus, in addition to the special screenings, the public will also be able to attend virtual workshops with Korean filmmakers and actors.
The entire program is free, with tickets being collected free of charge through the festival’s website. But before you secure your place, how about checking out some of the films that will be there?
Check out the program for the Korean Film Festival (KOFF)
Korean culture has been on the rise lately. Whether it’s the famous dramas or the ballad groups of k-pop, the truth is that more and more people are trying to get to know a little piece of South Korea, even without leaving Brazil.
The Korean Film Festival highlights this interest and is further proof of the growing influence of Korean culture in the world and in Brazil. After all, it will allow the public to immerse themselves in the customs of the Asian country through cinema, with many films never shown in Brazil before.
The festival is organized by the São Paulo Institute of Art and Culture (ISPAC), curated by screenwriter and USP professor and film director Rubens Rewald. The complete program can be found on the festival website, but here are some of the films that will be playing:
Past Lives (2023)
After years apart, two childhood friends meet again in adulthood, living an intense week of conflicts about love, destiny and their life choices. It will be the opening film of KOFF.
Spring in Seoul (2023)
This political thriller tells the story of the military coup in Korea in 1979, delving into one of the country’s most difficult periods.
Table for Two (2022)
Next, the documentary Table for Two shows in a sensitive and delicate way the relationship between a mother and her daughter, who goes through a crisis of eating disorders during adolescence.
Korean Film Festival will also feature workshops and debates
To further promote Korean culture and cinema in São Paulo, KOFF will organize video production workshops in public schools. In virtual format, it will feature filmmakers, actors and producers from South Korea.
The general public will be able to check out all this material on the Korean Film Festival’s YouTube channel.
