The Korean Film Festival Belgium, that is organized by the Korean Cultural Center Brussels, returns for its 9th edition from 22 to 30 October 2021. This year the program consists of 20 films that are alined with the theme of this edition "Tast of friendship" and will be screened in Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp and Luxembourg. Three sections will punctuate the festival: Korean Film Today (contemporary cinema), Animazing Animation (animation) and My Hidden Gem (personal favourites). The majority of films will be Belgian or international premieres.

Korean Film Today

This section features films that caught the eye in Korea last year. As in many countries, the pandemic seriously affected the Korean film industry and few new films have been released. Don't miss the Belgian première of Black Light, a mysterious drama by BAE Jong-dae and two documentaries with the central theme of education and KPOP, Dear My Genius and K-pop Genesis.

Special focus: Animazing Animation

Ten animated films were selected for the festival. Each screening will consist of a short and a feature film. The screenings will give you the pleasure of discovering how similar elements are portrayed differently depending on the directors and the length of a film. Beauty Water, which attracted a large online audience at this year's edition of ANIMA, can now be enjoyed in a theatrical setting. See also The King of Pigs, one of the first films of YEON Sang-ho, director of Train to Busan and Peninsula.

Special focus: My Hidden Gem

This section celebrates the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Belgium and Korea. Hidden gems of Korean cinema have been selected by KCC Brussels' partners in the Belgian film industry: Chris Orgelt (BIFFF), Vincent Penninckx (Suricate), Livia Tinca (Millenium) and Céline Masset (BRIFF and BSFF).

[ Korean Film Festival Belgium ]

From October 22 until October 30 

For more info and tickets see: 

KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER (korean-culture.org)