Celebrate Korean cinema with KCC's 2025 Korean Film Festival: Scenes on Screen

Good news for film lovers and Korean culture enthusiasts!

The Korean Film Festival: Scenes on Screen is happening this year, presented by the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC)! Offering a multi-layered celebration of Korean cinema, the festival will take place through screenings, exhibits, talks, and competitions.

Promising to bridge cultures, spark imaginations, and spotlight the creative forces behind Korea’s cinematic masterpieces, KCC unveils this year’s festival as their most extravagant edition yet.

If you’re a casual viewer, aspiring filmmaker, or full-fledged cinephile, then this exciting line-up of free and open-to-the-public events has something in store for you!

Production Design: Scene Architects Build On-Screen Worlds

Exhibit runs from August 27 to November 21 at KCC | Free Admission

This special exhibit, co-hosted by the Korean Film Archive and the KCC, explores the fascinating world of production design, shedding light on the visual architects who brought life to some of Korea’s most iconic films.

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With this, you can get a close look at the creative processes and enticing visual concepts by leading production designers like Ryu Seong-hee (Decision to Leave, The Handmaiden), Cho Hwa-sung (Hansan: Rising Dragon), and Han Ah-rum (Kill Boksoon, Kingmaker).

In this immersive exhibit, you will witness how words on a page can turn into living, breathing cinematic worlds through design, construction, and storytelling.

Talkback Session: Conversations Between Philippine and Korean Film Experts

August 27 at Cine Adarna, UPFI Film Center, University of the Philippines Diliman

This cross-cultural dialogue delves into the creative process behind film production design, storytelling, and the growing film industries of Korea and the Philippines.

This discussion will be joined by acclaimed production designer Han Ah-rum with producer RuBi (team manager of ‘ARTCOMPANY HAN’), along with Park Hee-seong, senior researcher from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). Representatives from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and Filipino film makers will also engage with them (full panel details to be announced soon!).

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In this event, the screening and awarding of the winning entries from the “Reel Connections: Student Short Film Competition” will also be featured. The rising talents behind “Seoul Sight” will be introduced as they prepare for their upcoming trip to the 2025 Busan International Film Festival.

Korean Film Screening

August 29–31 at SM Mall of Asia, SM City Iloilo, and SM Lanang Premier

This year’s curated lineup of compelling, thought-provoking Korean films taken from the “Production Design: Scene Architects Build On-Screen Worlds” exhibit is something you don’t want to miss!

With this, you can catch I, The Executioner (2024), Concrete Utopia (2023), and Kingmaker (2022) on the big screen across key cities nationwide, all for free!

Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival: Korea as Guest Country

September 26-27, Gateway Cineplex 18

Another much-anticipated event is the Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival hosted by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), with the theme, “Women’s Ways of Seeing,” as Korea is the highlighted guest country and opening film for this year! So, what are you waiting for? Celebrate Korean cinema through these exciting events!

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Source: PR from KCC