MKC is a proud Media Partner of the 3rd Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA).
The premiere showcase for Korean cinema down under is returning for its third edition next week with what promises to be an even bigger event following last year's already very impressive gains. The
3rd KOFFIA will showcase 20 features and 13 shorts in three different cities. It begins on August 22-28 in Sydney before moving on to Melbourne (September 8-12) and will finish up in Brisbane (September 27-30).
Opening the festival will the hugely popular and critically-acclaimed period blockbuster
War of the Arrows. In the same vein, the heartwarming runaway hit
Sunny will close out the proceedings with director Kang Hyeong-cheol in attendance.
Both of those are featured in the 'Panorama' section which also includes recents commercial and critical hits such as the wonderful geriatric romance
Late Blossom, Im Sang-soo's blistering
The Taste of Money, Jang Hoon's Korean War epic
The Front Line, Hong Sang-soo's Isabelle Huppert vehicle
In Another Country and Hong's
The Day He Arrives. Besides 'Panorama', there are another 5 sections to choose from this year: 'Modern Classics', 'Animation', 'Documentary', 'K'Mystery' and 'K-Comedy'.
