London Korean Film Festival 2025

(London, 6th October). The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF), organised by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) and supported by the Korean Film Council, will return from 5 November to 18 November taking place at BFI Southbank, Ciné Lumière, and ICA London.

Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, LKFF is one of the longest running film festivals dedicated to Korean cinema outside the country itself. Featuring the world premiere of Kim Jong-kwan’s Frosted Window as the opening film and Woo Min-ho’s Harbin as the closing film, this milestone edition will honour the vibrant present and rich history of Korean filmmaking with its signature strands — Cinema Now, Women’s Voices, and a Special Screening.

This year will also see the launch of the LKFF Audience Award, giving festival-goers the chance to vote for their favourite film and play a part in shaping this special anniversary celebration.

The festival will open with the world premiere of Frosted Window (2025), an anthology film that gives an honest portrayal of the human condition through three episodes, each set in a different season, in the Seochon neighbourhood of Seoul’s Jongno District. Frosted Window is directed by the master of inventive short narratives Kim Jong-kwan (Come, Closer (2010), The Table (2016) and Shades of the Heart (2021)) and serves as a  Rohmer-esque love letter to Seochon. Director Kim Jong-kwan and actor Yeon Woo-jin will be joining the festival for a special post-screening Q&A.

The festival will close with Inside Men (2015)director Woo Min-ho’s latest feature Harbin (2024), a breathtaking historical drama about Korean Independence fighter, Ahn Jung-geun, lensed by Parasite cinematographer Hong Kyeong-pyo and scored by longtime Park Chan-wook collaborator, Cho Young-wuk. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) last year and stars Hyun Bin, Park Jeong-min, Jo Woo-jin and Jeon Yeo-been.

Setting the celebratory tone of this year’s edition will be a Special Screening of Hi-Five (2025), a light-hearted super-hero comedy by Kang Hyoung-chul, the creator of numerous blockbusters including Sunny (2011) and Scandal Makers (2008).

Find out full programme or book tickets at LKFF