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Korean Film Festival in Australia

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 8267 3400

Address: 255 Elizabeth St 2000 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.koffia.com.au

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25.01.2022 You can watch the restoration version of the 1993 film #Seopyonjae online on YouTube @ Korean Classic Film channel.

25.01.2022 Happy Sunday! #Koffia2020 streaming TODAY! Fukuoka - 1 Nov 2020 15:30 (AEDT) The Man Standing Next - 1 Nov 2020 17:30 (AEDT) An Old Lady - 1 Nov 2020 20:00 (AEDT)... Films are open to stream within 30 mins from its scheduled time. www.koffia.com.au/2020/how-to-enjoy

25.01.2022 Dear Valued supporter of the Korean Film Festival in Australia Due to a technical issue with our streaming platform, we had made the hard decision to postpone our festival. To ease potential concern, we can disclose that the issue does not have any relation to personal information being leaked from the site. Rest assured, your data is safe. Although we have tried our best to find alternative solutions, it is with a heavy heart that we relay the sad news that it will not be p...ossible for us to continue the remainder of our film festival. Although this is not the way we envisioned to close our 11th year in Australia, we are overwhelmed by the amount of support we received from our friends from all over the country who we know have truly embraced our first-ever virtual edition. We encourage you now to take full advantage of our special collaboration with SBS On Demand 'Korean Film Festival Selects' until the 8th of November at www.sbs.com.au/ondemand. We thank you for your support, we thank you for your understanding and we hope to use this opportunity to reflect, re-evaluate, and grow. The Korean Film Festival in Australia will come back bigger than ever in 2021.

24.01.2022 Shim Eun Kyung won the Best Actress award at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize (aka Japanese Academy Awards) for her acting in the film The Journalist.

24.01.2022 Starring #Parasites Choi Woo-shik, #TimeToHunt has finally dropped on Netflix, and viewers are praising how nerve-wracking and tense it is.

23.01.2022 [Cancelled] Day 6 of #Koffia2020 streaming TONIGHT! My Punch-Drunk Boxer - 3 Nov 2020 19:30 (AEDT) Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP - 3 Nov 2020 22:00 (AEDT)... Films are open to stream within 30 mins from its scheduled time. www.koffia.com.au/2020/how-to-enjoy

23.01.2022 Korean film "Time Agent ( , 2015)" directed by Jude Chun gets Hollywood adaptation.

22.01.2022 Check out Sydney Film Festivals new weekly series Reverse Shot looking back through the Festivals archives to revisit filmmaker talks and thought-provoking Q&As. Its first episode features #BongJoonHo who was a guest of the Festival in 2019, where #Parasite won the Sydney Film Prize.

22.01.2022 Korean Film Archive (KOFA) presents a curation of Korean films in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War which includes A Bouquet of Thirty Million People ( , 1951), one of only two existing films produced during the war. The film was recently discovered and is now unveiled on the KOFAs YouTube channel for the first time. Watch: bit.ly/31iliQT

22.01.2022 Created in 2011, the Korean Film Archive (KOFA) YouTube channel has become an invaluable resource, especially now that so many of us are desperate for streaming entertainment. Here are ten of the best of them: Madame Freedom () (1956)... The Flower in Hell () (1958) Aimless Bullet () (1961) Restoration Ver. Mist () (1967) Insect Woman () (1972) Night Journey () (1977) The Age of Success ()(1988) Gagman () (1988) Sopyonje () (1993) Restoration Ver. 301, 302 (1995) See more

21.01.2022 Now, you have plenty of time to catch up on all the buzz and acclaim for Bong Joon-Hos hybrid black comedy-thriller #Parasite on Stan.

20.01.2022 # NIGHT IN PARADISE directed by Park Hoon-jung has been invited to screen out of competition at the Venice International Film Festival https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2020/out-competition

20.01.2022 KOFFIA team will be joining #ParasiteParty this Saturday. Who else wants to join? Lets watch #Parasite again TOGETHER at home https://www.facebook.com/events/2863730173710369

20.01.2022 The best way to celebrate the one-year anniversary of #Parasite - "Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards" which includes the hundreds of storyboard Director Bong drew to plan the direction of every scene in the movie as well as production stills and Bongs illustrations and doodles for the film.

20.01.2022 After months of staying at home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, you may have binged your way through the expected fare: Tiger King; reality shows; the entire Disney catalog. But theres another world of entertainment for those who are willing to "overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, as Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho said and prepared to stay up until the wee hours clutching a box of Kleenex: #Koreandramas.

19.01.2022 Sept 8 | Bondi Cinema Club is hosting an online film season with Film Critic Adrian Martin which will discuss Oscar-winner BONG JOON HOs MOTHER. Viewers can stream the film on a popular site (Amazon Prime or Google Play) & join the Zoom chat afterwards.

18.01.2022 An ode to an unconventional drama starring a pre-Parasite -

18.01.2022 Did somebody say Jjapaguri?

18.01.2022 Whos excited for this?

18.01.2022 The 19th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) will honour South Koreas Lee Joo-young with the 2020 Screen International Rising Star Award at its upcoming virtual edition.

17.01.2022 2020 has been a strange year for all of us and one of the many things weve had to put on hold is our love for cinema. For those that have been waiting for news on our end, we are happy to relay that although our 11th festival will be pushed back toward the end of the year, we are planning a physical festival with a full scale program! Our team will work hard to ensure that our attendees can relish in the best films Korea has to offer in a safe environment for all. So please stay safe and stay tuned for further updates to come!

16.01.2022 BRING ME HOME is a masterclass in why bleak storytelling so bloody necessary. By not pulling any punches in its depiction of cruelty, it allows those who fight against it to likewise not pull any punches in combating it. BRING ME HOME is screening online & free TODAY at 20:00 (AEDT). www.koffia.com.au/2020/films/bring-me-home

16.01.2022 One of the most anticipated films for its star-studded cast of Song Joong-ki and Kim Tae-ri is coming on Netflix! #spacesweepers

16.01.2022 While Director Bong is well-known for his topical depictions of social and environmental issues, #Parasites success lies in its genre-bending approach which is evident in a large number of contemporary #Koreanfilms.

16.01.2022 Your shortcut guide to the TV series of Director Bongs critically acclaimed 2013 film #Snowpiercer.

12.01.2022 Two South Korean animated films, "Beauty Water ()" and "The Shaman Sorceress ()" have been invited to a competition section of this years Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

12.01.2022 12 Korean titles available to buyers during this years Cannes virtual market!

11.01.2022 Persian Film Festival is back with a captivating program that will take you through the many faces of Persian heritage. Acclaimed dramas, bright comedies, documentary masterpieces and a fabulous selection of short films are here for you to watch on the big screen. Australian premieres only, the program includes internationally praised "Son-Mother" and "Pari", facetious comedy "A Hairy Tale", awarded documentary "Sunless Shadows" and much more! From 3-6 Dec at Palace Cin...emas. Read more: https://www.persianfilmfestival.com

11.01.2022 Stay safe, everyone!

11.01.2022 With OUR BODY, first-time director Han Ka-ram goes lower-key, so much so she almost slides off the keyboard altogether, examining contemporary Korean social issues with committed but also frustrating fidelity to the unpatterned, episodic languor of real life. OUR BODY is screening online & free TODAY at 22:00 (AEDT). www.koffia.com.au/2020/films/our-body

11.01.2022 As we've noticed a problem with the syncing of subtitles for some of our films whilst playing them on Apple devices, we would like to recommend users stream our films via other devices if possible. The streaming window of those films which may have the issue will be extended for an extra 24 hours from its scheduled time, and you can find this information on each film's description. Sorry for the inconvenience caused and thank you for your kind understanding

09.01.2022 An example of a brilliant Korean film that predates Parasite, but that you might have missed, is director Yeon Sang-hos zombie thriller!

09.01.2022 Riding the worldwide popularity of K-content, #Netflix continues to go big on South Korean content spanning genres such as crime, sci-fi, romance, drama and reality.

09.01.2022 The Reel Bits One of Korea’s best-selling novels is a portrait of systemic discrimination that through its repeated ordinariness becomes something extraordinary. KIM JI-YOUNG, BORN 1982 is screening online & free TODAY at 19:30 (AEDT). www.koffia.com.au/2020/films/kim-ji-young

08.01.2022 The Woman Who Ran marks Hong Sang Soos fourth film to be screened at the Berlinale, and it won him his very first Silver Bear this year, making him only the second Korean director in Berlinale history to win the award for Best Director (following Kim Ki Duk).

08.01.2022 Dont miss this rare opportunity to watch (or re-watch) Passage to Pusan which was premiered at KOFFIA in 2017

07.01.2022 #KOFFIA2020 streaming TODAY! A BOY AND SUNGREEN - 31 Oct 2020 15:30 (AEDT) BY QUANTUM PHYSICS: A NIGHTLIFE VENTURE - 31 Oct 2020 17:30 (AEDT) BRING ME HOME - 31 Oct 2020 20:00 (AEDT)... Films are open to stream within 30 mins from its scheduled time. www.koffia.com.au/2020/how-to-enjoy

07.01.2022 A slickly produced snapshot of a moment in time that remains divisive to this day. An excellent cast and beautiful photography lift this above the average bar. The Man Standing Next is screening online & free TODAY at 5:30 pm AEDT. www.koffia.com.au/2020/films/the-man-standing-next

06.01.2022 We have found an issue that the subtitle for A BOY AND SUNGREEN is out of sync on some Apple devices. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and recommend you to stream A BOY AND SUNGREEN from the desktop if possible. The streaming window of A BOY AND SUNGREEN has been extended for extra 24 hrs in case you wanted to re-watch the film on a different device. Thank you for your kind understanding

05.01.2022 Palm dOr winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda is set to make his Korean language directorial debut with "Baby, Box, Broker", fronted by Song Kang-ho, the star of "Parasite" and "Cloud Atlas" star Bae Doona.

04.01.2022 Watch #Burning on Sunday 9 August, 9:30pm on SBS World Movies https://www.sbs.com.au///05/17/burning-fanning-flames-rage

04.01.2022 Lets talk about #Parasite. More.

03.01.2022 The 73rd Cannes Film Festival was cancelled due to COVID-19 but there is an official list of films that qualified for screening if the festival had not been cancelled. This year, two Korean films were selected for the lineup - Peninsula, the sequel to Train to Busan and Heaven: To The Land of Happiness starring Choi Min-sik and Park Hae-il.

03.01.2022 Heres what to stream during your self-quarantine! Three Netflix films, perhaps not widely known, but really worth seeing are recommended by film critic David Stratton, which includes Bong Joon-hos 2017 action-adventure #Okja.

03.01.2022 Day 5 of #Koffia2020 streaming TONIGHT! Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 - 2 Nov 2020 19:30 (AEDT) Our Body - 2 Nov 2020 22:00 (AEDT)... Films are open to stream within 30 mins from its scheduled time. www.koffia.com.au/2020/how-to-enjoy

02.01.2022 The #Parasite cast

02.01.2022 SBS On Demand and #KOFFIA have partnered to bring you seven films showcasing our beloved past offerings. Immerse yourself in this rich cinematic history anytime from 1 to 8 November at #SBSOnDemand for free!

02.01.2022 Director KIM CHO-HEE introduces her directorial debut feature LUCKY CHAN-SIL which screens at #koffia2020 on 5 Nov 2020 19:30 (AEDT) www.koffia.com.au/2020/films/lucky-chan-sil

02.01.2022 Director Bong has already made the perfect movie to watch during a pandemic. #TheHost

01.01.2022 @koreanfilmfestival team joined the Parasite: Iso Viewing Party | #ParasiteParty last weekend and it was so much fun! Check out our Twitter https://twitter.com/KOFFIAFilmFest to see our pick of the best scenes of the film, and we recommend you to try this fun iso-viewing party with friends, too! To re-watch #Parasite, please see https://www.madmanfilms.com.au/parasite.

01.01.2022 A BOY AND SUNGREEN combines a wealth of understanding about human relationships with a flattering integration of the filmgoer as part of the larger story, in order to craft a sweet and comforting movie that shows independent cinema, regardless of geography, doing what it does best: making the every day feel wondrous. A BOY AND SUNGREEN is screening online & free TODAY at 15:30 (AEDT) www.koffia.com.au/2020/films/a-boy-and-sungreen

01.01.2022 Only a week away! This might be a good one to add to your #Koreanfilm lists.

01.01.2022 POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: It is with a heavy heart that we relay that there has been a security issue with our streaming platform. We are currently working with all relevant parties to ensure that this is rectified as soon as possible. In light of this current situation, we have made the hard decision to postpone all future screenings for KOFFIA 2020 until further notice. Your support is valuable to us, it is the reason we continue our festival year after year and we can only ask for your understanding in this matter as we try our best to resolve this situation and will endeavour to get back to you soon with further updates as they develop.

01.01.2022 Bong is a great director, but hes also an avid cinephile who loves raising awareness of some of the best Asian filmmakers who came before him, including Kim Ki-young, Shohei Imamura, and Keisuke Kinoshita. It might be of interest to watch some of the films the South Korean auteur considers to be his personal favorites.

01.01.2022 Continue the feast of Korean cinema with KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL SELECTS which features seven much-loved films from our past festival now available to stream at SBS On Demand You can binge the curated program, anytime, anywhere, for free, from 1 to 8 November. bit.ly/2GwnlsA