The Florence Korea Film Festival is back on the 19th of March 2020. Now in its 18th edition, it’s a moment of well-deserved celebration and recognition for South Korean cinema which – as every year – is presented with the usual enthusiasm and pride.
Guest of honor is the star Cho Jin-woong, an extraordinary interpreter with one of the most formidable careers of his generation to his credit. From a terrible “bad guy” in numerous thriller films, in recent years he has explored more dramatic and intimate roles with unchanged talent. A retrospective and a master class will be dedicated to him. Cho Jin-woong is also the protagonist of the opening film “Black Money” by Master Chung Ji-young.
“Parasite” is scheduled as an event out of competition: an opportunity to watch, or watch again, on the big screen a film that has already entered the history of cinema.
The most successful films of the last few months at home are presented in our main section, Orizzonti (Horizons), while Independent introduces an overview of the most interesting works by emerging authors. This year there are two focuses: K-History dedicated to the history of the country and K-Doc with a selection of documentaries. Also meetings with young directors and their short films are confirmed, to which is added an incursion into the universe of Virtual Reality.
The Festival will close with the great return, after more than 10 years of absence from the big screen, of Lee Young-Ae – who was already protagonist of “Lady Vengeance” by Park Chan-wook – with the dramatic thriller “Bring Me Home” by Kim Seung-woo.
Here are all the films and events:
Thursday – March 19
Opening Ceremony FKFF 2020
BLACK MONEY by Chung Ji-Youngo
Friday – March 20
HAVE FUN IN PYONGYANG by Pierre-Oliver François
K-Virtual Reality Experience
THE BATTLE: ROAR TO VICTORY by Won Shin-yeon
EXIT by Lee Sang-geun
METAMORPHOSIS by Kim Hong-sun
Saturday – March 21
MAL-MO-I: MISSIONE SEGRETA by Eom Yoo-na
K-Virtual Reality Experience
MOVE THE GRAVE by Jeong Seong-o
MAN OF WILL by Lee Won-tae
K-Pop Night!
Sunday – March 22
A LITTLE PRINCESS by Huh In-moo
K-Virtual Reality Experience
LIGHT FOR THE YOUTH by Shin Su-won
IDOL by Lee Su-jin
Monday – March 23
GARDEN, ZOOLOGICAL by Wang Min-cheol
K-Virtual Reality Experience
MAN OF MEN by Yong-Soo
PARASITE by Bong Joon-ho
Tuesday – March 24
A POSTCARD FROM PYONGYANG by Gregor Möllers
K-Virtual Reality Experience
MOONLIT WINTER by Lim Dae-hyung
THE BATTLESHIP ISLAND by Ryoo Seung-wan
Wednesday – March 25
INTIMATE STRANGERS by Lee Jae-Kyoo
K-Virtual Reality Experience
A HARD DAY by Kim Sung-hoon
1987 WHEN THE DAY COMES by Jang Joon-hwan
THE 12TH SUSPECT by Ko Myoung-Sung
Thursday – March 26
AUTUMN GARDEN by Kim In-sik
K-Virtual Reality Experience
BELIEVER by Lee Hae-young
Closig Ceremony FKFF 2020
BRING ME HOME by Kim Seung-woo
Friday – March 27
MOWG: CONCERT
More informations about films and tickets on the Official Website
