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Lineup for 2023 Korean Film Festival in PH to feature 'picturesque landscapes'

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Poster for the 2023 Korea Film Festival, running from September 21 to 26, 2023. Photos courtesy of the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/07/2023-kff-poster-(1).jpg"/><figcaption>Poster for the 2023 Korea Film Festival, running from September 21 to 26, 2023. <em>Photos courtesy of the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Filipino moviegoers can experience South Korea&#x27;s breathtaking sceneries through the movies that will be showcased at the 2023 Korean Film Festival (KFF) later this month.</p><p>With the theme &quot;Ka-ja (Let&#x27;s go)! Korea Through Films,&quot; the 2023 KFF will run from September 22 to 26, the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines said in a press release.</p><p>The KCC advised interested moviegoers to check its social media pages for the list of participating cinemas, screening schedules and ticketing guidelines.</p><p>The seven featured films aim to take viewers on a trip to various locations across South Korea, in line with the celebration of the KCC&#x27;s Korea Tourism Promotion Month.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/09/03/23/korea-hopes-more-filipinos-will-visit-this-winter">S. Korea hopes to be one of Filipinos’ top winter travel destinations</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Get ready to immerse yourself in the heart and soul of Korea&#x27;s picturesque landscapes through the lens of seven captivating Korean films,&quot; the KCC said.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/07/poster-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/07/poster-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/07/poster-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/07/poster-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/07/poster-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/07/poster-6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/07/poster-7.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Movie poster for &#x27;Jukdo Surfing Diary.&#x27;</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Movie poster for &#x27;Life is Beautiful.&#x27;</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Movie poster for &#x27;Gyeongju.&#x27;</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Movie poster for &#x27;Everglow.&#x27;</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Movie poster for &#x27;Bori.&#x27;</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Movie poster for &#x27;Director&#x27;s Intention.&#x27;</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Movie poster for &#x27;The Book of Fish.&#x27;</p></div></div></div><p>The lineup includes the 2022 musical movie &quot;Life Is Beautiful,&quot; the 2021 black-and-white flick &quot;The Book of Fish,&quot; and the coming-of-age drama &quot;Bori,&quot; among others.</p><p>&quot;Each of these cinematic gems was meticulously shot in breathtaking locations across Korea, such as Gangneung, Busan, Jeju, Gyeongju, Yangyang, Paju, and Sinan,&quot; the KCC said.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;ll be a complete top to bottom tour of the country after witnessing these films,&quot; it added.</p><p>The KFF is co-presented by the KCC and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, in collaboration with the Korean Film Council, Film Development Council of the Philippines, SM Cinemas and Korea Tourism Organization Manila Office.</p><div><strong>Film workshop</strong></div><p>On September 21, the KCC will also host a film production workshop at the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde campus, as part of its &quot;Meet the Mentor&quot; series.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Meet the Mentor - DLS-CSB" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/07/meet-the-mentor-dls-csb-(1).jpg"/><figcaption>Meet the Mentor - DLS-CSB</figcaption></figure></div><p>The panel includes production company The Lamp CEO Park Eun-kyung, film production director Lee Yeon-hwa, and Filipino director and producer Perci Intalan.</p><p>&quot;This event&#x27;s goal is to impart the film industry&#x27;s best practices of both Korea and Philippines to the audience in hopes of providing the spark for a potential collaboration between the two countries in the near future,&quot; the KCC said.</p><p>Those interested to attend the film workshop can register through <a href="https://bit.ly/RSVPMeetTheMentorKMovie">this link</a> until September 15.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1731113" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Lineup for 2023 Korean Film Festival in PH to feature 'picturesque landscapes'

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Sep 07, 2023 01:01 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 07, 2023 01:52 PM PHT

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