Korean Film Festival in Australia 2015 - Melbourne

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Thu 03 Sep 2015 - Thu 10 Sep 2015

The Korean Film Festival returns for its 6th year to our shores from 3 to 10 September 2015 in Melbourne. Armed with 20 feature films of Korean cinema and genres in action, comedy, drama and romance, there's no better way to learn about the culture, heart and mind of a country. Having expanded to six major Australian cities, this festival is celebrated not just in Melbourne (3-10 Sep), but in Sydney (12-20 Aug), Brisbane (25-31 Aug), Canberra (5-6 Sep), Perth (17-20 Sep) and Adelaide (24-27 Sep) as well. Keep in touch via their Facebook Page for updates, or to share your experiences and to take part in competitions.

You can also opt to be a volunteer at the festival by downloading and filling in the volunteer application form. The application will close one week before the festival starts for each state.


This year you can also vote for the best film at KOFFIA by filling in an Audience Award form. Every time you vote, you're in with a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy S6 ; winners notified by 12 October 2015.

In Melbourne, all films will be screened at the ACMI Cinemas at Federation Square in the city. All films feature English subtitles with single tickets at $16 adult, $12.50 concession and $11 member. Six session passes are $78, $66 and $60 respectively. For membership rates, tickets must be purchased in person at the Box Office for the venue. All festival films unless otherwise noted are restricted to persons over 15 or 18 years of age (see specific rating for details).


All tickets can be purchased for all states online and 24 hours a day via the KOFFIA website or via venue box offices. Head to the website for the full line-up of films .

Why not participate in some of their cultural activities to add to the experience and enjoyment of the festival. However, it looks like the Night with the Filmmaker special event for Q& A is not coming to Melbourne according to the listed dates. Sydney is the only lucky state for that event, so you'd have to fly out there to catch em.

You can however look forward to the opening night film How to Steal a Dog . A 109 minute long Australian premiere directed by KIM Sung-ho, it's a heartwarming modern day fairytale about 10 year old Jin-so who lives in a van with her mother and younger brother after her father disappeared following the failure and bankruptcy of the family pizza business. A missing dog poster with a huge reward gives her an idea of how she could help her family get a house.

Together with a friend she plans to find a dog with a rich owner, steal it and then return it for the reward. They find one that belongs to a rich woman who happens to own the restaurant where Jin-so's mother works. It seems she's not the only one with the idea. The old lady's nephew is also after his aunt's inheritance and will stop at nothing, thus putting a spanner in the works to Jin-so's plan. How will it all pan out? You'll just have to go see it to find out.



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