Toronto Korean Film Festival

[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Share this post for a chance to win tickets to Workman Arts' online virtual screening of Seung-Jun Yi's film Shadow Flowers - the story of a North Korean woman trapped in South Korea, and fighting to be reunited with her family. Film will be available Oct 18, 7 PM - Oct 20, 7 PM... https://workmanarts.com/rwm-events/shadow-flowers/ #RWMFEST #RWMFEST2020 #MENTALHEALTH

We are also excited join @WorkmanArts to co-present the virtual screening of Nocturne, directed by Gwanjo Jeong. The Rendezvous with Madness film program will be available for online viewing October 20, 9 PM - October 20, 9 PM Nocturne is the story of a family. The documentary follows Seong-ho, a young piano virtuoso living with autism. With an extraordinary talent in music, his mother and primary caretaker dedicates her whole life building a career for her son as a professional musician. Ticket and further event information can be found on the Workman Arts website https://workmanarts.com/rwm-events/nocturne/

Join us and @WorkmanArts for the virtual screening of Shadow Flowers directed by Seung-Jun Yi. This Rendezvous with Madness film program will be available for online viewing October 18, 7 PM - October 20, 7 PM A North Korean housewife, Ryun-hee Kim went to China to receive healthcare only to end up in South Korea trying to pay off her medical debts. Once she was discovered by South Korean authorities, she was alleged of being a North Korean spy and forced to become a South K...orean citizen. Separated from her family with no hope of seeing them again, Ryun-hee starts her extensive and harrowing fight to return home. Ticket and further event information can be found on the Workman Arts website https://workmanarts.com/rwm-events/shadow-flowers/ #RWMFEST #RWMFEST2020 #MENTAL HEALTH

Parasite Wins BIG at Oscars! 92nd Academy Awards Best Picture... Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best International Feature Film First time Korean film nominated by Academy Awards and all these 4 Oscars go to Bong Joon-ho! This is a historic achievement for Korean film. In the Academy's 92 years of history, this is the first time that a film in a language other than English won the best picture. Congratulation director Bong! We also drank until today morning. #bongjoonho #parasite

[TICKET GIVEAWAY] Forget Me Not The Human Rights Film Festival is screening Sun Hee Engelstoft's documentary about adoption in South Korea. Share this post for your chance to win tickets! More information available here: www.hrff.ca/forget-me-not

@paradiseonbloor just launched their website and first slate of events, including Lee Chang-dong's 2018 film, Burning! #ticketstoparadise and more information available at https://paradiseonbloor.com/events/burning/1001000021

[TICKET GIVEAWAY CONTEST] Parasite Are you a fan of Bong Joon-ho? Have you been eager to watch Parasite in Toronto? Now. the wait is almost over! The Palme d'Or winner will be opening at TIFF Bell Lightbox on October 25th. Schedule and more details: https://tiff.net/events/parasite... You may also find your chance to win a pair of tickets. Enter yourself to the contest:https://a.mvpindex.com/n0HNa The Contest closes October 20, 2019 at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be contacted on October 21, 2019. Thank you TIFF for bringing this amazing film to our community. Film Synopsis: A family of cunning grifters scheme to enter a wealthy household’s employ in this genre-bending, Palme d’Orwinning thriller of class struggle from South Korean master Bong Joon-ho (Okja, Snowpiercer).

[TICKET GIVEAWAY] for the Canadian Premiere of Junha's Planet - a doc addressing questions of how to integrate a student's disabilities into the classroom experience. Share this post for a chance to win two tickets to the screening on October 18th at this year’s Rendezvous with Madness Festival! Workman Arts #RWMFEST #RWM19 #Mentalhealth... https://workmanarts.com/rwm-events/junha-planet/ See more

One of the most pressing questions in education is how do we integrate a person’s individual disability to create a fuller classroom experience? Join us, October 18th at this year’s Rendezvous with Madness Festival the Canadian premiere of Junha’s Planet directed by Hyung-sook Hong. Junha is a 4th grader who doesn’t make friends easily. Concerned parents of Junha’s peers question whether he should be educated in the same environment as their kids. While the school advocates ...for Autism awareness and encourages children to support Junha, many lose their patience including Junha. In addition to the film there will be a post-screening discussion, which addresses the current state of autism spectrum disorder support in Ontario. @WorkmanArts #RWMFEST #RWM19 #Mentalhealth https://workmanarts.com/rwm-events/junha-planet/

[TICKET GIVEAWAY] The Wandering Chef is the heartwarming story of how food can bring people together in times of clarity, confusion and loss. Share this post for a chance to win two tickets to the screening of this documentary at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (WED, MAY 1 @ 6:30 PM Hart House Theatre): http://bit.ly/2TMyURC

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America’s largest documentary festival, will present its 26th annual edition from April 25 May 5, 2019. It is our honour to co-present "The Wandering Chef" by Hye-Ryeong Park at #HotDocs19 In The Wandering Chef, a heartwarming ode to family and the healing power of food, Korean celebrity chef Jiho Im mourns the death of a beloved maternal figure in the only way he knows how: cooking 108 delectable dishes over 24 ...hours. We’re super excited to see this doc at the 26th @hotdocsfestival on WED, MAY 1 @ 6:30 PM at Hart House Theatre! Make sure to join us: http://bit.ly/2TMyURC

[Community Screening event - TO KILL ALICE by Sangkyu Kim] Date and Time: Friday, November 23rd, 2018 at 7:00pm Location: OCAD University... 100 McCaul Street, Auditorium (room 190) ** Discussion with director to follow ** This event is going to be free of charge. To Kill Alice (2017) 78 mins A Rabbit-hole of Clashing Ideologies Growing up in South Korea, Eunmi Shin had been exposed to intense anti-communist education. Despite this, Shin uses her US passport to travel to North Korea. The trip transforms her ideas of the country and inspires her to write a book to support reunification efforts. Shin’s book tour in South Korea unexpectedly jettisons her into the centre of a violent political maelstrom. She is accused of spreading propaganda and being a communist agitator. To Kill Alice is an unflinching look at the polarization of debate stymying peace prospects between the two Koreas. Director profile: Sang-kyu Kim is an independent activist filmmaker based in Seoul, South Korea. In 2002, two South Korean youths were killed by a U.S. military armoured vehicle. No one was held accountable. For Kim, this incident highlighted the unequal relationship between Korea and the United States. He quit a university level robotics program of study and picked up a camera. Since then, Kim has recorded the vibrant social justice movement in South Korea as a way to broadcast resistance. As a member of DOCUCOW, he has mostly worked in short format videos. Previous credits include: 'The Truth Shall Not Sink' (2014), about the Sewol ferry accident. 'To Kill Alice' is his first feature documentary film. Presented by OCAD U's Culture Shifts with the support of the OCAD U's Art & Social Change, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the York Centre for Asian Research.

[Ticket Giveaway - BURNING by Lee Chang-dong] Hello friends! Did you know that BURNING is currently being screened at TIFF Bell Lightbox? We are glad that we've got a pair of ticket for a giveaway. Check out the following link for your chance to win the tickets: https://tiff.activation.umbel.com//win-a-pair-of-tickets-t... A winner will have tickets for the screening on Thursday, November 8th at 7:30pm. The winner will be notified by Wednesday, November 7th at 12pm. We hope you won't miss this amazing film. Please enter the contest, you might be the winner :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DZNHYfMBB0&feature=youtu.be

#TKFF2018 | Audience Choice Award The Audience Choice Award of this year's Korean Shorts Competition goes to 'Mad Rush ' by the director LEE Hee-jun. Congratulations!... ========================= 7th Annual Toronto Korean Film Festival | 7 July 11-15, 2018 www.tkff.ca