Echoes in Time

This landmark two-month season titled – Echoes in Time: Korean Films of the Golden Age & New Cinema – is hosted in partnership with the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) and Korean Film Council presents an introduction to Korean cinema through 30 essential films produced during two definitive periods of Korean filmmaking.

Although South Korean cinema didn’t break out into the global mainstream until the Cannes and Oscar success of Parasite (and on the small screen with Squid Game), it had been producing remarkable films for decades, despite unique historic and socio-economic challenges.

Serving as a perfect entry point and introduction to the rich legacy of Korean cinema, this season focuses on two groundbreaking periods in the Korean cinema timeline, when huge technical, stylistic and thematic innovations took place: the golden age of the 1960s and the New Korean Cinema movement (1996-2003).

Both periods gave birth to seminal works across a wide range of genres, successfully combining genre thrills with arthouse sensibilities.

Look out for special introduction talks by the film season’s curators at select screenings and a special Q&A session with director Jang Joon-hwan about his 2003 cult classic Save the Green Planet!