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.

BLACK MONEY by Chung Ji-Youngo

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

INTIMATE STRANGERS by Lee Jae-Kyoo

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

BRING ME HOME by Kim Seung-woo

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