Celebrating 20 Years of Korean Film: LKFF 2025

Now in its landmark 20th year, the London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) returns from 5 to 18 November 2025. Organised by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) and supported by the Korean Film Council, this year’s anniversary edition will unfold across BFI Southbank, Ciné Lumière, and ICA London, offering an ambitious lineup. The festival opens…

JUNNY’s Soulful Perfomance in London – Concert Review

It was 7:30 p.m. when DJ DAUL opened with a fiery mix combining elements from The Prodigy, BLACKPINK, and The Black Eyed Peas, to name just a few. His bold set kicked off the night and got everyone ready for an evening of soul-soaked performance. By 8 p.m., a single heartbeat swept through me: it…

Jia Zhangke and the Pingyao International Film Festival

Jia Zhangke is a name inseparable from contemporary cinema, especially this year. Over the past few months, he has appeared at major festivals worldwide, championing cross-cultural exchange: first the Taipei Film Festival in June, then Venice in August, Busan in mid-September, and finally his own Pingyao International Film Festival (PYIFF) at the end of the…

Get Ready for SF9’s Love Dawn Tour in Europe

SF9 (Sensational Feeling 9) is a South Korean boy group formed by FNC Entertainment in 2016 as the company’s first dance-focused act. The group currently includes Inseong, Youngbin, Jaeyoon, Dawon, Zuho, Yoo Taeyang, Hwiyoung, and Chani. Originally nine members, they debuted with the single album Feeling Sensation and quickly gained attention with the energetic track…

30th Busan International Film Festival: “I Only Rest in the Storm” Review

Pedro Pinho’s I Only Rest in the Storm is a hypnotic and textured look at power, identity, and longing, set in a tense West African city. The film follows Sergio, an environmental engineer working on a controversial road between the desert and the forest, as it explores the tangled realities of neo-colonialism, expat privilege, and relationships in…

30th Busan International Film Festival: “Shape of Momo” Review

Shown at this year’s Busan International Film Festival, Tribeny Rai’s debut feature, Shape of Momo, is a wonderful piece of writing. A powerful film that listens closely to the hidden struggles of women living within the limits of tradition. The narrative centres on Bishnu, a 32-year-old who abandons her city job and returns to her…