Smash-hit action-comedy EXIT (dir. Lee Sang Geun) stars Jo Jung Suk (HIT-AND-RUN SQUAD) and Girls' Generation's Yoona (CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT), and is screening as the
#LEAFF2019
Opening Gala on 24th October. Get your tickets now:
'A new breed of disaster film that has never been seen before!' Don't miss out on the European Premiere of Lee Sang Geun's EXIT, starring Jo Jeong suk and Girls' Generation's Yoona. Get your tickets for our Opening Gala now:
When a
#romcom
meets sibling rivalry. BROTHER OF THE YEAR is one of
#LEAFF2018
's official selection.
#Nichkhun
as the perfect boyfriend that every man is jealous of and comes to steal away the younger sister.
Tickets available:
@Khunnie0624
#ThaiFilm
#KimKiDuk
’s psychological drama, HUMAN, SPACE, TIME & HUMAN, has entered
#LEAFF2018
's selection! A group of people from various backgrounds sails on a warship to explore the limits of humanity, morality, and human relationships. Tickets
#김기덕 #장근석
Did you enjoy
#EmergencyDeclaration
with Actor Yim Si-wan? :) More screenings will be held today at the Cinema at Selfridges and the Cinema Museum! Check out the full programme here:
LEAFF will close the festival on 29th October with the Korea's entry for the 96th Academy Awards, CONCRETE UTOPIA. Director Um Tae-hwa and Actor Park Bo-young will be attending the Gala screening for a Q&A.
LEAFF screens the latest Korean disaster action film, EMERGENCY DECLARATION as a UK premiere. Actor Lim Si-Wan will be in London for a Q&A after the screening! ✈️
Tickets now available:
In order to escape their hellish reality, these two men must become a part of that hell. Check out the latest Korean noir in Competition starring actors Hong Xa-Bin and Song Joong-ki with Director Kim Chang-soon and Actor Hong in attendance.
Don't miss out on a cinematic masterpiece! Join us for the screening of
#HOPELESS
at
#LEAFFFilmFest
. Tickets are still available, and trust us, you won't want to miss this captivating film! Grab your seats now:
We are delighted to announce that the London East Asia Film Festival will open the 8th edition on 18th October 2023 with THE BOYS, followed by a Q&A with the veteran filmmaker, Chung Ji-young. Tickets are now available here:
Did you enjoy our Opening Gala at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square? The gala kicked off with the organist playing the soundtracks of great East Asian works, followed by an introduction of the programme and LEAFF 2019 Awards before the European premiere of Lee Sang Geun's EXIT!
Actor Jung Hae-in is currently on his way to London for
#LEAFF2019
, and has sent us a special greeting ahead of the screening of his new film TUNE IN FOR LOVE (유열의 음악앨범)! The retro melodrama will close our K-Cinema 100 strand on Sunday, followed by a Q&A with actor Jung.
Did you enjoy our CLOSING GALA? Oscar entry for Korea
#ConcreteUtopia
closed LEAFF 2023 on 29th October with Director Um Tae-hwa and Actor Park Bo-young in attendance.
The London East Asia Film Festival presents the London premiere of THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL on 2nd November, and actor Don Lee (Ma Dong-seok 마동석) has sent us a video message from Spain where he is shooting the next Marvel film!
Book now:
‘BETTER DAYS’ 少年的你 from Derek Tsang (Soul Mate, LEAFF 2017), the 8 Hong Kong Film Award winner joins our Official Selection strand.
This much needed story of resilience plays
@cineworld
Leicester Square on Friday 11th December.
Book now:
#LEAFF2020
This year, LEAFF celebrates the career of Lee Jung-Jae, the acclaimed Korean actor who has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award and more.
Han Ji-min, who was awarded Best Actress at LEAFF 2018, has sent a special greeting for this year's festival! She narrates documentary MY NAME IS KIM BOK DONG, screening on 28th Oct. at
@BerthaDocHouse
, and invites you to attend to discover Kim's story:
LEAFF will be back for the 7th Edition! LEAFF opens on 19th October at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square and will screen diverse films from East Asia until 30th October 2022.
As well as the Opening Gala screening of HUNT, audiences will also be able to see Lee Jung-Jae in Im Sang-soo’s The Housemaid, Park Hoon-jung’s New World, Hong Won-chan’s Deliver Us From Evil!
We are very pleased to announce that LEAFF will return exclusively to cinemas from 21st to 31st October with some of the finest in Asian cinema. Our breathtaking programme starts with a Gala Opening at
@ODEONCinemas
Leicester Square.
#LEAFF2021
✨Sneak Peek✨
Congratulations to ACTRESS Han Ji-Min! Thank you for joining us to night and we all look forward to your wonderful performance in
#MissBaek
!
#LEAFF2018
#OpeningGala
Congratulations to Lee Byung-hun on receiving the Excellence in Asian cinema award at
@AsianFilmAwards
An incredible, deserved achievement.
#TBT
to his attendance at
#LEAFF2017
with
#SquidGame
's Hwang Dong-hyuk for their film 'THE FORTRESS.'
We've got good taste at
#LEAFF
!
Legendary actress Kirin Kiki passed away in Tokyo. One of her last films was Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters, which won the Palme d'Or this year. RIP Kirin Kiki.
As part of this year's Stories of Women strand, we are excited to be screening Hou Hsiao-hsien's hypnotic MILLENNIUM MAMBO (千禧曼波) in 35mm, presented in partnership with
@NFTSFilmTV
and curated by Film Programming student Valerie Li. Tickets:
Join us at the LEAFF’s Opening Gala for the film "The Boys." Limited tickets still available – don't miss this cinematic masterpiece!
#LEAFF2023
#TheBoys
#FilmFestival
Lee Ji-won’s touching story
#MissBaeK
, will be a part of the Stories of Women strand in
#LEAFF2018
!
The film will be screened on Oct. 27th(Sat) 19:15,
@vuecinemas
#Piccadilly
followed by a Q&A session with Actress Han Ji-Min #한지민
Book your tickets now:
SPOTTED! The LEAFF lamppost banners are popping up all over town! If you find one, take a picture and tag us with a film of your choice from our programme, we will send you 2 tickets for the OPENING GALA! (Or the film of your choice, subject to availability.)
We are very excited to announce that the
#LEAFF2020
Opening Gala film is Kim Yong-hoon’s dark comedy thriller ‘BEASTS THAT CLING TO THE STRAWS’ (지푸라기라도 잡고 싶은 짐승들). Do-yeon Jeon and Jung Woo-sung lead the ensemble cast.
Did you spot
#LEAFF
branding across Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square? If you take pictures, share and tag LEAFF, we will select the few pics we love to gift 2 tickets for a screening at the Festival!
We are so pleased to have launched our inaugural Young Film Critics Programme with an in-depth
#mentoring
session with
@trim_obey
.
Building on the workshop, the aspiring group will now be supported through covering the
#festival
#Competition
section.
#LEAFF2021
This year, we are delighted to partner with Nara International film festival and showcase the great shorts from young Japanese filmmakers.
@naraiffnaraiff
#LEAFF2018
#河瀬直美 #なら国際映画祭
#naraiff
#niff
What a night!
Finally able to unite our audience again in the
#cinema
, a sizzling atmosphere in the heart of
#London
provided a true celebration of
#HongKong
culture and kickstarted our sixth edition.
One down, thirty two to go.
🎟️ -
#LEAFF2021
London East Asia Film Festival celebrates its 5th edition in 2020, opening at Odeon Leicester Square on 19 November and closing on 22 November. Join us at the Odeon, Cineworld Leicester Square and Selfridges Cinema to catch the latest titles from East Asia!
We are delighted to be welcoming a star-studded line-up of guests to the LEAFF 2019 Opening Gala! Joining us for the premiere of EXIT is the film's director Lee Sang Geun, plus actor Ryu Jun-yeol (MONEY, THE BATTLE: ROAR TO VICTORY), actress Park Ji-hu (HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD)...
#LEAFF2020
would like to thank our passionate and dedicated volunteer team and also to the venue teams without whom our
#festival
couldn’t have happened. Thank you for your commitment and work to support
#cinema
especially in such a difficult year!
Actor Kim Yoon-Seok is featured in our Actor Focus strand. We proudly bring you some of his best performances to
#LEAFF2018
. Don't miss the great films followed by some Q&A sessions!
Tickets here:
#김윤석 #암수살인 #극비수사 #화이 #런던개봉
#Koreanfilms
✨Q&A Session Sneak Peek✨
Join Director Kim Tae-Gyun and Actor Kim Yoon-Seok for Q&A after
#LEAFF
premiere screening of Dark Figure of Crime.
#LEAFF2018
#김윤석
#LondonPremiere
To celebrate our fifth edition we have carefully chosen five unique titles from across East Asia. Light For the Youth, I WeirDo, Beauty Water, Twilight’s Kiss (Suk Suk) and Wild Sparrow make up our critically acclaimed Special Focus strand.
#Selfridges
#filmfestival
#film
#london