Scenes on Screen: 2025 Korean Film Festival Launches with Bigger, Bolder Celebration of Cinema

Lights, camera, K-film! The Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) proudly presents the 2025 Korean Film Festival: Scenes on Screen, a multi-layered celebration of Korean cinema unfolding across screenings, exhibits, talks, and competitions.

This year marks KCC’s most extravagant edition yet—bridging cultures, igniting imaginations, and spotlighting the creative forces behind Korea’s cinematic masterpieces.

Whether you're a casual viewer, an aspiring filmmaker, or a full-fledged cinephile, there's something for everyone in this exciting line-up of free and open-to-the-public events.

Production Design: Scene Architects Build On-Screen Worlds

Exhibit runs from August 27 to November 21 at KCC | Free Admission

Co-hosted by the Korean Film Archive and the KCC, this special exhibit delves into the fascinating world of production design, shining a spotlight on the visual architects behind some of Korea’s most iconic films.

Get an up-close look at the creative processes and stunning visual concepts by leading production designers: Ryu Seong-hee (Decision to Leave, The Handmaiden), Cho Hwa-sung (Hansan: Rising Dragon) and Han Ah rum (Kill Boksoon, Kingmaker).

This immersive exhibit showcases how words on a page evolve into living, breathing cinematic worlds through design, construction, and storytelling.

Talkback Session: Conversations Between Philippine and Korean Film Experts

August 27 at Cine Adarna, UPFI Film Center, University of the Philippines Diliman

Join us for a cross-cultural dialogue exploring the creative process behind film production design, storytelling, and the evolving film industries of Korea and the Philippines.

From Korea, we’ll be joined by acclaimed production designer Han Ah rum (Kill Boksoon, Kingmaker) with producer RuBi (team manager of 'ARTCOMPANY HAN'), along with Park Hee Seong, senior researcher from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).

Representative from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and Filipino film makers will also take part in the discussion, with full panel details to be announced soon.

The event will also feature the screening and awarding of the winning entries from the “Reel Connections: Student Short Film Competition.” Meet the rising talents behind “Seoul Sight” as they gear up for their upcoming trip to the 2025 Busan International Film Festival.

Sign up here: bit.ly/2025KoreanFilmFestivalTalkBackSession

Korean Film Screening

August 29–31 at SM Mall of Asia, SM City Iloilo, and SM Lanang Premier

Don’t miss this year’s curated lineup of gripping, thought-provoking Korean films driven from the “Production Design: Scene Architects Build On-Screen Worlds” exhibit namely I, The Executioner (2024), Concrete Utopia (2023), and Kingmaker (2022).

Get your K-film fix with us—absolutely free—across key cities nationwide!

Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival: Korea as Guest Country

September 26-27, Gateway Cineplex 18

Korea takes the spotlight as a guest country and the opening film at the Tingin Southeast Asian Film Festival hosted by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) with the theme, “Women’s Ways of Seeing.”

Stay tuned to NCCA’s official channels for more details.

The “2025 Korean Film Festival: Scenes on Screen” is a proud collaboration among the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines, Korean Film Council, Film Development Council of the Philippines, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, University of the Philippines Film Institute, SM Cinema and Gateway Cineplex 18.

For updates and event details, follow @KCCPhil on Facebook and Instagram or visit https://phil.korean-culture.org/en.

Step into the scene. See the screen. Celebrate Korean cinema with us.