A selection of short films from some of Koreas up and coming filmmakers including many festival winning films. The films are chosen from the Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival which has been established by Korea’s biggest filmmakers, Bong Joon-ho (Mother, The Host) and Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Thirst) to name a few and has seen many of the directors involved becoming some of the top talent in today’s Korean cinema landscape.

This festival looks for fresh and exciting short films and filmmakers with their catchphrase being “Beyond the Barrier of Genres”. The festival challenges traditional ideas of filmmaking as well as creating experimental and unique films attempting to push the boundaries of contemporary filmmaking. The best and brightest of these short films are annually taken around the world to a variety of festivals in New York, Paris and many more. The London Korean Film Festival and the ICA are proud to present the first time this prestigious short film festival has come to the United Kingdom.

Night Fishing

Dir. Park Chan-wook, Park Chan-kyong, South Korea, 33mins, 2011, Subtitled

Cast: Oh Kwang-rok, Lee Jung-hyun

The Berlinale Int'l Film Festival Golden Bear winner has its first UK screening. A man travels through the wilderness to fish by the moonlight but all he catches is a strange young woman who keeps calling him 'Daddy'.

Ghost

Dir: Yi Jeong-jin South Korea, 11mins, 2011, Subtitled

Cast: Kang Tae-young, Jin So-yeon

Ghost is a fantasy, supernatural film about a strange man that lives in an abandoned building. He sits all day sucking on chicken bones which somehow turns into a small doll, leading the man on a bizarre trip

Chatter

Credits: Dir Kim Han-kyul, South Korea, 20mins, 2011, Subtitled

Cast: Jae-hong, Seu Jung-hyun, Jung Da-won, Bae Yoo-ram, We Joo-kyun, Choi Min-young, Jung Ji-hyung

While having drinks with his co-workers, Jae-hong finds out that his best friend, Yuram has been telling all of his secrets behind his back. To make him feel better his co-workers start to tell him all of Yuram's, which just creates more conflict.

The Recorder Exam

Dir Kim Bo-ra, South Korea, 28mins, 2011, Subtitled

Cast: Hwang Jeong-won, Park Myeong-shin, Jeong In-ki

Eun-hee, is nine and has an impending recorder exam and wants to do as well as possible to honour her family be the pressure of performing looms over her.

Broken Night

Dir Yang Hyo-joo, South Korea, 22mins, 2011, Subtitled

Cast: Jung In-gi, Han Joo-wan, Lee Min-ji

Kyoung-pyo earns a living from committing insurance fraud with road accidents. One night he has a close call but manages to drive away when a girl on a moped crashes into his car. He tries to drive away but a witness has recorded the accident and blackmails him. He pays up and leaves only to realize that he has been conned and drives back to look for him.