The Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) first began in October of 2010 and was the inaugural festival of its kind. The 1st KOFFIA took place just in Sydney at Dendy Opera Quays, with the goal to expand to more regions in the future. This was achieved in just our 2nd year when KOFFIA took place in both Sydney and Melbourne in 2011. The 3rd Korean Film Festival will take place in August / September 2012, and hopefully we will be expanding once more!
The festival is organised by the Korean Cultural Office, with support from the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney.
It aims to
- Generate an interest in Korean Cinema within the local community.
- Raise the understanding of the aesthetics of Korean films throughout the community.
- Share the virtues of Korean Culture and Tradition.
- Provide support and give opportunity to aspiring Korean filmmakers residing in Australia.
- Develop relations with Australian artists.
The Korean Cultural Office is a diplomatic non-profit organisation based in Sydney that acts as the Cultural Ambassador to all things Korean in Australia. Established in April 2011, it will where the KOFFIA team operate. It’s aims to encourage cultural exchange, for mutual respect, and KOFFIA is at the heart of this goal. To read more about the KCO visit www.koreanculture.org.au
The Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney is the Korean Government’s diplomatic office. It has jurisdiction over New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Within these areas it is responsible for providing consular assistance to Korean nationals and immigration, and visa-related information for Australians and citizens of third countries travelling to Korea, including matters relating to trade and culture.
Who are the main staff?
Festival Consultants: Jungyeob Ji, Young-gu Kim
Festival Director: Young-soo Kim
Festival Coordinator: Inji Jung
Artistic Director: Kieran Tully
Assistant Coordinators: Juno Do, Nghi Huynh
Marketing Assistant: Raelene Loong
Volunteer Coordinators: Jeeyoung Kim, Saehee Kim, Yeseul Kim
Festival PR Team: Hannah Lee, Lea Kim, Aude Rey, Misong Lee
Festival Assistants: Youngji Seo, Kyungsoo Woo, Miri Lee, Dongseok Park, Sofie Blichfeldt, Kwenton Bellette, Simon Jung, Ngo Ha Thu, Hyo Yun Ryoo, Jiwon Choi, Sungwook Jeon, Ellen Cho, Jaekyung Chon
School Session Coordinator: Minji Jung
Sydney Interpretor: Bang Jisun
Blog Editor: Richard Gray
Graphic Design: Kihyun Kim, Cheri Scholten, Nurie Salim
Technical Coordinator: Jay Yun
Official Trailer Editor: Minji Kang and her team!
Unofficial Trailer Editor: Kevin Park, Samuel Choi
Promotional Videos: Sujin Jeong, William Suen, Hyun Shin, Ann Margaret Cortez, Aude Rey, Joanne Kim, Myungchun Kang
Festival Photographer: Wonsam Seo
Festival Videographers: Mickle Productions
and special thanks to all our festival volunteers
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