DATE

Wed 24th Aug 2011 (6:00pm - 9:00pm)

Venue

Dendy Opera Quays

GUEST

- Ryoo Seung-wan (Director)
- Kang Hye-jung (Producer)

TOPIC

Q&A: The Uncovering
1. Introducing The Unjust
2. Q&A with the director and the producer

DATE

Fri 26th Aug 2011 (6:00pm - 9:00pm)

Venue

Dendy Opera Quays

GUEST

- Ryoo Seung-wan (Director)
- Kang Hye-jung (Producer)

TOPIC

Q&A: More Blood 
1. Introducing No Blood No Tears
2. Q&A with the director and the producer

DATE

Sat 27th Aug 2011 (11:00am - 1:00pm)

Venue

Dendy Opera Quays

GUEST

- Dr. Bruce Isaacs (Film Studies, University of Sydney)
- Ryoo Seung-wan (Director)
- Elizabeth Connor (School of Letters, Art and Media, University of Sydney)

TOPIC

Digital Aesthetics
To coincide with the screening of "Night Fishing", Dr Bruce Isaacs will give a short presentation on Digital Aesthetics in cinema.

CEREMONY

YKFA Awards
Announcing the winner of the Metro Screen YKFA 1st Prize award and the Audience Award sponsored by the University of Sydney Film Studies Department, will be our YKFA jury members Elizabeth Connor and Ryoo Seung-wan.

DATE

Sat 27th Aug 2011 (1:00pm - 2:00pm)

Venue

Dendy Opera Quays

GUEST

- Ryoo Seung-wan (Director)
- Russell Edwards (Variety)

TOPIC

Meet the Director
An in-depth conversation with the renowned genre specialist, director of The Unjust, No Blood No Tears, Arahan, The City of Violence, Dachimawa Lee & Crying Fist, Ryoo Seung-wan. Hosted by Russell Edwards

DATE

Sat 27th Aug 2011 (3:45pm - 4:15pm)

Venue

Dendy Opera Quays

GUEST

- Mathieu Ravier (The Festivalists, Jurassic Lounge)
- Richard Gray (DVD Bits, The Reel Bits)

TOPIC

Korean Cinema Downunder 1
Korean cinema is up and kicking, but how do Australian people watch Korean films? Without much theatrical distribution, there are rather limited ways of watching Korean films. Namely, there are film festivals, DVD and illegal downloading. Mathieu and Richard, from their own respective critical background, will discuss about their own experience with Korean cinema and the future it holds in Australia.

DATE

Sun 28th Aug 2011 (4:00pm – 4:30pm)

Venue

Dendy Opera Quays

GUEST

- Dr. Leonid Petrov
(Korean Studies Lecturer, University of Sydney)
- Dr. Jane Park
(Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney)

TOPIC

Korean War in Films
The Korean War in Korean cinema has always been one of the most prolifically recurring themes. This year at KOFFIA there are three films deals with the Korean War directly as well as indirectly. Leonid and Jane, from their own respective academic background, will share their own insights about the theme of the Korean War in Korean cinema with the audience.

DATE

Sun 11th Sep 2011 (5:00pm – 6:00pm)

Venue

ACMI Cinemas, The Cube

GUEST

- Dr. Adrian Martin
(English, Communications & Performance Studies, Monash Uni)
- Christian Were
(Brand Manager, Eastern Eye, Madman Entertainment)
- Al Cossar
(Programmer, MIFF Melbourne International Film Festival)

TOPIC

Korean Cinema Downunder 2
What’s happening to Korean cinema in Australia now? From their own respective experience and background, Adrian, Christian and Al will engage in an in-depth conversation about Korean cinema. From DVD distribution, festival exhibition and critical assessment of Korean cinema, they will share their own professional experience with the audience.