Korean & Latin American Film Screening takes place the next two weeks in Madrid!

After the success of Argentina last year as a guest country, the Korean Cultural Center in Madrid organizes the second edition of its film series that incorporates Korean and Latin American films. This contest has Colombia as a special participant.

Under the motto: “The vision of women in the cinema”, they seek to give visibility to the cinematographic work carried out by women by the hand of four films signed by Colombian and South Korean rulers.

The festival takes place joining three nations from three different continents, but with great links between them. Thus, Colombia chose South Korea to be the first Asian country with which to sign a Free Trade Agreement. In addition, it was the only state in Latin America that sent troops to the Korean War conflict in 1950. And, of course, Colombia treasures a large community in Spain, a country of which it was a part of the past and with which historical, cultural ties join it, social and religious.

On October 15, the cycle opens with the drama Mateo de María Gamboa Jaramillo, awarded with the Jordan Alexander Ressler Prize for Best Fiction Screenplay and the Lexus Ibero-American Award of the 2014 Miami International Film Festival for Best First Film. He was also a candidate for the Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.

On October 17, the thriller The Truth Beneath by Lee Kyoung-mi is screened, distinguished with the Best Film and Best Actress awards at the Busan Film Critics Awards.

On October 22, the exhibition of The Defense of the Dragon takes place, Natalia Santa's first opera, a drama that was incorporated into the official section of the 70th Directors' Fortnight of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Finally, on October 24, Little Forest is shown by Yim Soon-rye, winner of the title of Best Director at the 38th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and Best Debut Actress at the 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards.

Program:

October 15 - Mateo (86 minutes)
October 17 - The Truth Beneath (102 minutes)
October 22 - La Defensa del Fragón (80 minutes)
October 24 - Little Forest (103 minutes)

For more information visit  Centro Cultural Coreano webpage.