Florence Korea Film Festival 2026

The 24th edition of the Florence Korea Film Fest (March 19 to 28) will be running in theaters at exclusively at La Compagnia Cinema (via Cavour 50/r) and online at MYmovies. Featuring 12 international film stars, over 70 titles on the bill, and a program ranging from blockbusters to independent films, movie lovers will not want to miss this year’s festival.   All the films are screened in the original language with English subtitles.

The festival will showcase international stars Gong Yoo (starring in Squid Game and Train to Busan) and director Yeon Sang-ho, who will lead masterclasses. Soundtrack composer Cho Sung-woo will be performing an exclusive concert to close the event. 

This year’s festival will open with People and Meat (Thursday, March 19, 8 pm), directed by Yang Jong-hyun, a poignant comment on the privations of the elderly.  Three senior citizens go out to dinner, realize they don’t have enough money to pay the bill, and cleverly duck out.

The festival will close with Homeward Bound (Friday, March 27, 8 pm) directed by Kim Dae-hawn, about the mysterious intimacy of family and domestic dynamics. Be prepared to be taken through a journey through clandestine love affairs, debts, and domestic silences, exploring the family as a dynamic territory where everyone is, ultimately, a perfect stranger. 

From raw animation to global live action, the festival will also celebrate director and visionary Yeon Sang-ho, who explored new worlds of the horror genre with the cult film Train to Busan. This journey will begin with the social violence of The King of Pigs (Wednesday, March 25, 5:30 pm) and the fanaticism of The Fake (Friday, March 20, 11 pm) before exploding into the zombie apocalypse that has shocked the world: from Seoul Station  (Saturday, March 21, 11 pm) to the European premiere of adrenaline-fueled Peninsula (Monday, March 23, 3 pm).

Between the political superpowers of Psychokinesis (Friday, March 27, 3 pm) and the murky atmosphere of the new thriller The Ugly (Italian premiere, Wednesday, March 25, 8:30 pm), Yeon Sang-ho will receive the city’s official tribute with the presentation of the parchment by the City of Florence and the festival award.

This event is co-directed by Riccardo Gelli of the Taegukgi association and Chang Eun-young, and made by possible by the Fondazione Sistema Toscana, the Tuscany Region, the Metropolitan City of Florence, the Municipality of Florence, the Fondazione Cassa Risparmio di Firenze, KOFIC – Korean Film Council, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Italy, the Korean Cultural Institute in Italy, and KOFA – Korean Film Archive.  (H. R. D.)

Ticket options include:

Single screening, morning & afternoon, full price ticket: €7.00

Reduced Price ticket: €6.00

Evening screening (8 PM), Full Price ticket: €8.00 

Reduced price ticket: €7.00

Reserved for Arci members, Cultural Associations, Italian and Foreign Institutions, Universities, and other institutions affiliated with the Taegukgi-Toscana Korea Association.

Short film screenings (3 pm), Cinema La Compagnia, ticket pice: €4.00

Accreditations are valid for Short Film Screenings until seats run out.

Daily pass, full price ticket: €15.00

Reduced price ricket: €13.00.  More information can be found at koreafilmfest.com.