Korean Film Festival Barcelona

Korean Film Festival Barcelona returns to Cinemes Girona from 2 to 6 September with a programme that covers different aspects of South Korean cinema, from independent productions to major box-office successes. The festival, a city pioneer dedicated to this cinema, uses the big screen as an entry point to Korean culture.

The opening will take place on 2 September with The King’s Warden, by Jang Hang-jun, one of the commercial successes of 2026. In total, the programme brings together around twenty titles distributed across several sections.

Indies will present five recent productions focused on social issues through drama, thriller and animation. Panorama will be dedicated to Park Chan-wook and will examine the role of female characters in his filmography. Premiers will feature Spanish premieres and blockbusters, with The Ugly, by Yeon Sang-ho, among the highlighted titles.

The programme is completed by short films, animation for family audiences, meetings and activities on Korean culture and the audiovisual industry. The closing event will feature My Daughter Is a Zombie, one of the major Korean box-office successes of 2025.