FULL Programme

The London East Asia Film Festival is delighted to unveil the complete programme for its 10th edition. From 23rd October to 2nd November 2025, audiences are invited to experience more than 40 carefully curated films across five distinctive strands, celebrating the creativity and diversity of East Asian cinema.

OPENING GALA

Hard Boiled | Dir. John Woo | Hong Kong | 1992 | 128 mins

CLOSING GALA

Kokuho | Dir. Lee Sang-il | Japan | 2025 | 175 mins 

SPECIAL GALA

The People Upstairs + Q&A with Director Ha Jung-woo | Dir. Ha Jung-woo | Korea | 2025 | 108 mins 

SPOTLIGHT GALA

Samsara + Q&A with Director Gavin Nugroho | Dir. Garin Nugroho | Indonesia | 2024 | 80 mins 

LEAFF OFFICIAL SELECTION 

96 Minutes | Dir. Hung Tzu-hsuan | Taiwan | 2025 | 117 mins

Behind the Shadows | Dir. Jonathan Li & Chou Man-yu | Hong Kong | 2025 | 102 mins

Crossing Years + Q&A with Director Yonfan | Dir. Yonfan | Hong Kong | 2025 | 90 mins

Family Matters | Dir. Pan Ke-yin | Taiwan | 2025 | 99 mins

Green Wave | Dir. Xu Lei | China | 2024 | 111 mins

Praying Mantis | Dir. Joe Hsieh & Yonfan | Taiwan / Hong Kong | 2025 | 18 mins

The Sun Rises On Us All | Dir. Cai Shangjun | China | 2025 | 131 mins

The Ugly | Dir. Yeon Sang-ho | Korea | 2025 | 103 mins 

Yakushima’s Illusion | Dir. Naomi Kawase | France / Japan / Belgium / Luxembourg | 2025 | 122 mins

STORIES OF WOMEN

First Summer + Q&A with Director Heo Ga-young | Dir. Heo Ga-young | South Korea | 2025 | 30 mins 

Human Resource | Dir. Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand | 2025 | 122 mins 

Pavane for an Infant | Dir. Chong Keat Aun | Malaysia / Hong Kong | 2024 | 117 mins

Project Y + Q&A with Director Lee Hwan | Dir. Lee Hwan | South Korea | 2025 | 110 mins

MASTERS OF CINEMA 

Memories of Murder + In Conversation with the Cinematographer Kim Hyung-koo | Dir. Bong Joon-ho | Korea | 2003 | 132 mins

Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War + In Conversation with the Production Designer Shin Bo-kyeong | Dir. Kang Je-gyu | Korea | 2004 | 140 mins

TIMELESS CLASSICS 

A Flower in Hell | Dir. Shin Sang-ok | Korea | 1958 | 86 mins 

Good Bye! Darling | Dir. Pai Ching-jui | Taiwan | 1970 | 96 mins 

Lonely Seventeen | Dir. Pai Ching-jui | Taiwan | 1967 | 95 mins 

Madame Freedom | Dir. Han Hyung-mo | Korea | 1956 | 124 mins

PTU | Dir. Johnnie To | Hong Kong | 2003 | 88 mins

The Story of a Small Town | Dir. Lee Hsing | Taiwan | 1979 | 94 mins

The Widow | Dir. Park Nam-ok | Korea | 1955 | 94 mins 

FUTURE FRAMES: AI 

AI Cinema #1 - Opening Film - to be announced 

AI Cinema #2 

Sigumun | Dir. You Hyeong-jun, Rolen Yealin Jeon, Hong Jin-wook | Korea | 2025 | 15 mins

The Dream of Atlantis  | Dir. Choi Young-min | Korea | 2025 | 14 mins

Fragment of Falling | Dir. Kim Woon-ha | Korea | 2025 | 10 mins

Fog Advisory | Dir. Park Seong-won | Korea | 2025 | 11 mins

Beol-lae | Dir. Ahn Sang-wook | Korea | 2025 | 9 mins

AI Cinema #3 

Color Of My Garden | Dir. Roy Oh  | Korea | 2025 | 25 mins 

Demons in the Heart | Dir. Zo Fan | Korea | 2025 | 6 mins 

Mold | Dir. Kim Woon-ha  | Korea | 2025 | 6 mins

Grand Prix: The Beginning of the Legend | KRBC | Korea | 2025 | 15 mins 

Kingdom of SHIN Ramen | Dir. BMH | Korea | 2025 | 1 min

Wanna Taste The Heat | Dir. Giyeok  | Korea | 2025 | 1 min

SHIN Ramyun - Savor the Spicy Moments of Happiness | Dir. Dae Shik Choi  | Korea | 2025 | 1 min

Butterfly | Dir. Minshi Park | Korea | 2025 | 1 min 

INDUSTRY TALK 

Crossing Cinema Currents