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.
Hard Boiled | Dir. John Woo | Hong Kong | 1992 | 128 mins
Kokuho | Dir. Lee Sang-il | Japan | 2025 | 175 mins
The People Upstairs + Q&A with Director Ha Jung-woo | Dir. Ha Jung-woo | Korea | 2025 | 108 mins
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
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