Los Angeles - PUSAN WEST SHOWCASE

Chapman University in Orange County, CA will be hosting the first ever Pusan West Showcase - a film festival featuring Korean films that will run from November 20-22. Many marquee films from the Korean New Wave and past Korean cinema will be there including:

November 20 at 6:00pm - Opening night ceremony, featuring a screening of THIRST with an introduction by director Chan-wook Park.

THIRST tickets available here.



November 21 at 7:30pm - A screening of A BITTERSWEET LIFE followed by a Q&A with director Jee-woon Kim.

A BITTERSWEET LIFE tickets available here.




November 21 at 11:00pm - A screening of THE CHASER, directed by Hong-jin Na.

THE CHASER tickets available here.


November 22 at 8:00pm - An advance screening of Joon-ho Bong's critically acclaimed MOTHER.

MOTHER tickets available here.






The calendar for the rest of the festival:
November 20 at 12:00pm - LIKE A VIRGIN
November 20 at 2:30pm - FIRST SON
November 21 at 11:00am - DON'T LOOK BACK followed by a Q&A with director Young-nam Kim
November 21 at 2:00pm - VIVA LOVE
November 21 at 4:30pm - EVIL SPIRIT: VIY
November 22 at 11:00am - OLD PARTNER
November 22 at 1:00pm - DRIFTING AWAY followed by a Q&A with director Dong-won Kim
November 22 at 3:30pm - LAST WITNESS followed by a Q&A with director Doo-yong Lee

Tickets for the festival are available here. There are day passes and weekend passes available, as well as individual tickets for specific events.