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The Taste of Money, 2013 (Image from Korean Cultural Centre)

From July 1 to October 30, 2021, the K-Cinema Celebration in Canada (KCC) was held across Canada through the joint efforts of the Korean Embassy in Canada, the Korean Cultural Centre Canada, and the Korean Consulates General in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal.

The K-Cinema Celebration in Canada is an annual fall event featuring Korean films, videos, arts, and culture. Previously held in Montreal, Quebec, the largest French-speaking city in North America, this year’s festival was expanded to locations across Canada, presenting a special screening of movies starring actress Youn Yuh-jung in celebration of her recent Oscar win. Also screened were high-quality indie films and video works by media artists whose work is difficult to access in Canada.

Throughout the festival, all the screened Korean movies were released online for remote viewing anywhere in the country. Information about the included works is available on the official KCC website: (https://kccincanada.com/).

Thanks to the global popularity of the Korean Wave, the K-Cinema Celebration in Canada is drawing growing attention across the country. Expectations are already high for the list of films to be screened next year.

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