Festival du Film Coréen à Paris

The FFCP: twenty years of Korean cinema on the Champs-Élysées

Since 2006, the Festival du Film Coréen à Paris — known by the acronym FFCP — has offered French and European audiences an annual dive into the richness of South Korean cinema. Born from the passion of a team of cinephile volunteers, the festival has grown year after year to become the main European showcase for a cinema that has conquered the world, from Bong Joon-ho's Parasite to the series that have revolutionized the global audiovisual landscape.

A prestigious setting on the Champs-Élysées

The FFCP takes place at Publicis Cinémas, at 129 avenue des Champs-Élysées, one of Parisian cinema's most prestigious addresses. This choice of venue is not insignificant: it places Korean cinema at the heart of the world's most famous avenue, symbolically affirming its place in the pantheon of global cinema.

A program that reveals the diversity of Korean cinema

Each edition of the FFCP presents about thirty films — feature fiction films, documentaries, short films, and sometimes television series — covering all genres: thriller, social drama, comedy, romance, historical film, auteur cinema. The selection favors works new to France, offering the public the chance to discover films that will not necessarily benefit from theatrical distribution.

Remarkable volunteer subtitling work

One of the FFCP's unique features is the work of its volunteer team who, each year, watch, select, and subtitle all the films presented. This considerable work, carried out with rigor and passion, makes it possible to offer French-speaking audiences works that would otherwise be inaccessible. The festival is thus a true player in cultural mediation between South Korea and France.

Beyond the screenings

The FFCP is not limited to film screenings. The screenings are accompanied by meetings with Korean directors and actors invited to Paris for the occasion. The festival also offers Korean Sundays, cultural events that allow the public to extend the Korean experience beyond cinema. Audience engagement is encouraged via social media with the hashtag #MyFFCP, creating a community of cinephiles who discuss films throughout the year.