MUMBAI: Nine Korean films including The Actresses by E J-yong have been invited to the Berlin International Film Festival, though none of these will participate in the official competition.

The Actresses was invited to the Panorama section and Hong Ji-young‘s The Naked Kitchen to the Culinary Cinema section. Dooman River by Korean-Chinese director Zhang Lu and A Brand New Life by Korean-born French filmmaker Ounie Lecomte will feature in the Generation 14Plus section.

The films to screen in the Forum section are Our Fantastic 21st Century by Ryu Hyung-ki of the Korean Academy of Film Arts, I‘m In Trouble by So Sang-min, and the documentary Sona, the Other Myself by Yang Yong-hi.

The short films Math Test by Jung Yu-mi and A Perm by Lee Ran-hee have been invited to the Berlinale shorts competition.