Ep. 43 Pyongyang International Film Festival (w/ Nick Bonner)

Ep. 43 Pyongyang International Film Festival (w/ Nick Bonner)

I chat to North Korea film expert Nick Bonner, who's attended every PIFF since 2002, for some insider knowledge on everything from how to process works to cute anecdotes like how acting can lead to getting yourself a husband.


Koryo Tours will be attending PIFF 2026 and will be posting on their Instagram and YouTube accounts. Make sure to follow along!


North Korean Films produced with Nick Bonner


Koryo Tours & Studio on Vimeo - Aim High in Creation / Game of Their Lives (Vimeo) / Centre Forward ("North Korea’s best football film ever made” - Simon Cockerell)

Comrade Kim Goes Flying Film Review (by me! Youtube).

Comrade Kim Goes Flying (Vimeo)


Anecdotes


Joss Stone in Pyongyang


Pyongyang International Film Festival Info


PIFF 2025

Bend it Like Beckham at PIFF

Koryo Tours North Korea Film Productions

North Korean Film Star Photography

The North Korean Film Studio

Yanggakdo International Cinema


PIFF 2026 entries - email nick@koryogroup.com

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Ep. 29 Inside the North Korean Countryside: Caves, Waterfalls, Rivers, Lakes, and Much More.

Ep. 29 Inside the North Korean Countryside: Caves, Waterfalls, Rivers, Lakes, and Much More.

The second part in the 2-part episode "Inside the North Korean Countryside". In this episode, we head to a few key spots in the North Korean countryside known for their beauty or indeed because they'r...

27 Jul 202341min

Ep. 28 Inside the North Korean Countryside; Korea's 5 (6) Famed Mountains

Ep. 28 Inside the North Korean Countryside; Korea's 5 (6) Famed Mountains

In this 2-part episode, I delve into the North Korean countryside to give an overview on what the North Korean countryside has to offer. This first episode is all about mountains; North Korea's most f...

20 Jul 202349min

Ep. 27 Unveiling North Korea's Film Secrets: Behind the Scenes with Nick Bonner on 'Aim High in Creation', Propaganda, and Making Movies in North Korea

Ep. 27 Unveiling North Korea's Film Secrets: Behind the Scenes with Nick Bonner on 'Aim High in Creation', Propaganda, and Making Movies in North Korea

I chat with Nick Bonner, Koryo Studio director and producer/director of several movies & documentaries inside North Korea. He's the go-to man for facilitating these kinds of projects (and much more) i...

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Ep. 26 Why a Second Trip to North Korea is Worth It (& Journey to Freelance guiding) | Guest Special w/Pete

Ep. 26 Why a Second Trip to North Korea is Worth It (& Journey to Freelance guiding) | Guest Special w/Pete

What makes the North East so special? I chat with my colleague and friend Pete who works as a freelance tour guide for Koryo Tours (pre-pandemic..!) and visited the DPRK 6 times alone in 2019. He firs...

6 Jul 20231h 21min

Ep. 25 Staying in a Homestay in North Korea & Other Surprising Things You Can Do.

Ep. 25 Staying in a Homestay in North Korea & Other Surprising Things You Can Do.

From shooting pheasants (chickens?) and taking them home for dinner to having a soak completely naked with the locals at the spa. In this episode, I chat about some things you probably never knew you ...

29 Jun 202346min

Ep. 24 Asking ChatGPT for the Top Myths on North Korea

Ep. 24 Asking ChatGPT for the Top Myths on North Korea

I decided to get on the ChatGPT bandwagon and use it to see the best, most popular, and most ridiculous myths on North Korea and I discuss their origins and the truth behind them. Contact me with your...

22 Jun 20231h

Ep. 23 North Korea's Special Economic Zone; Rason

Ep. 23 North Korea's Special Economic Zone; Rason

On this episode, I chat about North Korea's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Rason, in the very northeast of North Korea. It's also the first place I ever visited in North Korea! Get a North Korean bank ac...

15 Jun 202344min

Ep 22: The US Travel Ban to North Korea & What it Means For Americans & North Koreans (LIFT Guest Special)

Ep 22: The US Travel Ban to North Korea & What it Means For Americans & North Koreans (LIFT Guest Special)

Today I'm joined by three special guests to discuss the US travel ban to North Korea, the impacts this has on North Korea, on a global scale, and indeed on American citizens themselves. We discuss eve...

1 Jun 20231h 11min

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