BUSAN International Film Festival

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31st BUSAN International Film Festival

Honoring the Winners
and Award-Winning Films

Moments of Glory in The Ocean of Cinema

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31st BUSAN International Film Festival

2026 BIFF
Final Report

Key Figures, Achievements, and Festival Records

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Competition

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International Premiere

The First Taste of Loneliness

Indonesia/Japan 2026 96min

Uzbekistan 2026 87min

The Sea Speaks His Name

Yosep Anggi NOEN

Indonesia 2026 133min

2026 Official Selections

WHAT'S ON

BIFF Events

MASTER CLASS

Master Class: NA Hong-jin, A Genre of His Own

Oct 8 (Thu)

Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City

MASTER CLASS

Master Class: The Cinematic Visions of Alfonso CUARÓN

Oct 8 (Thu)

Busan Cinema Center Cinema 1

ACTORS HOUSE

Actors’ House: KIM Goeun

Oct 8 (Thu)

Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City

OPEN TALK

Open Talk

Oct 7 (Wed) ~ Oct 13 (Tue)

Busan Cinema Center Roof Theater

ACTORS HOUSE

Actors’ House: KIM Minha

Oct 8 (Thu)

Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City

SPECIAL EVENT

Special Talk: The Cinematic Life of Ann Hui, Winner of the Camellia Award

Oct 8 (Thu)

Busan Cinema Center Cinema 2

MASTER CLASS

Master Class: Lav DIAZ - Time and Memory

Oct 9 (Fri)

Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City

ACTORS HOUSE

Actors’ House: RYU Seung-ryong

Oct 9 (Fri)

Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City

OUTDOOR STAGE GREETING

Outdoor Stage Greeting

Oct 7 (Wed) ~ Oct 11 (Sun)

Busan Cinema Center Roof Theater

ACTORS HOUSE

Actors’ House: JU Jihoon

10.09 (Fri)

Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City

MASTER CLASS

Master Class: Bertrand MANDICO, A Magician of Wild Cinema

Oct 10 (Sat)

Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City

MASTER CLASS

Master Class: Rintaro, a Living Legend of Japanese Animation

Oct 10 (Sat)

Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City

ACTORS HOUSE

Actors’ House: SHIN Mina

Oct 10 (Sat)

Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City

SPECIAL TALK

Special Talk

Oct 7 (Wed) ~ Oct 12 (Mon)

Varies by Event

TALK-TO-TALK

Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor KIM Kukhee

Oct 12 (Mon)

HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE

TALK-TO-TALK

Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor KIM Jaechul

Oct 12 (Mon)

HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE

TALK-TO-TALK

Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor GONG Minjeung

Oct 13 (Tue)

HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE

TALK-TO-TALK

Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor PARK Jiyeon

Oct 13 (Tue)

HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE

CINE CLASS

Cine Class

Oct 8 (Thu) ~ Oct 14 (Wed)

Varies by Event

TALK-TO-TALK

Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor IM Seongjae

Oct 14 (Wed)

HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE

TALK-TO-TALK

Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor KIM Junhan

Oct 14 (Wed)

HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE

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BIFF 2026

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The Kinder Programmer

THE KINDER PROGRAMMER

[BIFF 2026] The Kinder Programmer - KANG Sowon

This year’s lineup features an extraordinary selection of films about artists. Not intended at all, just a total coincidence.

KANG Sowon Programmer

2026/09/18

Selection Review

silver express

Miki Tanaka’s Busan competition title features a strong central performance from Yui Okamoto Dir/scr: Miki Tanaka. Japan. 2026. 97minsA sensitive drama about a young woman wrestling with her sexual i

2026/10/11 BY Elizabeth KERR

IBUKU

Ayushita Nugraha also stars in Eddie Cahyono’s Busan competition title Dir/scr: Eddie Cahyono. Indonesia/Japan. 2026. 96minsEconomic privation, labour abuses, generational disconnect and patriarchal

2026/10/11 BY Elizabeth KERR

Midday Meal

VERDICT: Iranian auteur Majid Majidi’s first film in six years, 'Midday Meal' is illuminated by Mohammad Rahimi’s dazzling performance as a morally conflicted schoolteacher.Clarence TsuiOctober 9th, 2

2026/10/10 BY Clarence Tsui

Ria

VERDICT: The portrait of a fiery punk on stage and off, Arvin Belarmino's 'Ria' celebrates rebellion against a greedy society and an unjust system.Clarence TsuiOctober 10th, 2026A meek chambermaid by

2026/10/13 BY Clarence Tsui

Between Two Lovers

Tasuku Emoto and Shizuka Ishibashi also star in Nanako Hirose’s Busan competition title Dir/scr: Nanako Hirose. Japan. 2026. 128minsA free-spirited if slightly self-centred writer conspires to have he

2026/10/13 BY Elizabeth KERR

Hilol

Botir ABDURAKHMANOV / Uzbekistan / 2026 / 87min / Competition “Tell me, father. Who am I?” Thirty minutes into the film, the protagonist asks that existential question with seething anger. Hilol

2026/10/11 BY Kong Rithdee executive member of the Thai Film Foundation

Between Two Lovers

2026/10/13 BY Elizabeth KERR

Satoko Always

The film has its international premiere in Busan competition after releasing in Japan last monthDir: Shuichi Okita. Japan. 2026. 138minsThe importance of self-fulfilment and life’s big and small conne

2026/10/11 BY Amber WILKINSON

The Day After Sunday

The writer/director’s follow-up to ‘Grown-ups’ and ‘Fly On’ premieres in Busan competition Dir: Takuya Kato. Japan/France. 2026. 82minsTakuya Kato’s third feature is an exploration of a relationship f

2026/10/13 BY Elizabeth KERR

To Be Ordinary

Lee Yun Chan’s accomplished Busan competition title boasts a strong ensemble cast Dir: Lee Yun Chan. Taiwan. 2026. 112minsA young man’s life-changing injuries have a profound impact on all of his imme

2026/10/13 BY Allan HUNTER

Hilol

Nargiza Bakayeva gives a strong performance in Botir Abdurakhmanov’s Busan competition debutDir/scr: Botir Abdurakhmanov. Uzbekistan. 2026. 87minsOn her family’s meagre smallholding in Uzbekistan, 23-

2026/10/13 BY

Shaving

Kim Jung-hoon’s follow-up to 2013’s ‘Tinker Ticker’ bows in Busan competition Dir: Kim Jung-hoon. South Korea. 2026. 93minsA restorative long weekend intended to be one of many steps in a young woman’

2026/10/11 BY Elizabeth KERR

Selvi

VERDICT: Actress Anjali Patil’s delicate turn as an overstretched homecare worker anchors 'Selvi', Sailesh Rathnakumar’s humane feature-film debut.Clarence TsuiOctober 10th, 2026They laugh, they cry,

2026/10/13 BY Clarence Tsui

Parallel Tales

VERDICT: Art and life take turns imitating each other in a long cascade of intricately interwoven stories in Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Parallel Tales’, part engrossing puzzle and part a repetitively revolving

2026/10/10 BY Deborah Young

HOPE

VERDICT: Korean director Na Hong-jin's gonzo sci-fi action comedy is a wild rollercoaster ride loaded with just enough famous names, lowbrow jokes and blood-splattered thrills to excuse its thin plot

2026/10/09 BY Stephen Dalton

IBUKU

VERDICT: Christine Hakim’s bravura performance anchors 'Ibuku', an absorbingly textured study of a woman’s anguished attempts to make amends for failing her condemned daughter.Clarence TsuiOctober 8th

2026/10/09 BY Clarence Tsui

Midday Meal

2026/10/10 BY Clarence Tsui

FULL MOON

VERDICT: Jeong Ji-hye’s tender second feature 'Full Moon' pairs an occasionally overexplained coming-of-age narrative with exceptional casting and beautifully judged performances.The Film VerdictOctob

2026/10/13 BY Nemo Kim

Midday Meal

Majid MAJIDI / Iran / 2026 / 133min / Competition Solan dreams of moving into a new home where he can live with his mother. To qualify for a bank loan to purchase the house, he must first secure

2026/10/11 BY Cho Hyunna

Long Long Night

YOUM Kyubock / Korea / 2026 / 99 min / Competition The journey of Noden the rhinoceros and a penguin begins as an adventure in search of a place to live. Yet their destination is unclear from the

2026/10/11 BY Lee Jayeon

To Be Ordinary

LEE Yun Chan / Taiwan / 2026 / 112min / Competition At the center of To Be Ordinary is a seemingly unremarkable family of four: a married couple and their son and daughter. They seem neither abn

2026/10/13 BY Sunwoo Nam

Shaving

Kim Junghoon / South Korea / 2026 / 93min / Competition Three years after announcing her retirement from writing, horror novelist Suyeon (Roh Jeong-eui) reveals plans for a new book. Declaring th

2026/10/11 BY Jaehyun Jung

The Day After Sunday

Kato Takuya / Japan / 2026 / 82min / CompetitionThe latest film from the young Japanese director Kato Takuya, The Day After Sunday, is one of constantly simmering tension. Set over around a week

2026/10/11 BY Kambole Campbell, Film Critic

Beach Fictions

LIM Hayeon / Korea / 2026 / 144min / Competition A train passes by in the distance, after which, the camera pans, lingering inside a busy restaurant and its busy patrons excitedly engaged in thei

2026/10/11 BY Oggs Cruz Film Critic (Philippines)

To Be Ordinary

Writer-director Lee Yun Chan's first feature in 16 years follows the sometimes surprising long-term trajectory of an already struggling family in the wake of a life-changing accident. A high-speed tra

2026/10/15 BY Guy Lodge

All About Corinne

Casting La Huppert as an extra — albeit a very extra extra — in thrall to Sandrine Kiberlain is the first good joke of many in Marc Fitoussi's inside-baseball lark. As one of the select few French ac

2026/10/15 BY Guy Lodge

Bedford Park

In Stephanie Ahn’s debut, a dual character study, the performances remain consistently measured, while the subplots and burdens each character carries occasionally overwhelm the narrative. As the “Roc

2026/10/13 BY Carlos Aguilar

Between Two Lovers

Masami Nagasawa is applaudably unlikable as an adulterous author with a resistance to motherhood, who invites her husband and girlfriend to conceive a child together in a tantalizing proposition that

2026/10/13 BY James Marsh

Beach Fictions

A highlight of Busan's main competition, Lim Hayeon's artful, confident debut follows a young woman through two versions of the same timeline, steered by tellers of stories and fortune. Fatalism, self

2026/10/15 BY Guy Lodge

silver express

Yui Okamoto and Hayato Kurihara's performances bolster an understated story that chafes at societal conditioning around hetero-coupledom. There are films and series with asexual characters in them, bu

2026/10/15 BY Kambole Campbell

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Competition

BIFF Events

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BIFF Story

[BIFF 2026] The Kinder Programmer - KANG Sowon

silver express

IBUKU

Midday Meal

Ria

Between Two Lovers

Hilol

Between Two Lovers

Satoko Always

The Day After Sunday

To Be Ordinary

Hilol

Shaving

Selvi

Parallel Tales

HOPE

IBUKU

Midday Meal

FULL MOON

Midday Meal

Long Long Night

To Be Ordinary

Shaving

The Day After Sunday

Beach Fictions

To Be Ordinary

All About Corinne

Bedford Park

Between Two Lovers

Beach Fictions

silver express

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