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Official Selection

[Notice Regarding Changes to the Official Screening Submission Process]

We would like to inform you that the submission process for official submission entries has been updated as follows: Please make sure to check the submission guideline page and submit your application accordingly.
If you have received a final confirmation email(screener upload completed), you do not need to resubmit your application.

Deadline for feature film submission 2024.7.17 (WED) 18:00 KST
Submission procedure Fill out the Google Form
(submit film information with screener link)
For inquiries) submission@biff.kr

Submission Guidelines 2024

Short Films Feature Films
LENGTHS Less than 60 minutes
※ Only not more than 30 min. in the short film competition		 60 minutes or more
DEADLINES 20 JUNE(THU) 2024, 18:00 KST (Closed) 17 July (WED) 2024, 18:00 KST (Closed)
ELIGIBILITY The film must have been completed no earlier than October 2023 and should be completed no later than September 2024.
- Short Documentaries (both Asian and Non-Asian) and Non-Asian short fiction films are not open to submission.
- Films previously submitted to the Festival but not selected will not be reconsidered.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE [Submit Application and Screener]
  • The festival now accepts applications through Google Forms. Please click the link below to start your submission. You can also submit the link to your screener (film) for screening.
  • The application must be submitted by 18:00 (KST) on the deadline date.
  • We will consider the submission complete only when the required film information and the screener are sent through Google Form.
Please note
  • For films in any language other than Korean or English, subtitles must be integrated (burned in) into the screener.
  • The applications will be professionally destroyed after the conclusion of each edition of the Festival.
  • Further detailed information on the submission can be found in the Rules & Regulations.
THEATRICAL FORMAT Should the film be selected, it must be available in either DCP(D-Cinema), 35mm, or (Digi)Beta. No other formats including DVD and Blu-ray are compatible. DCP is the most preferred, and the rest of the available formats may be restricted to certain screening venues and time-slots due to different facilities in venues.
PRIORITY The Festival program gives priority to World or International Premieres.

World premieres are films screened for the first time to any audience, including country of origin.

International premieres are films screened for the first time to an audience outside the country of origin.
SELECTION RESULTS The Festival will notify the selection results to the filmmakers by the end of August. The Festival reserves the right to decide the section in which the selected film will participate. The Festival does not provide individual explanations on the non-selection of a film.
CONTACT submission@biff.kr
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