History

Overview

Festival Period
Oct 4th (Wed) - Oct 13rd (Fri), 2023
Screening Venues
25 screens in 4 theaters
- Busan Cinema Center, CGV Centum City, LOTTE CINEMA Centum City, LOTTE CINEMA Daeyoung (Community BIFF)
Selections
  • 269 films in total
  • Official Selection: 209 films from 70 countries
  • World + International Premiere: 88 films
    - World Premiere: 80 films
    - International Premiere: 8 films
  • Community BIFF: 60 films
Total Attendance
  • Film Festival: 142,432 (Occupied seats: approximately 82%)
  • Community BIFF: 11,092 (Occupied seats: 79.4%)
  • BIFF Everywhere: 8,228
Program Events
  • 12 Open Talk
  • 11 Outdoor Greeting
  • 2 Special Talk
  • 4 Actors’ House
  • 1 Master Class
  • 1 Hand-Printing Ceremony
  • 252 Guest Visit (GV)

Asian Contents & Film Market Summary

Market Badges
  • A total of 49 countries, 918 companies, 2,479 participants
Sales Booths
  • A total of 23 countries, 271 companies, 98 sales booths
Asian Project Market Meetings
  • 826
Busan Story Market Meetings
  • 1,000
Platform BUSAN Participants
  • A total of 24 countries, 115 participants

Busan International Film Festival Guests

Total Participants
0
Domestic Festival Guests
0
International Festival Guests
0
Domestic ACFM Guests
0
International ACFM Guests
0
Cinephile Guests
0

※ Excluding visitors & press members

BNK Busan Bank
GENESIS
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Co., Ltd.
NUTRILITE
NAVER
카카오 오픈채팅
PARADISE HOTEL BUSAN
Korea Exchange
POSCO
Shinhan Card
Debeach Golf Club
TOPTEN10
CJ CGV
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Busan Metropolitan City
Korean Film Council
BUSAN CINEMA CENTER