The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) celebrates its 30th anniversary this week, marking an improbable three-decade success story of lifting Korean cinema to global prominence. Launched in 1996 ...

The Busan International Film Festival capped its landmark 30th edition Friday night with a closing ceremony at the gleaming, minimalist Busan Cinema Center, unveiling the winners of its inaugural main ...

As is the case with other major festivals, South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) is actually about 12 festivals in a hanbok. At this year’s 30th anniversary event, for example, one ...

The 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has selected Korean auteur Park Chan-wook‘s “No Other Choice” as its opening film, marking the acclaimed director’s return to the big screen three ...

The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has confirmed Jung Hanseok will be its new festival director. His appointment was finalized after a general meeting held today at the Busan Cinema Center ...

BUSAN, South Korea, Sept. 17 (UPI) --As South Korea's domestic film industry struggles through its most challenging year since the pandemic, the 30th Busan International Film Festival struck a note of ...

The Busan International Film Festival put aside many of its recent internal and local political problems to Tuesday unveil a large selection ranging from bleeding edge art titles to international ...

Black Rabbit White Rabbit, Busan International Film Festival 2025, Chen Jianhang, Gloiaming in Luomu, If On a Winter's Night, Jaume Claret Muxart, Sanju Surendran, Shahram Mokri, Strange River, The ...

Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has named Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi as this year’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year in recognition of his contribution to the development of the Asian film ...

The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has tapped programmer Jung Hanseok as its new festival director, the organization announced Thursday. Jung, who has served as the festival’s Korean cinema ...

BIFF’s New Currents section helped shape the careers of now-iconic filmmakers like Jia Zhangke and Bong Joon Ho. Here’s how it still inspires new voices. By Mathew Scott Bong Joon Ho’s unique ...