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Location | Busan, South Korea |
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Founded | 13 September 1996 |
Most recent | 2023 |
Awards | New Currents and others |
No. of films | 269 in 2023 |
Language | International |
Website | www |
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Revised Romanization | Busan-Gukje-Yeonghwaje |
McCune–Reischauer | Pusan-Kukche-Yŏnghwache |
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The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), formerly the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. [1] The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea.
The main focus of the BIFF is to introduce new films and first-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent.
In 1999, the Pusan Promotion Plan (renamed Asian Project Market in 2011) was established to connect new directors to funding sources. The 16th BIFF in 2011 saw the festival move to a new permanent home, the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City. [2] [3]
The Busan International Film Festival is organised in various sections [11]
A number of awards are handed out each year, including:
The Asian Filmmaker of the Year(올해의 아시아영화인상) is granted to the Asian filmmaker who has made the most significant contribution to the advancement of Asian film industry and culture throughout the year. [13]
No. | Year | Name | Country/Region |
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8 | 2003 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran |
9 | 2004 | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwan |
10 | 2005 | NHK | Japan |
11 | 2006 | Andy Lau | Hong Kong |
12 | 2007 | Edward Yang (1947–2007) | Taiwan |
13 | 2008 | Gulnara Sarsenova | Kazakhstan |
14 | 2009 | Yash Chopra | India [14] |
15 | 2010 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
16 | 2011 | Tsui Hark | Hong Kong |
17 | 2012 | Kōji Wakamatsu | Japan |
18 | 2013 | Rithy Panh | Cambodia |
19 | 2014 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong |
20 | 2015 | Studio Ghibli | Japan |
21 | 2016 | Abbas Kiarostami | Iran |
22 | 2017 | Seijun Suzuki | Japan |
23 | 2018 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Japan [15] |
24 | 2019 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan [16] |
26 | 2021 | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea [17] |
27 | 2022 | Tony Leung | Hong Kong, China [18] |
28 | 2023 | Chow Yun-fat | Hong Kong [19] |
The Korean Cinema Award(한국영화공로상) is presented to cineastes that have made a notable contribution in the globalization of Korean cinema. [13]
No. | Year | Name | Country |
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1 | 1996 | Adriano Aprà | Italy |
Tony Rayns | UK | ||
Alain Jalladeau | France | ||
Ulrich Gregor | Germany | ||
Larry Kadish | USA | ||
Ancha Flubacher-Rhim | Switzerland | ||
Simon Field | UK | ||
2 | 1997 | Aruna Vasudev | India |
Sato Tadao | Japan | ||
3 | 1998 | Gilles Jacob | France |
Moritz de Hadeln | Germany | ||
4 | 1999 | Serge Losique | Canada |
Lee Young-il | South Korea | ||
5 | 2000 | Martin & Anna Louisa Girod | Switzerland |
6 | 2001 | Eva Zaoralová | Czech Republic |
7 | 2002 | Alain Patel | France |
8 | 2003 | Park Byoung-yang | Japan |
Lee Bong-ou | Japan | ||
9 | 2004 | Yano Kazuyki | Japan |
Phillip Cheah | Singapore | ||
10 | 2005 | Dieter Kosslick | Germany |
Thierry Fremaux | France | ||
11 | 2006 | Martial Knaebell | Switzerland |
Terawaki Ken | Japan | ||
12 | 2007 | Sabrina Baracetti | Italy |
Jean-Francois Rauger | France | ||
13 | 2008 | Richard Pena | USA |
14 | 2009 | Riccardo Gelli | Italy |
Jeannette Paulson Hereniko | USA | ||
15 | 2010 | Bruno Barde | France |
16 | 2011 | Julietta Sichel | Czech Republic |
17 | 2012 | Hayashi Kanako | Japan |
18 | 2013 | Charles Tesson | France |
19 | 2014 | Corinne Siegrist-Oboussier | Switzerland |
20 | 2015 | Wieland Speck | German |
21 | 2016 | Laurence Herszberg | France |
22 | 2017 | Christoph Terhechte | Germany |
23 | 2018 | Martine Thérouanne | France |
Jean-Marc Thérouanne | France | ||
24 | 2019 | Bae Yongjae | South Korea |
Yoo Dongsuk | South Korea | ||
26 | 2021 | Lee Choon-yun | South Korea [20] |
27 | 2022 | Goran Topalovic | US [21] |
28 | 2023 | Yoon Jeong-hee | South Korea [22] |
The Choon-yun Award(이춘연 영화인상) was established in honor of the late Chairman of the Korean Association of Film Art & Industry, Lee Choon-yun. This award is given to one newly emerging producer with a cash prize of KRW 10,000,000, sponsored by IOK Company. [13]
No. | Year | Name | Country |
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27 | 2022 | Baek Jaeho | South Korea |
28 | 2023 | Kim Ji-yeon | South Korea |
The New Currents Award(뉴 커런츠상) is given to the two best feature films selected from the first or second feature of new Asian directors introduced in the New Currents section. A grand prize of USD 30,000 is awarded to each film. The jury consists of world-renowned film experts who will choose winners to discover and encourage the hidden jewels of Asian cinema. [13] [23]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
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1 | 1996 | Rain Clouds over Wushan | Zhang Ming | China |
2 | 1997 | Motel Cactus | Park Ki-yong | South Korea |
3 | 1998 | Xiao Wu | Jia Zhangke | China |
4 | 1999 | Timeless Melody | Hiroshi Okuhara | Japan |
5 | 2000 | The Day I Became a Woman | Marziyeh Meshkini | Iran |
6 | 2001 | Flower Island | Song Il-gon | South Korea |
7 | 2002 | Jealousy Is My Middle Name | Park Chan-ok | South Korea |
The Rite... A Passion | K.N.T. Sastry | India | ||
8 | 2003 | The Missing | Lee Kang-sheng | Taiwan |
Tiny Snowflakes | Alireza Amini | Iran | ||
9 | 2004 | This Charming Girl | Lee Yun-ki | South Korea |
10 | 2005 | Grain in Ear | Zhang Lu | China |
11 | 2006 | Betelnut | Heng Yang | China |
Love Conquers All | Tan Chui Mui | Malaysia | ||
12 | 2007 | Wonderful Town | Aditya Assarat | Thailand |
Life Track | Guang Hao Jin | China/Korea | ||
Flower in the Pocket | Liew Seng Tat | Malaysia | ||
13 | 2008 | Land of Scarecrows | Roh Gyeong-tae | South Korea |
Naked of Defenses | Masahide Ichii | Japan | ||
14 | 2009 | Kick Off | Shawkat Amin Korki | Iraq/Japan |
I'm in Trouble | So Sang-min | South Korea | ||
15 | 2010 | The Journals of Musan | Park Jung-bum | South Korea |
Bleak Night | Yoon Sung-hyun | South Korea | ||
16 | 2011 | Mourning | Morteza Farshbaf | Iran |
Nino | Loy Arcenas | Philippines | ||
17 | 2012 | 36 | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand |
Kayan | Maryam Najafi | Lebanon/Canada | ||
18 | 2013 | Pascha | Ahn Sun-kyoung | South Korea |
Remote Control | Byamba Sakhya | Mongolia/Germany | ||
19 | 2014 | End of Winter | Kim Dae-hwan | South Korea |
20 | 2015 | Immortal | Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh | Iran |
Walnut Tree | Yerlan Nurmukhambetov | Kazakhstan | ||
21 | 2016 | The Donor | Zang Qiwu | China |
Knife in the Clear Water | Wang Xuebo | China | ||
22 | 2017 | After My Death | Kim Ui-seok | Korea |
Blockage | Mohsen Gharaei | Iran | ||
23 | 2018 | Clean Up | Kwon Man-ki | South Korea |
Savage | Cui Siwei | China | ||
24 | 2019 | Haifa Street | Mohanad Hayal | Iraq/Qatar |
Rom | Tran Thanh Huy | Vietnam | ||
25 | 2020 | A Balance | Harumoto Yujiro | Japan |
Three | Ruslan Pak | Kazakhstan/ Korea/ Uzbekistan | ||
26 | 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea |
Farewell, My Hometown | Wang Er Zhou | China [24] | ||
27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea |
Shivamma | Jaishankar Aryar | India | ||
28 | 2023 | The Wrestler | Iqbal Chowdhury | Bangladesh |
September 1923 | Tatsuya Mori | Japan | ||
The KIM Jiseok Award(지석상), Established in 2017, is to remember and honor the late Kim Jiseok who devoted his whole life to discovering and supporting the growth of Asian cinema. The award is given to the films in the competition category for the Korean and Asian directors who have directed more than 3 feature films, and two best films are selected and awarded a cash prize of USD 10,000 each sponsored by BIFF Supporters Association. [25] [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
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22 | 2017 | Malila: The Farewell Flower | Anucha Boonyawatana | Thailand |
The Scythian Lamb | Daihachi Yoshida | Japan | ||
23 | 2018 | The Rib | Zhang Wei | China |
Rona, Azim's Mother | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Afghanistan/Iran | ||
24 | 2019 | Circus of Life | Sarmad Khoosat | Pakistan |
Market | Pradip Kurbah | India | ||
25 | 2020 | Drowning in Holy Water | Navid Mahmoudi | Afghanistan/Iran |
The Slaughterhouse | Abbas Amini | Iran | ||
26 | 2021 | The Rapist | Aparna Sen | India [26] |
Gensan Punch | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | ||
27 | 2022 | Scent of Wind | Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh | Iran |
Alteration | Yalkin Tuychiev | Uzbekistan | ||
28 | 2023 | Paradise | Prasanna Vithanage | Sri Lanka |
Bride Abduction | Mirlan Abdikhalikov | Kyrgyzstan | ||
BIFF Mecenat Award(비프메세나상) is granted to the best documentary from Korea and Asia in Wide Angle competitive section. The winner will be granted KRW 10,000,000 with the purpose of assisting their next production. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
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Woonpa Award | ||||
1 | 1996 | Wind Echoing in My Being | Jeon Soo-il | South Korea |
2 | 1997 | The Six Day Fight in Myong Dong Cathedral | Kim Dong-won | South Korea |
3 | 1998 | Reclaiming Our Names | Hong Hyung-sook | South Korea |
4 | 1999 | My Own Breathing | Byun Young-joo | South Korea |
Mindullae | Choi Ha Dong-ha, Lee Jeong-soon | South Korea | ||
5 | 2000 | Sky-Blue Hometown | Kim So-young | South Korea |
6 | 2001 | Farewell | Hwang Yun | South Korea |
7 | 2002 | On the Right Track | Lee Ji-young | South Korea |
Mudang: Reconciliation Between the Living and the Dead | Park Ki-bok | South Korea | ||
8 | 2003 | And Thereafter | Lee Ho-sup | South Korea |
9 | 2004 | What Do People Live For? | Lee Jeong-soon | South Korea |
10 | 2005 | Coreen 2495 | Ha Joon-so | South Korea |
Annyoung Sayonara | Kim Tae-il, Kumiko Katō | South Korea | ||
11 | 2006 | Our School | Kim Myeong-joon | South Korea |
People Crossing the River | Kim Duk-chul | South Korea | ||
12 | 2007 | Grandmother's Flower | Moon Jung-hyun | South Korea |
Renamed as BIFF Mecenat Award | ||||
13 | 2008 | Mental | Kazuhiro Soda | Japan |
Old Partner | Lee Chung-ryoul | South Korea | ||
14 | 2009 | Earth's Woman | Kwon Woo-jung | South Korea |
The Other Song | Saba Dewan | India | ||
15 | 2010 | Miracle on Jongno Street | Lee Hyuk-sang | South Korea |
New Castle | Guo Hengqi | China | ||
16 | 2011 | Sea of Butterfly | Park Bae-il | South Korea |
Shoji & Takao | Ide Yoko | Japan | ||
17 | 2012 | Anxiety | Min Hwan-ki | South Korea |
Embers | Tamara Stepanyan | Lebanon/Qatar/Armenia | ||
18 | 2013 | Jalanan ("Streetside") | Daniel Ziv | Indonesia |
Non-fiction Diary | Jung Yoon-suk | South Korea | ||
19 | 2014 | Collapse | Mun Jeong-hyun, Lee Won-woo | South Korea |
The Storm Makers | Guillaume Suon | Cambodia | ||
20 | 2015 | Boys Run | Kang Seok-pil | South Korea |
Look Love | Ye Yun | China | ||
21 | 2016 | The Crescent Rising | Sheron Dayoc | Philippines |
Neighborhood | Sung Seung-taek | South Korea | ||
22 | 2017 | Soseongri | Park Bae-il | South Korea |
Sennan Asbestos Disaster | Kazuo Hara | Japan | ||
23 | 2018 | Army | Kelvin Park Kyung-kun | South Korea |
Opening Closing Forgetting | James T. Hong | Taiwan | ||
24 | 2019 | Noodle Kid | Huo Ning | China |
Underground | Kim Jeong-keun | South Korea | ||
25 | 2020 | The Art of Living in Danger | Mina Keshavarz | Iran/Germany |
Sister J | Lee Soojung | South Korea | ||
26 | 2021 | Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47 km | Zhang Meng-Chi | China |
206: Unearthed | Heo Cheol-nyeong | South Korea | ||
27 | 2022 | A Table for Two | Kim Boram | South Korea |
The Football Aficionado | Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh, Paliz Khoshdel | Iran | ||
28 | 2023 | The Voices of the Silenced | Park Ma-ui, Park Soo-nam | South Korea/Japan |
Republic | Jin Jiang | Singapore/China |
Sonje Award(선재상) is given to the best Korean and Asian short films in the Wide Angle section, to assist them in producing next project by providing KRW 10,000,000 to each director. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
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1 | 1996 | Arrival of the Train | Andrej Sheleznjakov | Russia |
2 | 1997 | The Saltmen of Tibet | Ulrike Koch | Switzerland |
3 | 1998 | Lachrymal | Lim Chang-jae | South Korea |
Heavy | Park Chan-ok | South Korea | ||
4 | 1999 | 28 October 1979, A Sunny Sunday | Kwon Jong-kwan | South Korea |
5 | 2000 | Bardo | Yoon Young-ho | South Korea |
6 | 2001 | Siam Hard Romance | Kim Jeong-gu | South Korea |
7 | 2002 | Chapter Two: How to Breathe | Lee Hyung-suk | South Korea |
8 | 2003 | The Spring and the Delight | Park Jung-seon | South Korea |
The Third Tongue | Son Kwang-ju | South Korea | ||
9 | 2004 | Punk Eek | Son Kwang-ju | South Korea |
Gold Fish | Park Shin-woo | South Korea | ||
10 | 2005 | Tea & Poison | Joung Yong-ju | South Korea |
A Bowl of Tea | Kim Young-nam | South Korea | ||
11 | 2006 | Portfolio | Yoon Seong-ho | South Korea |
The Wind Stirs | Lee Jin-woo | South Korea | ||
12 | 2007 | Woong's Story | Lee Ha-song | South Korea |
A Man Under the Influenza | Jung July | South Korea | ||
13 | 2008 | Andong | Rommel Tolentino | Philippines |
Girl | Hong Sung-hoon | South Korea | ||
14 | 2009 | Somewhere Unreached | Kim Jae-won | South Korea |
Rare Fish | Basil Mironer | Singapore/Indonesia | ||
15 | 2010 | Broken Night | Yang Hyo-joo | South Korea |
Inhalation | Edmund Yeo | Malaysia/Japan | ||
16 | 2011 | See You Tomorrow | Lee Woo-jung | South Korea |
Thug Beram | Venkat Amudhan | India | ||
17 | 2012 | The Night of The Witness | Park Buem | South Korea |
A Little Farther | Nikan Nezami | Iran | ||
18 | 2013 | A Lady Caddy Who Never Saw a Hole in One | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia |
In the Summer | Son Tae-gyum | South Korea | ||
19 | 2014 | Stairway | Matt Wu | Taiwan |
The Night | Choi Ki-yun | South Korea | ||
20 | 2015 | Nia's Door | Lau Kek Huat | Taiwan |
Shame Diary | Lee Eun-jeong | South Korea | ||
21 | 2016 | Off-season | Yelzat Eskendir | Kazakhstan |
Viewer | Kim So-youn | South Korea | ||
22 | 2017 | A Hand-written Poster | Kwak Eun-mi | South Korea |
Madonna | Sinung Winahyoko | Indonesia | ||
23 | 2018 | Cat Day Afternoon | Kwon Sung-mo | South Korea |
Nooreh | Ashish Pandey | India | ||
24 | 2019 | Dragon's Tail | Saeed Keshavarz | Iran |
Hello | Jin Seong-moon | South Korea | ||
25 | 2020 | Georgia | Jayil Pak | South Korea |
Mountain Cat | Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir | Mongolia/United Kingdom | ||
26 | 2021 | A Winter Glove | Lee Hyeonju | South Korea |
The Sea Calls for Me | Tumpal Tampubolon | Indonesia | ||
27 | 2022 | Southern Afternoon | Lan Tian | China |
I'm Here | Jeong Eunuk | South Korea | ||
28 | 2023 | MYDEAR | Jeon Do-hee, Kim So-hee | South Korea |
21 weeks later | Nasreen Mohammadpur | Iran | ||
The Actor of the Year(올해의 배우상) is the award to focus on the newcomer in the independent Korean films among the New Currents and Korean Cinema Today – Vision section. The renowned Korean actor and actress select one actor and one actress with outstanding performance. The winners will be awarded at the closing ceremony with a cash prize of KRW 5,000,000 each. [13]
No. | Year | Actor | Film | Country | Actress | Film | Country |
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19 | 2014 | Choi Woo-shik | Set Me Free | South Korea | Cho Soo-hyang | Wild Flowers | South Korea |
20 | 2015 | Lee Ju-won | ALONE | South Korea | Sun Jang | Communication & Lies | South Korea |
21 | 2016 | Koo Kyo-hwan | Jane | South Korea | Lee Min-ji | Jane | South Korea |
22 | 2017 | Park Jong-hwan | Hit the Night | South Korea | Jeon Yeo-been | After My Death | South Korea |
23 | 2018 | — | — | — | Choi Hee-seo Lee Joo-young | Our Body Maggie | South Korea |
24 | 2019 | Kim Jun-hyung | The Education | South Korea | Mun Hye-in | The Education | South Korea |
25 | 2020 | Ji Soo | Our Joyful Summer Days | South Korea | Lim Seong-mi | FIGHTER | South Korea |
26 | 2021 | Kwon Daham | Through My Midwinter | South Korea | Lim Ji-ho | The Apartment with Two Women | South Korea |
27 | 2022 | Kim Youngsung | Big Sleep | South Korea | Kim Geumsoon | Star of Ulsan | South Korea |
28 | 2023 | Jang Sung-bum | Work to Do | South Korea | Oh Min-ae | Concerning My Daughter | South Korea |
KB New Currents Audience Award(KB 뉴 커런츠 관객상; formerly KNN Award) is given to the film that is most highly rated by festival audiences from the New Currents section. Sponsored by KB Kookmin Bank, KRW 20,000,000 is awarded to the director. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
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PSB Award | ||||
3 | 1998 | April Story | Iwai Shunji | Japan |
4 | 1999 | Gemini | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
5 | 2000 | Die Bad | Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea |
6 | 2001 | Flower Island | Song Il-gon | South Korea |
7 | 2002 | Too Young to Die | Park Jin-pyo | South Korea |
8 | 2003 | The Road Taken | Hong Ki-sun | South Korea |
Osama | Siddiq Barmak | Afghanistan | ||
9 | 2004 | Survive Style 5+ | Gen Sekiguchi | Japan |
10 | 2005 | The Unforgiven | Yoon Jong-bin | South Korea |
Renamed as KNN Award | ||||
11 | 2006 | The White Silk Dress | Luu Huynh | Vietnam |
12 | 2007 | Flower in the Pocket | Liew Seng Tat | Malaysia |
13 | 2008 | 100 | Chris Martinez | Philippines |
14 | 2009 | Lan | Jiang Wenli | China |
15 | 2010 | My Spectacular Theatre | Lu Yang | China |
16 | 2011 | Watch Indian Circus | Mangesh Hadawale | India |
17 | 2012 | Touch of the Light | Chang Jung-Chi | Taiwan |
18 | 2013 | 10 Minutes | Lee Yong-seung | South Korea |
19 | 2014 | Ghadi | Amin Dora | Lebanon |
20 | 2015 | Radio Set | Hari Viswanath | India |
21 | 2016 | In Between Seasons | Lee Dong-eun | South Korea |
22 | 2017 | End of Summer | Zhou Quan | China |
23 | 2018 | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bora | South Korea |
24 | 2019 | An Old Lady | Lim Sun-ae | South Korea |
Renamed as KB New Currents Audience Award | ||||
26 | 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea |
27 | 2022 | The Winter Within | Aamir Bashir | India/France/Qatar |
28 | 2023 | Heritage | Lee Jong-su | South Korea |
Flash Forward Audience Award(플래시 포워드 관객상) is given to the film that is most highly rated by festival audiences from the Flash Forward section. Sponsored by BIFF Supporters Association, KRW 10,000,000 is awarded to the director. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
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Flash Forward Award | ||||
14 | 2009 | Last Cowboy Standing | Zaida Bergroth | Finland/Germany |
15 | 2010 | Pure | Lisa Langseth | Sweden |
16 | 2011 | LA-BAS - A Criminal Education | Guido Lombardi | Italy |
17 | 2012 | Flower Buds | Zdeněk Jirasky | Czech Republic |
Renamed as Busan Bank Award | ||||
18 | 2013 | Home | Maximilian Hult | Sweden/Iceland |
19 | 2014 | The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime | Sebastián Schindel | Argentina |
20 | 2015 | Highway to Hellas | Aron Lehmann | Germany |
21 | 2016 | Night of a 1000 Hours | Virgil Widrich | Luxembourg/Austria/Netherlands |
22 | 2017 | Pulse | Stevie Cruz-Martin | Australia |
23 | 2018 | The Little Comrade | Moonika Siimets | Estonia |
24 | 2019 | Fabulous | Mélanie Charbonneau | Canada |
Renamed as Flash Forward Award | ||||
25 | 2020 | Tigers | Ronnie Sandahl | Sweden/Italy/ Denmark |
Renamed as Flash Forward Audience Award | ||||
26 | 2021 | Mass | Fran Kranz | USA |
27 | 2022 | Riceboy Sleeps | Anthony Shim | Canada |
28 | 2023 | The Dreamer | Anais Tellenne | France |
FIPRESCI(International Federation of Film Critics) Award(국제영화비평가연맹상) is given to well-made works that reflect its experimental and progressive spirit, among those presented in the New Currents section. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
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2 | 1997 | Made in Hong Kong | Fruit Chan | Hong Kong, China |
3 | 1998 | Ikinai | Hiroshi Shimizu | Japan |
4 | 1999 | The Cup | Khyentse Norbu | Bhutan |
5 | 2000 | Sunflower | Isao Yukisada | Japan |
6 | 2001 | Flower Island | Song Il-gon | South Korea |
One Fine Spring Day | Hur Jin-ho | South Korea | ||
7 | 2002 | Too Young to Die | Park Jin-pyo | South Korea |
8 | 2003 | Deep Breath | Parviz Shahbazi | Iran |
9 | 2004 | Soap Opera | Wuershan | China |
10 | 2005 | The Unforgiven | Yoon Jong-bin | South Korea |
11 | 2006 | Love Conquers All | Tan Chui Mui | Malaysia |
12 | 2007 | The Red Awn | Cai Shangjun | China |
13 | 2008 | Jalainur | Ye Zhao | China |
14 | 2009 | Kick Off | Shawkat Amin Korki | Iraq/Japan |
15 | 2010 | The Journals of Musan | Park Jung-bum | South Korea |
16 | 2011 | Mourning | Morteza Farshbaf | Iran |
17 | 2012 | 36 | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand |
18 | 2013 | 10 Minutes | Lee Yong-seung | South Korea |
19 | 2014 | What's the Time in Your World? | Safi Yazdanian | Iran |
20 | 2015 | Immortal | Hadi Mohaghegh | Iran |
21 | 2016 | White Ant | Chu Hsien-che | Taiwan |
22 | 2017 | Last Child | Shin Dong-seok | South Korea |
23 | 2018 | The Red Phallus | Tashi Gyeltshen | Bhutan/Germany/Nepal |
24 | 2019 | Running to the Sky | Mirlan Abdykalykov | Kyrgyzstan |
25 | 2020 | Summer Blur | Han Shuai | China |
26 | 2021 | Seire | Park Kang | South Korea |
27 | 2022 | Thousand and One Nights | Nao Kubota | Japan |
28 | 2023 | That Summer Lie | Son Hyeon-rok | South Korea |
The NETPAC Award(아시아영화진흥기구상) is given to the best film selected by the NETPAC(The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) jury among the films screened in the New Currents section. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
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1 | 1996 | Three Friends | Yim Soon-rye | South Korea |
2 | 1997 | Timeless, Bottomless Bad Movie | Jang Sun-woo | South Korea |
3 | 1998 | The Power of Kangwon Province | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
4 | 1999 | The Bird Who Stops in the Air | Jeon Soo-il | South Korea |
5 | 2000 | Chunhyang | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
6 | 2001 | Take Care of My Cat | Jeong Jae-eun | South Korea |
7 | 2002 | Road Movie | Kim In-sik | South Korea |
8 | 2003 | Untold Scandal | E J-yong | South Korea |
9 | 2004 | 3-Iron | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
10 | 2005 | The Unforgiven | Yoon Jong-bin | South Korea |
11 | 2006 | The Last Dining Table | Roh Gyeong-tae | South Korea |
12 | 2007 | Hello Stranger | Kim Dong-hyun | South Korea |
With a Girl of Black Soil | Jeon Soo-il | South Korea | ||
13 | 2008 | Members of the Funeral | Baek Seung-bin | South Korea |
Treeless Mountain | Kim So-yong | South Korea | ||
14 | 2009 | Paju | Park Chan-ok | South Korea |
15 | 2010 | Dooman River | Zhang Lu | China |
16 | 2011 | The King of Pigs | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea |
17 | 2012 | Jiseul | O Muel | South Korea |
18 | 2013 | Shuttlecock | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea |
19 | 2014 | Socialphobia | Hong Seok-jae | South Korea |
20 | 2015 | Communication & Lies | Lee Seung-won | South Korea |
21 | 2016 | Merry Christmas Mr. Mo | Lim Dae-hyung | South Korea |
22 | 2017 | February | Kim Joong-hyun | South Korea |
23 | 2018 | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bo-ra | South Korea |
24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea |
25 | 2020 | FIGHTER | Jéro Yun | South Korea |
26 | 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea |
27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea |
28 | 2023 | Solid by the Sea | Patiparn Buntharik | Thailand |
The LG OLED New Currents Award(LG 올레드 뉴 커런츠상) is established in 2023, is given to an Asian feature film in the New Currents section, that demonstrates an innovation in visual aesthetics. The award recipient will be chosen by the New Currents jurors, and will be granted prizes sponsored by LG OLED including ₩30,000,000 cash award. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
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28 | 2023 | Solid by the Sea | Patiparn Buntharik | Thailand |
The LG OLED Vision Award(LG 올레드 비전상; formerly Daemyung Culture Wave Award, KTH Award, Watcha Award) is given to one Korean film in the Korean Cinema Today - Vision and New Currents section, that demonstrates an innovation in visual aesthetics. The award recipient will be granted prizes sponsored by LG OLED including ₩30,000,000 cash award. [13] [27] [28]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
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Daemyung Culture Wave Award | ||||
19 | 2014 | The Liar | Kim Dong-myung | South Korea |
20 | 2015 | Overman | Seo Eun-young | South Korea |
21 | 2016 | Yongsoon | Shin Joon | South Korea |
Renamed as KTH Award | ||||
23 | 2018 | Clean up | Kwon Man-ki | South Korea |
A Boy and Sungreen | Ahn Ju-young | South Korea | ||
24 | 2019 | Lucky Monster | Bong Joon-young | South Korea |
Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea | ||
25 | 2020 | Snowball | Lee Woo-jung | South Korea |
Young Adult Matters | Lee Hwan | South Korea | ||
Renamed as Watcha Award | ||||
26 | 2021 | Through My Midwinter | Oh Seong-ho | South Korea |
The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea | ||
27 | 2022 | Peafowl | Byun Sung-bin | South Korea |
Greenhouse | Lee Sol-hui | South Korea | ||
Renamed as LG OLED Vision Award | ||||
28 | 2023 | The Berefts | Jung Beom, Heo Jang | South Korea |
The DGK PLUS M Award(한국영화감독조합 플러스엠상; formerly DGK Award) goes to two Korean films from the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. Each winner will be granted KRW 5,000,000. This cash prize is sponsored by Directors Guild of Korea and PLUS M. [13]
No. | Year | Recipient | Category | Film | Country |
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DGK Award | |||||
16 | 2011 | Yeon Sang-ho | Director | The King of Pigs | South Korea |
Ha Hyun-kwan | Actor | Beautiful Miss Jin | South Korea | ||
Han Song-hee, Hwang Jung-min | Actress | Jesus Hospital | South Korea | ||
17 | 2012 | O Muel | Director | Jiseul | South Korea |
Shin Yeon-shick | The Russian Novel | South Korea | |||
Shim Hee-sub, Ahn Jae-hong, Kim Chang-hwan | Actor | Sunshine Boys | South Korea | ||
Jang Young-nam | Actress | Azooma | South Korea | ||
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
DGK Award | ||||
19 | 2014 | A Midsummer's Fantasia | Jang Kun-jae | South Korea |
Socialphobia | Hong Seok-jae | South Korea | ||
20 | 2015 | The Boys Who Cried Wolf of | Kim Jin-hwang | South Korea |
Eyelids | O Muel | South Korea |
No. | Year | Director | Film | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vision-Director's Award | ||||
21 | 2016 | Jang Woo-jin [29] | Autumn, Autumn | South Korea |
Ahn Seon-kyoung | Hyeon's Quartet | South Korea | ||
22 | 2017 | Kim Joong-hyun | February | South Korea |
Jeong Ga-young | Hit the Night | South Korea |
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
DGK Award | ||||
23 | 2018 | Bori | Kim Jin-yu | South Korea |
Sub-zero Wind | Kim Yu-ri | South Korea | ||
24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea |
Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee | South Korea | ||
Renamed as DGK Megabox Award | ||||
25 | 2020 | Young Adult Matters | Lee Hwan | South Korea |
Good Person | Jung Wook | South Korea | ||
26 | 2021 | Through My Midwinter | Oh Seong-ho | South Korea |
A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea | Kim Miyoung | South Korea | ||
27 | 2022 | Big Sleep | Kim Taehoon | South Korea |
Star of Ulsan | Jung Kihyuk | South Korea | ||
28 | 2023 | Work to Do | Park Hong-joon | South Korea |
Isle of Snakes | Kim Yoo-min | South Korea |
CGV Award(CGV상) was newly created in 2011 in collaboration with CJ CGV to shed new light on the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner will receive a cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 sponsored by CJ CGV. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
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Movie Collage Award | ||||
16 | 2011 | The King of Pigs | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea |
Renamed as CGV Movie Collage Award | ||||
17 | 2012 | Jiseul | O Muel | South Korea |
18 | 2013 | Han Gong-ju | Lee Su-jin | South Korea |
19 | 2014 | A Matter of Interpretation | Lee Kwang-kuk | South Korea |
Renamed as CGV Arthouse Award | ||||
20 | 2015 | Eyelids | O Muel | South Korea |
21 | 2016 | Jane | Cho Hyun-hoon | South Korea |
22 | 2017 | Microhabitat | Jeon Go-woon | South Korea |
23 | 2018 | Maggie | Yi Ok-seop | South Korea |
24 | 2019 | Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee | South Korea |
25 | 2020 | Good Person | Jung Wook | South Korea |
26 | 2021 | Chorokbam | Yoon Seo-jin | South Korea |
Renamed as CGV Award | ||||
27 | 2022 | Greenhouse | Lee Sol-hui | South Korea |
28 | 2023 | Concerning My Daughter | Lee Mi-rang | South Korea |
The KBS Independent Film Award(KBS독립영화상) is given to support Korean independent films. One Korean film will be selected among Korean Cinema Today - Vision and New Currents section to receive KRW 10,000,000. This cash prize is sponsored by Korean Broadcasting System. [28] [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 2018 | Maggie | Yi Ok-seop | South Korea |
24 | 2019 | Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee | South Korea |
25 | 2020 | LIMECRIME | Lee Seunghwan, Yoo Jaewook | South Korea |
26 | 2021 | Hot in Day, Cold at Night | Park Song-yeol | South Korea |
27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea |
28 | 2023 | House of the Seasons | Oh Jung-min | South Korea |
The CGK Award(CGK촬영상), sponsored by Cinematographers Guild of Korea, is given to one Korean film from either New Currents or Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner’s cinematographer will be granted KRW 5,000,000. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Cinematographer | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
CGK&SamyangXEEN Award | ||||
24 | 2019 | Kyungmi’s World | Kim Gilja | South Korea |
25 | 2020 | Snowball | Lee Jae-u | South Korea |
Renamed as CGK Award | ||||
26 | 2021 | Chorokbam | Choo Kyeong-yeob | South Korea |
27 | 2022 | Hail to Hell | Jung Grim | South Korea |
28 | 2023 | House of the Seasons | Lee Jinkeun | South Korea |
Critic b Award(크리틱b상) is given to one film chosen by Busan Film Critics Association among the selections in the New Currents and the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner will receive KRW 10,000,000. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 2021 | Hot in Day, Cold at Night | Park Song-yeol | South Korea |
27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea |
28 | 2023 | Last Summer | Choi Seung-woo | South Korea |
Watcha Short Award(왓챠단편상) is established to support short film directors in Korean cinema. Two short films chosen from Wide Angle - Korean Short Competition section will be given a cash prize of KRW 5,000,000. This cash prize is sponsored by Watcha. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 2022 | Other Life | Roh Dohyeon | South Korea |
28 | 2023 | MYDEAR | Jeon Do-hee, Kim So-hee | South Korea |
KARMA | Choi Soo-hyuk | South Korea |
Aurora Media Award(오로라미디어상) is established to support new directors in Korean cinema. Two Korean films chosen from the New Currents and the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section will be given a cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 respectively. This cash prize is sponsored by Aurora Media. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 2022 | Greenhouse | Lee Sol-hui | South Korea |
Big Sleep | Kim Taehoon | South Korea | ||
28 | 2023 | House of the Seasons | Oh Jung-min | South Korea |
FAQ | Kim Da-min | South Korea | ||
Citizen critics from the Busan Cinematheque choose the best film from those screened in Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. Citizen Critics' Award(시민평론가상) is awarded KRW 10,000,000 for supporting the director’s next production. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
16 | 2011 | Romance Joe | Lee Kwang-kuk | South Korea |
17 | 2012 | Jiseul | O Muel | South Korea |
18 | 2013 | Han Gong-ju | Lee Su-jin | South Korea |
Shuttlecock | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea | ||
19 | 2014 | Set Me Free | Kim Tae-yong | South Korea |
20 | 2015 | ALONE | Park Hong-min | South Korea |
21 | 2016 | Jamsil | Lee Wan-min | South Korea |
22 | 2017 | Possible Faces | Lee Kang-hyun | South Korea |
23 | 2018 | Maggie | Yi Ok-seop | South Korea |
24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea |
26 | 2021 | Chorokbam | Yoon Seo-jin | South Korea |
27 | 2022 | Birth | Yoo Ji-young | South Korea |
28 | 2023 | The Berefts | Jung Beom, Heo Jang | South Korea |
Busan Cinephile Award(부산시네필상) is given to the best Korean and Asian documentary film presented in the Wide Angle documentary showcase section. The winner is awarded KRW 5,000,000. The jury of college students, including numerous students from the cinema-related departments of six universities in Busan region, select the winner. [13]
No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
16 | 2011 | The Twin | Gustav Danielsson | Sweden |
17 | 2012 | 5 Broken Cameras | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Palestine/Israel/ France/Netherlands |
18 | 2013 | Father’s Garden – The Love of My Parents | Peter Liechti | Switzerland |
19 | 2014 | The Look of Silence | Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark |
20 | 2015 | The Other Side | Roberto Minervini | Italy/France |
21 | 2016 | The Apology | Tiffany Hsiung | Canada |
22 | 2017 | A Free Man | Andreas Hartmann | Germany/Japan |
23 | 2018 | Bruce Lee and the Outlaw | Joost Vandebrug | United Kingdom/Netherlands/ Czech Republic |
24 | 2019 | Que Sea Ley (Let It Be Law) | Juan Diego Solanas | France/Argentina/Uruguay |
26 | 2021 | I′m So Sorry | Zhao Liang | Hong Kong/France/Netherlands |
27 | 2022 | While We Watched | Vinay Shukla | United Kingdom |
28 | 2023 | Yellow Door: ′90s Lo-fi Film Club | Lee Hyuk-rae | South Korea |
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