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Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN)
  • Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN)
Official Website http://www.bifan.kr/eng 아이콘
Dates Jun 29, 2023 ~ Jul 09, 2023
Category Competitive
E-mail prbifan@bifan.kr
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan)is Korea's most important film festival specialized in genre film. First held in 1997, it aims to present the latest fantasy, horror and thrillers films from Korea, East Asia and Southeast Asia. It has continuously grown for the last 20 years with the addition of an industry-based program, B.I.G (BIFAN Industry Gathering), and Beyond Reality, a new media XR program, which has shown stable growth for the last six years. Through popular, creative and progressive programming, BiFan is highly ranked by the audiences and film professionals alike and has confirmed its own unique identity by the variety of points of views it features. Furthermore, with its cooperation with Yubari Fantastic Film Festival in Japan and the European Fantastic Film Federation among others, BiFan is widely accepted as one of the biggest celebrations of genre film in Asia.

In addition to the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF), inaugurated in 2008 as the first-ever genre-specific film industry program to discover Asian new talents of genre films, BIFAN launched B.I.G (BIFAN Industry Gathering,) a new program at the festival’s 20th edition in 2016 to expand and strengthen its industry program. B.I.G is composed of following four programs: the aforementioned NAFF; Korea Now - a brand new program to promote Korean fantastic films & industry; Made In Asia - a yearly summary of leading films from every Asian countries; and New Media - an in-depth look at the groundbreaking new technologies and their cinematic applications.

 
City  
Bucheon
 
 
Program
Opening / Closing Film

Bucheon Choice
The International Competition section (Features and Shorts) of the festival, it presents works showing innovative, experimental spirit with unique visions and styles.

Korean Fantastic
Korean Competition section (Features and Shorts).

Mad MaxX
A selection of the latest works by great directors from all over the world.

Adrenaline Ride
A selection of contemporary genre titles that feature hardcore horro and extreme action.

Family Zone
A selection of films that the whole family can enjoy.

Metal Noir
A section for science-fiction films, thrillers and dark comedies.

Merry-Go-Round
Feel-good comedies, fantastic drama films and heartwarming stories.

Odd Family
A selection of films for all ages.

Strange Hommage
Retrospective section featuring digitally remastered films and recently reappraised gems.

XL
A selection of short yet fantastic masterpieces from around the world. The future leaders of genre film industry are here.

Master CHOI MIN SIK
Retrospective of Choi Min-sik's films.

Folk Horror: Lands of Cruelty, Beliefs of Terror
A selection to introduce the spectators to the new subgenre of "folk horror".

Night of the Living 'Duk-hu'
A special screening of Killing Romance just for the fans.

B My Guest
A section revolving around unique guests.

TEZKA Macoto, Visualism
Five short films by Tezka Macoto.

Konaka Kazuya, from Ultraman to Single 8
Special presention of Konaka Kazuya's short that inspired Single 8.

BIFAN X WATCHA Online Screenings
Films available in VOD, in partnership with Korea-based streaming service Watcha


Awards
Bucheon Choice competition

- Features
Best of Bucheon (KRW 20,000,000)
Best Director Choice (KRW 5,000,000)
Jury’s Choice (KRW 5,000,000)
Audience Award

- Shorts
Best Short Film (KRW 5,000,000)
Jury’s Choice for Short Film (KRW 3,000,000)
Audience Award for Short Film


Korean Fantastic competition

- Features
Best Korean Fantastic Film (KRW 10,000,000)
Korean Fantastic Best Director (KRW 5,000,000)
Fantastic Actors: Two awards acknowledging the best acting performances in the feature film of the section.
Korean Fantastic Audience Award
Nonghyup Award (KRW 10,000,000): Distribution award
Watcha New Talent Award (KRW 3,000,000 each)


- Shorts
Best Korean Short Film (KRW 5,000,000)
Audience Award for Korean Short Film
Watcha New Talent Award (KRW 1,000,000 each): awarded to 2 films

Others

Melies International Festivals Federation (MIFF) Award for Best Asian Film: Awarded by a jury representing the MIFF to the best Asian fantastic film in the World Fantastic Red section.

NETPAC Award: Awarded by film professionals members of the NETPAC to the best Asian film in the World Fantastic Blue section."

Odd Family Award: awarded by a jury made of children from Bucheon.


BIFAN 2023: Korean Film Lineup

No. Title Director Country Year Min
Bucheon Choice: Shorts
1 Delivery Dancer's Sphere Kim Ayoung Korea 2023 25
Korean Fantastic: Features
1 2035 Park Jae-in Korea 2023 105
2  Abroad Giovanni Fumu  Korea, USA 2023 85
3 Helpless Jeon Seung-pyo  Korea  2023 85
4 Her Hobby Ha Myung-mi Korea 2023 118
5  I Haven't Done Anything Park Sang-min  Korea 2023 80
6 Immortal Kim Sang-hoon Korea 2022 78
7 IRON MASK Kim Sung Hwan Korea 2023 100
8 Risk Society Kim Byung Jun  Korea 2023 107
9 Toxic Parents  Kim Suin  Korea  2022  104
10  Unknown Narrative: Skyrocket Junipers Under the Crescent Yang Gun-young  Korea  2023  75
Korean Fantastic: Short
1 Deposit An E Seul Korea 2022 25
2 Home Jeong Jaehee Korea 2023 13
3 The Lee Families Seo Jeong-mi Korea 2023 26
4 The New Tale of Rat Wife Kim Yoon-sun Korea 2023 19
5 Blades Jung Jae-yong Korea 2022 30
6 Last Stand Kim Dongha Korea 2023 21
7 Tiktok  Kang Da-yeon  Korea 2023  20
8 You know, there are ghosts under the tree  Lee Ruri  Korea 2023 14
9 Birth Nam Soona Korea 2023 16
10 HOIST GukJa Korea 2023 30
11 Judgment Nam Yoon-hee Korea 2022 17
12 MY HEART IS GOING TO EXPLODE! Jung Inhyuk Korea 2023 20
13  Get Thee on the Dance Floor Hyun Hahn Korea 2022 26
14  Jeong-dong Choi Woo Gee Korea 2023 23
15  Last Order Jo Hang-jin Korea 2023 11
16  MICROWAVE LOVE Kwon Chan-young Korea 2023 27
Korean Fantastic: Cinema + K-pop
1 Finding Ppong Beasts And Natives Alike Korea 2023 85
2 j-hope IN THE BOX Park Jun-soo Korea 2023 85
3 SUGA: Road to D-DAY Park Jun-soo Korea 2023 81
Merry-Go-Round
1 Dauren's Wedding Lim Chanik Korea 2023 83
2  Rewind, Pause, Then, Play Seo Won-tae Korea 2023 62
3  Sandstorm Park Jaemin Korea 2023 78
4  The K-Pop Story Yun Jae-yeon Korea 2023 85
Odd Family
1 Battery Mommy Jeon Seungbae Korea 2023 9
2 Burger Song Challenge Kim Min-ha Korea 2023 22
Strange Hommage
1 Invisible Man Kim Gi-chung Korea 1986 90
XL
1 Forest of Echos Lim Yoo-ri Korea 2023 22
2 Knitting My Heart Oh Ji-hyeon Korea 2023 11
3 The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns Han Jiwon Korea 2022 24
4 Hamjinabi Lee Sang-min Korea 2023 25
5 A Long Alone Yeo Eun-a Korea 2023 8
6 Please Be My Ear Jang Dong-yoon Korea 2023 21
7 ACCOMPANY Um Munsuk Korea 2023 32
8 The Closest to the Heart Choe Hoon Korea 2023 24
9 English Tutor Koo Jaho Korea 2023 10
10 LEDIEE Choi Sang-hun Korea 2023 8
11 Silence Bae Jun-won Korea 2023 30
12 Syndrome Roh Jin Korea 2023 21
13 Paranoia Lee Sunkyung Korea 2022 18
14 Sea Squirt Kim Solbie Korea 2023 3
15 Voice Club Kim Tae-young Korea 2023 27
16 Ghwa the Last Name Yoo Jae-in Korea 2023 32
17 The Light Chae Han-young Korea 2023 15
18 What Are You Thinking About Hwang Yeon-sung Korea 2023 19
19 Car Camping Jung Hae Sim Korea 2022 16
20 Promise Song Hayeon Korea 2022 4
21 Report the the Class Nam Seo Jeong Korea 2023 26
22 Apocalypse vs. Love Jeon Subin Korea 2023 32
23 Baby Bathtub Choi Beom-seok Korea 2023 15
24 Courtroom Han Chang-hee Korea 2023 22
25 DAJEONG 2.0 Kim Yoon-beom Korea 2023 16
26 Don't Die Park Yuseon Korea 2023 5
27 Woori's Tomorrow Kwon Han-soo Korea 2023 25
28 DRM Lee Ha-eun Korea 2023 19
29 Magical Nara Kwon Hansl Korea 2023 7
30 MoonParkJiHo Kim Dong-min Korea 2022 31
31 Battery Mommy Jeon Seungbae Korea 2023 9
32 Doppelgänger Lee Ji-hyang Korea 2023 17
33 TEL1717-1771 Jo Yunji Korea 2023 28
34 Burger Song Challenge Kim Min-ha Korea 2023 22
35 NANI GA MIEH RU! Jang Jae-woo Korea 2023 12
36 The Rooms You Hee-ryun Korea 2023 29
37  The Curse of X Kim Hee-soo Korea 2023 19
38  Nest Park Chang-hwan Korea 2023 15
39  The Nightmare Han Seung-won  Korea 2023 19
40 -196°C Hwang Hyein  Korea 2023 15
41 The Answer Shin Ji-hoon Korea 2022 27
42 The Strange Case of Neptune Jeong Ki-yeon Korea 2023 36
43 A Peaceful Mind Is Not Stillness Yu Jun-sang Korea 2022 27
Master CHOI MIN SIK
1 Vapor Choi Bo-young Korea 1988 21
2 On The Way To The Winter Hong Jun Seok Korea 1989 23
3 Our Twisted Hero Park Jong-won Korea 1992 119
4 Swiri Kang Je-kyu Korea 1999 120
5 Happy End Jung Ji-woo Korea 1999 99
6 Failan Song Hae-sung Korea 2001 116
7 Old Boy Park Chan-wook Korea 2003 120
8 Springtime Ryu Jang-ha Korea 2004 128
9 I Saw The Devil Kim Jee-woon Korea 2010 144
10 Nameless Gangster: Rules of Time Yoon Jong-bin Korea 2012 133
11  Forbidden Dream Hur Jin-ho Korea 2019 133
12  In Our Prime Park Dong-hoon Korea 2022 117
Folk Horror: Lands of Cruelty, Beliefs of Terror
1 Evil Spirit Kim In-soo  Korea 1974 78
 Night of the Living 'Duk-hu'
1 Killing Romance Lee Wonsuk Korea 2023 107
B My Guest
1 The Eighth Sense Baek Inu, Werner du Plessis Korea 2023 118
2 HappyMerryEnding Min Chae-yeon Korea 2022 108
3  Jango: Uncharged Baek Seung-kee Korea 2022 108


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