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- Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF)
- - Official Website : http://www.bisff.org
- - Dates : Apr 21, 2021 ~ Apr 26, 2021
- - Category : Competitive
- - Tel : +82 51 742 9600
- - Fax : +82 51 701 9660
- - E-mail : office@bisff.org
- - Office : 48059 #607 Centum venture town 6F, 41, Centum dong-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea
- Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) began in 1980 under the name “Korean Short Film Festival”. Its aim was to introduce independent short films from the greater Busan area and to foster film talent. It was renamed “Busan Short Film Festival” in 1997, and again in 2000 as “Busan Asian Short Film Festival”, becoming the first Korean short film festival to extend the competition internationally, introducing other Asian short films and directors to Korean viewers. In 2010, the name was changed once again to “Busan International Short Film Festival” to extend the competition beyond Asia. At present, the festival awards the most creative and excellent short films in the competition sections (International Competition, Korean Competition, Operation KINO), and showcases short films from around the world.As the first Korean film festival to become an Academy Awards Qualifying Festival, BISFF sends its grand prize recipient from the competition sections to be considered for the short film (except documentaries) nominations in the Academy Awards. It is also contributing to the progress of short films through collaborations with such programs as NETPAC and Short Film Conference.CityBusanProgramCompetition- International Competition- Korean Competition- Operation Kino: run by the Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) and the Jung-gu Busan Metropolitan City to cultivate local film majors by giving them an opportunity to create a short documentary film.Guest Country: Lithuania- Lithuanian Panorama- Lithuanian Cineaste- Lithuanian New GenerationHub of Asia- AFiS Special: short films made by some of the Fellows who are currently following this year’s course at Busan Asian Film School.- S-Dramas from Viddsee Originals: the first episodes of five miniseries produced by Viddsee, a growing streaming platform which focuses on, and nurtures, South East Asian short films.- Buddha’s Matinee: six films meant to represent saṃsāra, or wheel of lifeKorean Shorts- Platform: a single journey of 10 short films that explore the trends and visions of Korean short films in various contexts.- Busan IN: previous award-winning films made in Busan in the 1990s and early 2000s, restored and archived with the support of the Busan Metropolitan City and other film-related organizations to commemorate Busan’s designation as one of UNESCO’s Creative Cities of Film.Beyond Shorts- Prism 1: Five Lithuanian films ranging from personal documentary to abstract expressionism and conceptual art make up this experimental film screening, a proposition from one of the filmmakers, Julius Ziz.- Prism 2: Dedicated to the art and spirit of Jonas Mekas who would have turned 100 years old this year.- Prism 3: Jonas Mekas’ longest film ever (nearly five hours) from 2000.- 3D Shorts: Discover how filmmakers use stereoscopic filmmaking technologies and styles to create never seen artistic experiences.- Interactive shortsSpecial Screenings- NC Special Screening, Perspective of Quebec: a collaboration with the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC), one of the leading film festivals in Quebec, Canada.- Goya-BAFTA Special: a program to commemorate the BISFF becoming a Goya Awards qualifying festival and a BAFTA qualifying festival.- BISFF Short Film Project: 2 short films, each selected from the BISFF Short Film Project, which began 3 years ago, and the BISFF Short Film Project (Busan).EventsBISFF Talk“BISFF Talk” provides an opportunity for a filmmaker and the audience to discuss films together. It is a great chance for a filmmaker to introduce his or her works, as well as for a filmmaker and the audience to communicate together and broaden their horizons on films and the world. This year, we will be joined by Šarūnas Bartas, a world-class cineaste from Lithuania, for BISFF Talk. The invited speaker will talk about his film world, as well as the meaning and role of film in the current global situation.Roundtable 1: Korean Short Films : Current Status and Prospect of GlobalizationRoundtable 2: From Shorts to Series : Empowering the Next Generation of StorytellersAwardsInternational Competition- Grand Prix for Best Picture: 10,000,000 KRW and a trophy- Excellence Award for Best Picture: 5,000,000 KRW and a trophy- Jury Prize: 2,000,000 KRW and a trophy- Audience Award: A prize and a trophyKorean Competition- Grand Prix for Best Picture: 5,000,000 KRW and a trophy- Excellence Award for Best Picture: 3,000,000 KRW and a trophy- Jury Prize: 1,000,000 KRW and a trophy- Audience Award: A prize and a trophy- Best Acting Award: A prize and a trophyNETPAC Award: A prize and the certificateOperation Kino- Grand Prix for Best Picture: 1,000,000 KRW and a trophy- Excellence Award for Best Picture: 500,000 KRW and a trophy- Agora Jury Award: A prize and a certificateBISFF 2022: Korean Film Line Up(Click the titles to see more info)
No.
Title
Director
Country
Year
Min
Opening Film
1
JUNG Sujin
Korea
2022
26
2
The Drivers
CHO Heesoo
Korea
2021
9
Korean Competition
1
Korea
2021
27
2
Korea
2021
19
3
ZHAO Danyang
Korea
2021
26
4
The Ark in the Desert
KIM Areum
Korea
2021
12
5
Korea
2021
28
6
LEE Jui
Korea
2021
4
7
Korea
2021
28
8
Korea
2021
25
9
Korea
2021
17
10
JO Ryeongmi
Korea
2021
30
11
The Red Lump
KIM Jisu
Korea
2021
12
12
Korea
2021
24
13
Korea
2021
21
14
SIN Haesup
Korea, Switzerland
2021
29
15
Korea
2022
11
16
Korea
2021
21
17
Korea
2021
29
18
Korea
2021
17
19
Korea
2021
19
20
CHOI Eunsoo
Korea
2021
16
Operation Kino
1
The Moment of Shining
LEE Junwoo
Korea
2022
16
2
Renaissance
NOH Heekwan, PARK Hyunyoung
Korea
2022
16
3
Seungwoo
LEE Haesol
Korea
2022
16
4
Output
SON Heewan
Korea
2022
16
5
Keep Going
JANG Yuyoung
Korea
2022
15
6
Homeground
GWON Myeongjun
Korea
2022
16
Buddha’s Matinee
1
Korea
2021
30
2
Korea
2019
6
Korean Shorts – Platform
1
Germany, Korea, USA
2021
6
2
The Day
LEE Dongwon
Korea
2020
18
3
Korea
2020
18
4
Korea
2019
25
5
Korea
2021
4
6
Korea
2019
25
7
Korea
2020
11
8
The Divers
CHO Heesoo
Korea
2021
9
9
Korea
2020
24
10
Vidéo Noire
SUNG Haeun
Korea
2021
9
Korean Shorts – Busan IN
1
A Story From a Far Away Country
HEO Yoonseok
Korea
1990
25
2
Korea
1998
8
3
KIM Kyungrok
Korea
1999
20
4
Korea
2001
15
Beyond Shorts – 3D Shorts
1
Disqualified
KYEONG Jisuk
Korea
2013
10
Beyond Shorts – Interactive Shorts
1
KIM Wonjun
Korea
2022
27
2
CHOI Junseo
Korea
2021
22
Special Screening BISFF Short Film Project
1
JUNG Sujin
Korea
2022
26
2
Korea
2022
15