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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.

City

Busan

Program

Competition

- 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 Generation

Hub 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 life

Korean 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 shorts

Special 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).

Events

BISFF 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 Globalization

Roundtable 2: From Shorts to Series : Empowering the Next Generation of Storytellers

Awards

International 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 trophy

Korean 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 trophy

NETPAC Award

: A prize and the certificate

Operation 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 certificate

BISFF 2022: Korean Film Line Up

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No.	Title	Director	Country	Year	Min
Opening Film
1	Winter Cicada	JUNG Sujin	Korea	2022	26
2	The Drivers	CHO Heesoo	Korea	2021	9
Korean Competition
1	Honor Guard	LEE Sangmin	Korea	2021	27
2	Trace of Time	Iwa	Korea	2021	19
3	An Excessive Day	ZHAO Danyang	Korea	2021	26
4	The Ark in the Desert	KIM Areum	Korea	2021	12
5	Nowhere Else	LEE Kyeongwon	Korea	2021	28
6	Apartment	LEE Jui	Korea	2021	4
7	Pitch Black	LEE Junsup	Korea	2021	28
8	The Square	LEE Gahong	Korea	2021	25
9	Cicada	YOON Daewon	Korea	2021	17
10	One of my Fortune	JO Ryeongmi	Korea	2021	30
11	The Red Lump	KIM Jisu	Korea	2021	12
12	Mast	LEE Juseung	Korea	2021	24
13	The Daughter	NAM Soona	Korea	2021	21
14	Unfamiliar Familiar	SIN Haesup	Korea, Switzerland	2021	29
15	My Child	KIM Hyunjoo	Korea	2022	11
16	The Indelible	YOON Haesung	Korea	2021	21
17	Lovelylove	Jooyoung	Korea	2021	29
18	Cut	SON Minzun	Korea	2021	17
19	Standby	LEE Kyoungho, HEO Jieun	Korea	2021	19
20	The Night Coming Alone	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	Mandala of May	Gudam	Korea	2021	30
2	Samsara	JOO Hyunjoon	Korea	2019	6
Korean Shorts – Platform
1	Eyes and Horns	IM Chaerin	Germany, Korea, USA	2021	6
2	The Day	LEE Dongwon	Korea	2020	18
3	Blue Land	KEEM Youngle	Korea	2020	18
4	Bruise	KIM Inhey	Korea	2019	25
5	Floating Memories	OK Seyoung	Korea	2021	4
6	Finding Haemi	HEO Jieun, LEE Kyoungho	Korea	2019	25
7	Walking on the Chairs	CHA Jeamin	Korea	2020	11
8	The Divers	CHO Heesoo	Korea	2021	9
9	Undo	YOO Joonmin	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	The Body Temperature	YOO Sanggon	Korea	1998	8
3	My Family Story	KIM Kyungrok	Korea	1999	20
4	One Day Out	KIM Sunkyung	Korea	2001	15
Beyond Shorts – 3D Shorts
1	Disqualified	KYEONG Jisuk	Korea	2013	10
Beyond Shorts – Interactive Shorts
1	They	KIM Wonjun	Korea	2022	27
2	Blooming	CHOI Junseo	Korea	2021	22
Special Screening BISFF Short Film Project
1	Winter Cicada	JUNG Sujin	Korea	2022	26
2	Mom’s Catwalk	SHIN Nari	Korea	2022	15

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