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29th Busan International Film Festival

The 29th Busan International Film Festival (Korean: 제29회 부산국제영화제) opened on October 2 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, with South Korean film Uprising by Kim Sang-man, and screened 278 films from 63 countries, including 224 officially invited films and 54 community beef screenings.[1] Park Bo-young and Ahn Jae-hong hosted the opening ceremony.[2]

29th Busan International Film Festival
BIFF official poster
Opening filmUprising by Kim Sang-man
Closing filmSpirit World by Eric Khoo
LocationBusan Cinema Center
Founded1995
Awards
Hosted by
No. of films278
Festival dateOpening: October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)
Closing: October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)
Websitewww.biff.kr/eng/
Busan International Film Festival

Mohammad Rasoulof, an Iranian film director was chosen as president of the competitive section 'New Currents' jury.[3] The festival this year announced a Special Program in Focus, 'In Memory of Lee Sun-kyun' who died on December 27, 2023, and was known for his role in the Oscar winning film Parasite. He will also posthumously receive the Korean Film Achievement Award.[4]

The festival closed with the ceremony hosted by Gong Myung and Choi Soo-young.[5] Spirit World, a fantasy-drama film directed by Singapore's Eric Khoo and starring French actress Catherine Deneuve was screened as closing film.[6]

On closing day, the main award of the festival New Currents Award was awarded to the South Korean film The Land Of Morning Calm by Park Yi-woong, set among inhabitants of a rural coastal community; and a co-production film Ma – Cry of Silence by The Maw Nang, a film about a young Burmese woman who moves to the big city to work in a garment factory.[7]

Overview

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The film registration for the festival began in March 2024 with the closing date for submission fixed for July 17, 2024.[8]

The poster for 29th edition of the festival was unveiled on August 27, 2024. Based on the motif of numerous waves powerfully rising in the ocean of films, symbolically capturing the diverse waves of films, each with their own story, the art director Choi Soon-dae, who has been working as an art director since the 2nd Busan International Film Festival planned and designed it. According to the director Choi Soon-dae, "The image of the ocean, a space of infinite possibilities, and waves of different colors coming together is so vivid that it seems to visualize a fleeting moment of the Busan International Film Festival."[9]

This year documentary filmmakers competed for a new prize, an audience award for feature documentaries. The prize was given to a single documentary feature competing within "Wide Angle – Documentary" section of the festival.[10]

The titles for New Currents and Jiseok, the competitive sections were announced on August 27, 2024. New Currents is a section for first and second films by up-and-coming Asian filmmakers, whereas Jiseok section selects films from Asian directors with more than three feature films to their credit and honours two such directors with Jiseok awards.[11] On September 3, BIFF unveiled full line-up for its 2024 edition and announced Kiyoshi Kurosawa the winner of Asian Filmmaker of the Year award. The opening film of the festival was Kim Sang-man's Uprising and closing film Eric Khoo's France, Singapore, Japan co-production Spirit World, a fantasy film starring French actress Catherine Deneuve.[12]

From this edition, the "Camellia Award" was introduced, named after Busan’s city flower, the camellia. This award, established with the involvement of Chanel, aims to raise the status of women in the film industry. Ryu Seong-hie, South Korean film art director is the first recipient of the award.[13]

The eve event to wish the success of the festival was held on October 1, at the outdoor stage of BIFF Square in Jung-gu, Busan. The event hosted by South Korean actress, singer-songwriter, director and artist Ku Hye-sun and creator Lee Seung-guk had celebratory performances by singer Won Mi-yeon [ko], and DJ 'New Jinsnim's' DJing.[14] In the event, South Korean actor Cho Jin-woong, who was selected as the ‘Actor Beloved by Busan’ this year, received a plaque of appreciation, and a handprint unveiling ceremony for Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Chow Yun-fat, who visited the festival last year, was also held.[15]

Jury

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New Currents Award

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Mohammad Rasoulof, Chairman of jury

Kim Jiseok Award

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BIFF Mecenat Award

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Sonje Award

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  • Yamanaka Yoko, Japanese director
  • Constance Tsang, Chinese American filmmaker based in New York
  • Lim Dae-hyung, South Korean film director and screenwriter

FIPRESCI

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  • Teréz VINCZE, Hungarian film professor
  • WANG Hsin, Taiwanese writer
  • RHEE Souewon, Chair of South Korean FIPRESCI

NETPAC

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  • IGARASHI Kohei, Japanese director
  • Herman VAN EYKEN, Belgium film professor
  • KIM Miyoung, South Korean director

DGK PLUS M Award

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  • Kim Lokk-young, South Korean director
  • Lee Dong-eun, South Korean film director and screenwriter
  • Lee Ho-jae, South Korean film director and screenwriter

KBS Independent Film Awards

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  • Junh Sung-il, South Korean film critic, director
  • Choi Kook-hee, South Korean producer
  • An Eun-mi, South Korean film producer

CGK Cinematography Award

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  • Park Jung-hun, South Korean cinematographer
  • Sung Seung-taek, South Korean cinematographer
  • Cho Yong-kyou, South Korean cinematographer

Critic B Award

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  • Kim Young-gwang, South Korean film critic
  • Han Changwook, South Korean film critic
  • Ham Yoon-jeong, South Korean film critic

Actor of the Year Award

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Kim Sun-young, Actor of the Year Award jury member

Lee Chun-yeon Film Impression Award

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Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Chun-yeon Film Impression Award jury member
  • Kang Je-ky South Korean film director.
  • Shim Jae-myung South Korean,CEO of Myung Films
  • Yoo Ji-tae, South Korean actor
  • Kwon Young-rak, South Korean producer
  • Jung Han-seok, South Korean, festival advisor

Opening and closing ceremonies

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Opening ceremony of the festival was held at Busan Cinema Center Outdoor Theater on October 2 and broadcast live on Naver TV.[18] Park Bo-young and Ahn Jae-hong hosted the opening ceremony attended by the Korean and international stars from the film industry. Kiyoshi Kurosawa was presented the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award, whereas Ryu Seong-hie, a South Korean film art director was honoured with Camellia Award, which named after Busan’s city flower, the camellia, introduced this year with the involvement of Chanel and aims to raise the status of women in the film industry. A video commemorating the late Lee Sun-kyun, the recipient of the Korean Film Achievement Award was played.[19]

 
Park Bo-young, MC of the opening ceremony
 
Ahn Jae-hong, MC of the opening ceremony

Closing ceremony

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Gong Myung
 
Choi Soo-young
MCs of the closing ceremony

Gong Myung and Choi Soo-young acted as master of ceremonies of closing ceremony held at Busan Cinema Center Outdoor Theater on October 11.[20] According to the Busan Film Festival Organizing Committee, 278 films, including 224 official from 63 countries and 54 community BIFF screenings were showcased. 145,238 people watched the event. The festival closed with Spirit World, a fantasy-drama film directed by Singapore's Eric Khoo and starring French actress Catherine Deneuve.[5]

Events

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  • Actors House: In this edition the following actors shared unknown behind-the-scenes stories and their future plans with the audience:[21]

Actors House was held from October 3 to 6 at Culture Hall, 9F, Shinsegae, Centum City.

  • Master class:
    • Ann Hui, Hong Kong film director, producer, screenwriter and actress
    • Miguel Gomes, Portuguese film director
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic, author, actor, and professor

Master classes was held from October 3 to 6 at 11F Conference Hall, Busan Film & Audio Visual Industry Center

  • Open Talk: The open talk will be held from October 3 to 9 at BIFF Outdoor Stage, Busan Cinema Center. Directors and actors of the official selection to the festival will freely communicate with the audience for about 50 minutes.
  • Talk-to-Talk: Vivid Stories from Directors and Actors: Talk-to-Talk: Vivid Stories from Directors and Actors of 36 films in about an hour session with the audience, will be held from October 6 to 9 at 6F Talk-to-Talk Lounge, Cine mountain, Busan Cinema Center.
  • Hand printing: Hand printing event will be attended by Miguel Gomes, winner of the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The event was held on October 4, after the screening of his film Grand Tour at Haneulyeon Theater, Busan Cinema Center.
  • Special talk: Special Talks to commemorate the late actor Lee Sun-kyun, joined by actors and directors with whom he collaborated in his major works selected for the Special Program in Focus was held On October 3 and 4, at Lotte Cinema, Centum City.
  • Outdoor stage greetings: Meet the Directors and Cast:- Directors and cast members of the official selections introduce their film. Each event for 20 minutes, will take place from October 3 to 5 at BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center.

Program sections

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The festival has following sections:

Opening and closing films

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Opening film
Uprising 전,란 Kim Sang-man South Korea
Closing film
Spirit World Eric Khoo France, Singapore, Japan

Gala Presentation

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Caught by the Tides 风流一代 Jia Zhangke China
Cloud クラウド Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
Grand Tour Miguel Gomes Portugal, Italy, France
Serpent′s Path Le chemin du serpent Kiyoshi Kurosawa France, Japan
Visiting Hours La Prisonnière de Bordeaux Patricia Mazuy France

Icons

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
A Traveler's Needs 여행자의 필요 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Anora Sean Baker United States
Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard France, Mexico
Here Children Do Not Play Together Mohsen Makhmalbaf Iran, United Kingdom
It's Not Me C'est Pas Moi Leos Carax France
Limonov: The Ballad Kirill Serebrennikov France, Italy, Spain
If I May - Chapter II Se posso permettermi - Capitolo II Marco Bellocchio Italy
Meeting with Pol Pot Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot Rithy Panh France, Cambodia, Taiwan, Qatar, Turkey
Misericordia Miséricorde Alain Guiraudie France, Portugal, Spain
Phantosmia Lav Diaz Philippines
Suspended Time Hors du temps Olivier Assayas France
The Empire L'Empire Bruno Dumont France / Germany / Italy / Belgium / Portugal
The Room Next Door La habitación de al lado Pedro Almodóvar Spain
The Seed of the Sacred Fig دانه‌ی انجیر معابد Mohammad Rasoulof Iran, France, Germany
Three Friends Trois amies Emmanuel Mouret France
Youth (Hard Times) 青春：苦 Wang Bing France, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Youth (Homecoming) 青春：归 Wang Bing France, Luxembourg, Netherlands

New Currents

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The selected titles are eligible for multiple awards, including the New Currents Award, the FIPRESCI Award, the NETPAC Award, and the KB New Currents Audience Award.[27]

Highlighted title indicates award winner
English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Able Elzak Eskendir Kazakhstan
As the River Goes By 水东游 Charles Hu China
For Rana Iman Yazadi Iran
The Height of the Coconut Trees Du Jie Japan
Kaneko's Commissar Furukawa Go Japan
The Land of Morning Calm 아침바다 갈매기는 Park Yi-woong South Korea
Ma – Cry of Silence The Maw Nang Myanmar, Korea, Singapore, France, Norway, Qatar
Montages of a Modern Motherhood 虎毒不 Oliver Chan Hong Kong
Tale of the Land Loeloe Hendra Indonesia, Philippines, Qatar
Waterdrop 수연의 선율 Choi Jong-yong South Korea

Jiseok

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This section selected films from Asian directors with a portfolio of more than three feature films, and from the line-up of eight films, two were honoured with Jiseok awards.[28]

Highlighted title indicates award winner
English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Aimitagai アイミタガイ Kusano Shogo Japan
Deal at the Border Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi Kyrgyzstan
I Am Love 아이 엠 러브 Baek Sung-bin South Korea
Motherland Brillante Mendoza Philippines
So It Goes 뭐 그런 거지 Lee Ha-ram South Korea
Travelling Alone Ishibashi Yuho Japan
Village Rockstars 2 Rima Das India
Yen and Ai-Lee 小雁與吳愛麗 Tom Lin Shu-yu Taiwan

A Window on Asian Cinema

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia India, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Black Dog 狗阵 Guan Hu China
Blue Sea Song Jinxiao China
Blue Sun Palace Constance Tsang United States
Crocodile Tears Tumpal Tampubolon Indonesia, France, Singapore, Germany
Desert of Namibia ナミビアの砂漠 Yôko Yamanaka Japan
Don't Cry, Butterfly Mưa trên cánh bướm Duong Dieu Linh Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies หลานม่า Pat Boonnitipat Thailand
In Retreat Maisam Ali India, France
Land of Broken Hearts 负负得正 Wen Shipei China
Mongrel 白衣蒼狗 Chiang Wei Liang and You Qiao Yin Taiwan
My Favourite Cake Keyk-e mahboob-e man Maryam Moqadam, Behtash Sanaeeha Iran, France, Sweden, Germany
Pierce Cì xīn qiè gŭ Nelicia Low Singapore, Taiwan, Poland
Pooja, Sir Deepak Rauniyar Nepal, United States, Norway
Regretfully at Dawn Sivaroj Kongsakul Thailand, Singapore
Saba Maksud Hossain Bangladesh
Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman Nidhi Saxena India
Santosh Sandhya Suri India, France, Germany, United Kingdom
Second Chance Subhadra Mahajan India
Soldier of Love Farkhat Sharipov Kazakhstan
State of Statelessness Tenzin Tsetan Choklay, Sonam Tseten, Tenzing Sonam, Ritu Sarin, Tsering Tashi Gyalthang India, United States, Vietnam
Super Happy Forever Igarashi Kohei France, Japan
The Colors Within きみの色 Naoko Yamada Japan
The Hearing Lawrence Fajardo Philippines
The Witness Shahed Nader Saeivar Germany, Austria
To Kill a Mongolian Horse 一匹白马的热梦 Jiang Xiaoxuan Malaysia, Hong Kong, China
Travesty Batsukh Baatar Mongolia
Viet and Nam Trong lòng đất Minh Quý Trương Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands

Korean Cinema Today - Vision Section

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This year 12 films were showcased as world premiere.[29]

English title Original title Director(s)
The face of Hwanhee 환희의 얼굴 Lee Jea-han
The Final Semester 3학년 2학기 Lee Ran-hee
Fragment 파편 Kim Sung-yoon
Humming 허밍 Lee Seung-jae
Inserts 인서트 Lee Jong-su
Journey to Face Them 그를 마주하는 시간 Hwang In-won
Kike Will Hit a Home Run 키케가 홈런을 칠거야 Park Song-yeol
Merely Known as Something Else 다른 것으로 알려질 뿐이지 Jo Hee-young
Red Nails 홍이 Hwang Seul-gi
Spring Night 봄밤 Kang Mi-ja
Tango at Dawn 새벽의 Tango Kim Hyo-eun
The Waves of Winter 파동 Lee Hanju

Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere

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This year, the section will screen five films, including four world premieres.[30][31]

English title Original title Director(s)
A Girl with Closed Eyes 폭로: 눈을 감은 아이 Jeon Seon-yeong
A Normal Family 보통의 가족 Hur Jin-ho
Bogota: City of the Lost 보고타 Kim Seong-je
Don't Touch Dirty Money 더러운 돈에 손대지 마라 Kim Min-soo
Hear Me: Our Summer 청설 Jo Seon-ho

Korean Cinema Today - Panorama

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English title Original title Director(s)
12.12: The Day 서울의 봄 Kim Sung-su
Method Acting 메소드 연기 Lee Ki-hyuk
Revolver 리볼버 Oh Seung-uk
Somebody Kim Yeo-jung, Lee Jung-chan
The Killers Kim Jong-kwan, Roh Deok, Jang Hang-jun, Lee Myung-se
You Are the Apple of My Eye 그 시절, 우리가 좋아했던 소녀 Cho Young-myoung

World Cinema

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg United States, Poland
And Their Children After Them Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma France
April Dea Kulumbegashvili Georgia, France, Italy
Armand Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden
Dad Croaked on Saturday Zaka Abdrakhmanova Russia, Kazakhstan
Dog on Trial Le Procès du chien Laetitia Dosch Switzerland, France
Dying Sterben Matthias Glasner Germany
Familia Francesco Costabile Italy
Ghostlight Alex Thompson, Kelly O'Sullivan United States
Gloria! Margherita Vicario Italy, Switzerland
Grey Bees Dmytro Moiseiev Ukraine
Harvest Athina Rachel Tsangari United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, France, United States
Julie Keeps Quiet Julie zwijgt Leonardo Van Dijl Belgium, Sweden
Kill the Jockey El jockey Luis Ortega Argentina, Spain
Kneecap Rich Peppiatt Ireland, United Kingdom
Love Kjærlighet Dag Johan Haugerud Norway
Of Dogs and Men Al Klavim Veanashim Dani Rosenberg Israel, Italy
Sasquatch Sunset David Zellner and Nathan Zellner United States
Souleymane's Story L'Histoire de Souleymane Boris Lojkine France
The Damned Les Damnés Roberto Minervini Belgium, Italy, United States
The Girl with the Needle Pigen med nålen Magnus von Horn Denmark, Poland, Sweden
The Other Way Around Volveréis Jonás Trueba Spain, France
The Quiet Son Jouer Avec le Feu Delphine and Muriel Coulin France
The Sparrow in the Chimney Der Spatz im Kamin Ramon Zürcher Switzerland
There's Still Tomorrow C'è ancora domani Paola Cortellesi Italy
Universal Language Une Langue universelle Matthew Rankin Canada
Vermiglio Maura Delpero Italy, France, Belgium
When the Light Breaks Ljósbrot Rúnar Rúnarsson Iceland, Netherlands
Wild Diamond Diamant brut Agathe Riedinger BFrance

Open Cinema

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A collection of new and internationally acclaimed films, offering an ideal mix of the popular with the artistic are screened at the hallmark outdoor theater.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Civil War Alex Garland United States, United Kingdom
Flow Gints Zilbalodis Belgium, France, Latvia
Ghost Cat Anzu 化け猫あんずちゃん Yôko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita Japan
I Am the Secret in Your Heart 夏日的檸檬草 Lai Meng Chieh Taiwan
Kalki 2898 AD Nag Ashwin India
RM: Right People, Wrong Place Lee Seok-jun South Korea
The Solitary Gourmet Kodoku no Gourmet Yutaka Matsushige Japan

Flash Forward

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Anywhere Anytime Milad Tangshir Italy
Do I Know You from Somewhere? Arianna Martinez Canada
Holy Cow Vingt Dieux! Louise Courvoisier France
Memories of a Burning Body Antonella Sudasassi Furniss Costa Rica, Spain
Mr. K Tallulah H. Schwab Netherlands, Belgium
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia
Paul and Paulette Take a Bath Jethro MASSEY United Kingdom
The End Joshua Oppenheimer Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden
The Village Next to Paradise Mo Harawe Austria, France, Somalia

Wide Angle

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Korean Short Film Competition

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Highlighted title indicates award winner
English title Original title Director(s)
By Hand You Jun-sang
Dive Heo Dahe
Driver Kim Ki-ik
Escape Velocity Park Se-yong
Just Another Film Jung Bit-areum
Lost Target Kim Dongeun
MICHELLE Park Syeyoung
Night Walkers Lim Lee-rang
The Dream with Sofa Nam Yeon-woo
Variation Park Jihoon
WavyWavy Kim Ye-won
Yurim Song Ji-seo

Asian Short Film Competition

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Highlighted title indicates award winner
English title Original title Director(s) Production country(s)
A Garden in Winter Eléonore Mahmoudian, Matsui Hiroshi Japan, France
Ash Valley: Janyl Shu Zhu Kyrgyzstan, Canada
Blue Boy Nik Dodani United States, India
Lao San Wang Ziming China
Lucky Dog Ujwal NAIR India
Shoredust P. R. Monencillo Patindol Philippines
Suintrah Ayesha Alma Almera Indonesia
The Black Dog Yang Ling Taiwan
The Last Day Farzad Samimi Iran
threefor100: or the thrifting of love and various other things Cedrick Labadia Philippines

Short Film Showcase

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(s)
Magic Candies Nishio Daisuke Japan

Documentary Competition

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Highlighted title indicates award winner
English title Original title Director(s) Production country(s)
A Fly on the Wall Shonali Bose India
Ainu Puri Takeshi Fukunaga Japan, United States
Another Home Frankie Sin Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, France
At the Park Sohn Koo-yong South Korea
Every Single Dot Lee So-jeong South Korea
Gingerbread for Her Dad Alina Mustafina Kazakhstan
K-Number Jo Seyoung South Korea
Ms. Hu′s Garden Pan Zhiqi China
The First Responders Ryu Hyung-seok South Korea
Works and Days Park Min-soo, Ahn Kearn-hyung South Korea

Documentary Showcase

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Black Box Diaries Ito Shiori Japan, United Kingdom, United States
Dahomey Mati Diop France, Senegal, Benin
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found Raoul Peck France, United States
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958–1989 Israel Palestina pa Svensk TV 1958–1989 Göran Hugo Olsson Sweden, Finland, Denmark
Landscape Drifting Hwang Da-eun, Park Hong-yeol South Korea
Lula Oliver Stone and Rob Wilson United States, Brazil
Mother′s Household Ledger Sung Seung-taek South Korea
My Stolen Planet Farahnaz Sharifi Iran, Germany
No Other Land Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor Palestine, Norway
SAVE THE GAME Park Yunjin South Korea
So Long Guillaume Brac France
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Johan Grimonprez Belgium, France, Netherlands
The Last of the Sea Women Kim Sue United States
The Other One Marie-Magdalena Kochová Czech Republic / Slovak Republic
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin Benjamin Ree Norway
The Sense of Violence Kim Moo-young South Korea
XiXi WU Fan Taiwan, Philippines, Korea

Midnight Passion

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A collection of thrillers, horror and action films.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies)
Do Not Enter No Entres Hugo Cardozo Paraguay
The Grotesque Train 괴기열차 Tak Se-woong South Korea
Night Call Michiel Blanchart Belgium, France
The Damned Les Damnés Roberto Minervini Belgium, Italy, United States
The Shameless Konstantin Bojanov India, Bulgaria, France, Switzerland, Taiwan
The Substance Coralie Fargeat United Kingdom, United States, France

On Screen

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In this section 4 Korean 1 Taiwanese and 1 Japanese works will be released for the first time in the world.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies) Platform / Network
Beyond Goodbye さよならのつづき Hiroshi Kurosaki Japan Netflix
Born for the Spotlight 影后 Yen Yi-wen Taiwan
Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard 좋거나 나쁜 동재 Park Gun-ho South Korea TVING
Gangnam B-Side 강남 비-사이드 Park Noo-ri Disney+
Hellbound Season 2 지옥 2 Yeon Sang-ho Netflix
Way Back Love 내가 죽기 일주일 전 Nam Geon TVING

Special program in focus

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In Memory of Lee Sun-kyun

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Lee in October 2018

The festival will hold 'In Memory of Lee Sun-kyun', a special feature program and screen six of the late actor's works and hold a special talk, while looking back on his acting life and achievements and creating a meaningful memorial.[32]

Year English title Original title Director(s) Genre
2009 Paju 파주 Park Chan-ok Drama
2013 Our Sunhi 우리 선희 Hong Sang-soo Drama
2014 A Hard Day 끝까지 간다 Kim Seong-hun Action thriller
2019 Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho Thriller
2024 Land of Happiness 행복의 나라 Choo Chang-min Period drama
2018 My Mister 나의 아저씨 Kim Won-seok 5 of 16 episodes of Psychological drama

Miguel Gomes, a filmmaker of Joyful Melancholy

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Miguel Gomes at Cannes 2024

Miguel Gomes has been invited to the festival, where his eight full-length films will be screened.[33]

Year English title Original title Genre
2004 The Face You Deserve A Cara que Mereces Comedy
2008 Our Beloved Month of August Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto Romance
2012 Tabu Drama
2015 Arabian Nights Volume 1: The Restless One As Mil e uma Noites Drama
2015 Arabian Nights Volume 2: The Desolate One Drama
2015 Arabian Nights Volume 3: The Enchanted One Drama
2021 The Tsugua Diaries Drama
2024 Grand Tour Period drama

Teenage Minds, Teenage Movies

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Production country
2023 City of Wind Сэр сэр салхи Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir Mongolia
2024 Fish Bone 鱼刺 Xuyu Zhang China
2024 Girls Will Be Girls Shuchi Talati India
2024 Happyend Neo Sora Japan
2024 I Am the Secret in Your Heart 夏日的檸檬草 Lai Meng Chieh Taiwan
2024 My Sunshine ぼくのお日さま Hiroshi Okuyama Japan
2024 Swimming in a Sand Pool 水深ゼロメートルから Nobuhiro Yamashita Japan
2023 Tiger Stripes Amanda Nell Eu Malaysia
2024 The Uniform 夜校女生 Chuang Ching-shen Taiwan

Special Screening

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English title Original title Director(s)
Walking in the Movies 영화 청년, 동호 Kim Lyang

Awards and winners

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Image Recipient Country Ref.
The Asian Filmmaker of the Year
 
 Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan [35]
Korean Film Achievement Award
 
 Lee Sun-kyun South Korea [36]
  • New Currents Award:
    • The Land of Morning Calm
    • Ma – Cry of Silence
  • KIM Jiseok Award:
  • Sonje Award:
    • Yurim by Song Ji-seo, South Korea
    • A Garden In Winter by Eléonore Mahmoudian, Matsui Hiroshi, Japan, France
  • BIFF Mecenat Award
    • Works And Days by Park Min-soo, Ahn Kearn-hyung, South Korea
    • Another Home by Frankie Sin, Taiwan, Hong Kong, France
  • Actors of the Year:
    • Yoo Lee-ha, The Final Semester, Actor, South Korea
    • Park Seoyun, Humming, Actress, South Korea
  • KB New Currents Audience Award:
    • The Land of Morning Calm by Park Ri-woong
  • Flash Forward Audience Award:
  • Documentary Audience Award: K-Number by Jo Se-young
  • FIPRESCI Award:[a] Tale of the Land by Loeloe Hendra
  • NETPAC Award: The Land of Morning Calm by Park Ri-woong
  • The Choon-yun Award
    • Park Kwan-su, producer, South Korea
  • Camellia Award: Ryu Seong-hie, South Korean film art director or production designer
  • DGK PLUS M Award:
    • The Final Semester, by Lee Ran-hee
    • Red Nails, by Hwang Seulgi
  • 'CGV Award: Fragment, by Kim Sung-yoon
  • KBS Independent Film Award: The Final Semester, by Lee Ran-hee
  • CGK Award: Waterdrop, cinematographer: Kang Jong-su
  • Critic b Award: Inserts, by Lee Jong-su
  • Chorokbaem Media Award:
    • Waterdrop, by Choi Jong-yong
    • Fragment, by Kim Sung-yoon
  • Watcha Short Award: Lost Target, by Kim Dong-eun
  • Songwon Citizen Critics’ Award: The Final Semester, by Lee Ran-hee
  • Busan Cinephile Award: No Other Land, by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Palestine, Norway

Notes

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  1. ^ The FIPRESCI Award is given to the most exceptional film that reflects the creator’s experimental and progressive spirit, among those presented in the New Currents section.

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