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World Premiere Hilol
Hilol
Botir ABDURAKHMANOV
Uzbekistan 2026 87min
World Premiere To Be Ordinary
To Be Ordinary
LEE Yun Chan
Taiwan 2026 112min
World Premiere The Sea Speaks His Name
The Sea Speaks His Name
Yosep Anggi NOEN
Indonesia 2026 133min
World Premiere Shaving
Shaving
KIM Jung-hoon
Korea 2026 93min
World Premiere The First Taste of Loneliness
The First Taste of Loneliness
GU You
China 2026 135min
World Premiere Beach Fictions
Beach Fictions
LIM Hayeon
Korea 2026 144min
World Premiere Midday Meal
Midday Meal
Majid MAJIDI
Iran 2026 133min
World Premiere IBUKU
IBUKU
Eddie CAHYONO
Indonesia/Japan 2026 96min
World Premiere The Day After Sunday
The Day After Sunday
KATO Takuya
Japan 2026 82min
World Premiere Between Two Lovers
Between Two Lovers
HIROSE Nanako
Japan 2026 128min
International Premiere Satoko Always
Satoko Always
OKITA Shuichi
Japan 2026 138min
World Premiere silver express
silver express
TANAKA Miki
Japan 2026 97min
Long Long Night
Long Long Night
YOUM Kyubock
Korea 2026 99min
2026 Official Selections
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BIFF Events

MASTER CLASS
나홍진
Master Class: NA Hong-jin, A Genre of His Own
Oct 8 (Thu)
Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City
MASTER CLASS
알폰소 쿠아론
Master Class: The Cinematic Visions of Alfonso CUARÓN
Oct 8 (Thu)
Busan Cinema Center Cinema 1
ACTORS HOUSE
김고은
Actors’ House: KIM Goeun
Oct 8 (Thu)
Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City
OPEN TALK
이벤트배너
Open Talk
Oct 7 (Wed) ~ Oct 13 (Tue)
Busan Cinema Center Roof Theater
ACTORS HOUSE
김민하
Actors’ House: KIM Minha
Oct 8 (Thu)
Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City
SPECIAL EVENT
허안나
Special Talk: The Cinematic Life of Ann Hui, Winner of the Camellia Award
Oct 8 (Thu)
Busan Cinema Center Cinema 2
MASTER CLASS
라브 디아즈
Master Class: Lav DIAZ - Time and Memory
Oct 9 (Fri)
Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City
ACTORS HOUSE
류승룡
Actors’ House: RYU Seung-ryong
Oct 9 (Fri)
Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City
OUTDOOR STAGE GREETING
이벤트배너
Outdoor Stage Greeting
Oct 7 (Wed) ~ Oct 11 (Sun)
Busan Cinema Center Roof Theater
ACTORS HOUSE
주지훈
Actors’ House: JU Jihoon
10.09 (Fri)
Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City
MASTER CLASS
베르트랑 만디코
Master Class: Bertrand MANDICO, A Magician of Wild Cinema
Oct 10 (Sat)
Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City
MASTER CLASS
린타로
Master Class: Rintaro, a Living Legend of Japanese Animation
Oct 10 (Sat)
Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City
ACTORS HOUSE
신민아
Actors’ House: SHIN Mina
Oct 10 (Sat)
Culture Hall(9F), Shinsegae Centum City
SPECIAL TALK
이벤트배너
Special Talk
Oct 7 (Wed) ~ Oct 12 (Mon)
Varies by Event
TALK-TO-TALK
김국희
Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor KIM Kukhee
Oct 12 (Mon)
HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE
TALK-TO-TALK
김재철
Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor KIM Jaechul
Oct 12 (Mon)
HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE
TALK-TO-TALK
공민정
Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor GONG Minjeung
Oct 13 (Tue)
HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE
TALK-TO-TALK
박지연
Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor PARK Jiyeon
Oct 13 (Tue)
HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE
CINE CLASS
이벤트배너
Cine Class
Oct 8 (Thu) ~ Oct 14 (Wed)
Varies by Event
TALK-TO-TALK
임성재
Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor IM Seongjae
Oct 14 (Wed)
HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE
TALK-TO-TALK
김준한
Talk-to-Talk-Scene Stealer: Actor KIM Junhan
Oct 14 (Wed)
HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE
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Audience & Critics

BIFF Story

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The Kinder Programmer
THE KINDER PROGRAMMER

[BIFF 2026] The Kinder Programmer - JEONG Jihye

[BIFF 2026] The Kinder Programmer - JEONG Jihye

The Table: Day and Night - Kim Jong-kwan The crowning work of Kim Jong-kwan, who has continually experimented with and expanded his unique cinematic form, style, sensibility, and vision through films like Worst Woman (2016), The Table (2016), and Josée (2020). The ensemble featuring Kim Min-ha, Joo

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Selection Review
Satoko Always

Satoko Always

Kasumi Arimura, Hikari Ishida and young breakout Kashun Himeno play three women with the same name, who tap into their creative sides in this charming Busan competition entry. Three total strangers, w

2026/10/13 BY James Marsh
Shaving

Shaving

Kim Jung-hoon’s follow-up to 2013’s ‘Tinker Ticker’ bows in Busan competition Dir: Kim Jung-hoon. South Korea. 2026. 93minsA restorative long weekend intended to be one of many steps in a young woman’

2026/10/11 BY Elizabeth KERR
Hinotama: Ball of Fire

Hinotama: Ball of Fire

VERDICT: This precisely shot family drama has a hint of the mystical and mysterious as it creates a suffocating milieu of detachment that is strangely compelling.Ben NicholsonOctober 12th, 2026Takenos

2026/10/13 BY Ben Nicholson
Possible Love

Possible Love

Lee's fathomless, curious (in both senses) eighth feature delivers wit, soul, social insight and a scintillating central turn from his 'Secret Sunshine' star Jeon Do-yeon. One of the key moments from

2026/10/13 BY Jessica Kiang
Ria

Ria

VERDICT: The portrait of a fiery punk on stage and off, Arvin Belarmino's 'Ria' celebrates rebellion against a greedy society and an unjust system.Clarence TsuiOctober 10th, 2026A meek chambermaid by

2026/10/13 BY Clarence Tsui
There Will Be Snow

There Will Be Snow

VERDICT: Chinese filmmaker Story Chen makes her bow at Busan with 'There Will Be Snow', a futuristic, frosty and strangely forbidding first feature about two former lovers reuniting in their dystopian

2026/10/13 BY Clarence Tsui
Hilol

Hilol

Nargiza Bakayeva gives a strong performance in Botir Abdurakhmanov’s Busan competition debutDir/scr: Botir Abdurakhmanov. Uzbekistan. 2026. 87minsOn her family’s meagre smallholding in Uzbekistan, 23-

2026/10/13 BY
Beach Fictions

Beach Fictions

Lim Hayeon’s absorbing first feature bows in Busan competition Dir/scr. Lim Hayeon. South Korea. 2026. 145mins“Falsehood flies,” wrote Jonathan Swift, “while truth comes limping after”. It’s a quote f

2026/10/11 BY Wendy IDE, Senior international critic
The First Taste of Loneliness

The First Taste of Loneliness

The Busan competition premiere follows ‘Dwelling In The Fuchan Mountains’ and ‘Dwelling By The West Lake’ Dir: Gu You. China/France. 2026 135minsThe concluding film in director Gu You’s ’Landscape’ (

2026/10/11 BY Allan HUNTER
The Sea Speaks His Name

The Sea Speaks His Name

Busan competition premiere reunites director Yosep Anggi Noen with his ‘24 Hours With Gaspar’ star Reza Rahadian Dir: Yosep Anggi Noen. Indonesia. 2026. 133minsDictatorial rule, oppression and the pow

2026/10/13 BY Elizabeth KERR
Between Two Lovers

Between Two Lovers

Tasuku Emoto and Shizuka Ishibashi also star in Nanako Hirose’s Busan competition title Dir/scr: Nanako Hirose. Japan. 2026. 128minsA free-spirited if slightly self-centred writer conspires to have he

2026/10/13 BY Elizabeth KERR
Satoko Always

Satoko Always

The film has its international premiere in Busan competition after releasing in Japan last monthDir: Shuichi Okita. Japan. 2026. 138minsThe importance of self-fulfilment and life’s big and small conne

2026/10/11 BY Amber WILKINSON
Satoko Always

Satoko Always

VERDICT: A subtle celebration of the transformative power of the written word, 'Satoko Always' features three women in very different stages in life.Clarence TsuiOctober 6th, 2026Revolving around a tr

2026/10/09 BY Clarence Tsui
There Will Be Snow

There Will Be Snow

VERDICT: Chinese filmmaker Story Chen makes her bow at Busan with 'There Will Be Snow', a futuristic, frosty and strangely forbidding first feature about two former lovers reuniting in their dystopian

2026/10/13 BY Clarence Tsui
Bua

Bua

VERDICT: A striking mixed-race girl must navigate the harsh realities of womanhood in 1970s Thailand in this serviceable but ceaselessly grim drama.Ben NicholsonOctober 11th, 2026“Life is song sung by

2026/10/13 BY Ben Nicholson
Possible Love

Possible Love

VERDICT: A working class family fallen into poverty becomes embroiled with a wealthy married couple who have a creepy agenda in Lee Chang-dong’s heartfelt depiction of the aftermath of a failed strike

2026/10/09 BY Deborah Young
Zogsool

Zogsool

VERDICT: Love blooms for two social pariahs at a petrol stop on the Mongolian steppes in Byamba Sakhya’s poised and politically charged 'Zogsool', bowing in Busan.Clarence TsuiOctober 11th, 2026After

2026/10/13 BY Clarence Tsui
FULL MOON

FULL MOON

VERDICT: Jeong Ji-hye’s tender second feature 'Full Moon' pairs an occasionally overexplained coming-of-age narrative with exceptional casting and beautifully judged performances.The Film VerdictOctob

2026/10/13 BY Nemo Kim
silver express

silver express

Tanaka Miki / Japan / 2026 / 97min / Competition Chieri (Yui Okamoto) cannot relate to the characters in romance films and does not know how to respond when someone expresses romantic interest in

2026/10/11 BY Jeongeun Kim
Midday Meal

Midday Meal

Majid MAJIDI / Iran / 2026 / 133min / Competition Solan dreams of moving into a new home where he can live with his mother. To qualify for a bank loan to purchase the house, he must first secure

2026/10/11 BY Cho Hyunna
To Be Ordinary

To Be Ordinary

LEE Yun Chan / Taiwan / 2026 / 112min / Competition At the center of To Be Ordinary is a seemingly unremarkable family of four: a married couple and their son and daughter. They seem neither abn

2026/10/13 BY Sunwoo Nam
Hilol

Hilol

Botir ABDURAKHMANOV / Uzbekistan / 2026 / 87min / Competition “Tell me, father. Who am I?” Thirty minutes into the film, the protagonist asks that existential question with seething anger. Hilol

2026/10/11 BY Kong Rithdee executive member of the Thai Film Foundation
Shaving

Shaving

Kim Junghoon / South Korea / 2026 / 93min / Competition Three years after announcing her retirement from writing, horror novelist Suyeon (Roh Jeong-eui) reveals plans for a new book. Declaring th

2026/10/11 BY Jaehyun Jung
The First Taste of Loneliness

The First Taste of Loneliness

Gu You / China / 2026 / 135min / Competition Gu You’s The First Taste of Loneliness, originally titled A Moon for Every River, is a quiet, exquisitely poetic film about loss, loneliness and the p

2026/10/11 BY Le Hong Lam, Freelance Film Journalist
Midday Meal

Midday Meal

Veteran director Majid Majidi's latest film is anchored by a great performance from lead actor Mohammad Rahimi. “Midday Meal” isn’t necessarily about the art of cooking, but it is in part about the ri

2026/10/13 BY Kambole Campbell
The Table: Day and Night

The Table: Day and Night

In this year's Busan festival opener, director Kim Jong-kwan assembles a starry cast for a quartet of romantic interludes set in the same Seoul coffee shop, but the concept overpowers the stories them

2026/10/13 BY James Marsh
The Sea Speaks His Name

The Sea Speaks His Name

Adapted from Leila S. Chudori's well-regarded novel, Yosep Anggi Noen's film follows an idealistic young student down a perilous path of protest in the final years of the Suharto dictatorship. In an a

2026/10/13 BY Guy Lodge
The First Taste of Loneliness

The First Taste of Loneliness

Chinese director Gu You's conclusion to his 'Landscape' trilogy too often steps into maudlin territory, but rights itself whenever it focuses on everyday details in its portrait of three generations o

2026/10/13 BY Guy Lodge
IBUKU

IBUKU

The fourth film from writer-director Eddie Cahyono, playing in competition at Busan, explores the struggles of migrant workers through the family left behind. The fraught relationship between an estr

2026/10/13 BY Kambole Campbell
Possible Love

Possible Love

Lee's fathomless, curious (in both senses) eighth feature delivers wit, soul, social insight and a scintillating central turn from his 'Secret Sunshine' star Jeon Do-yeon. One of the key moments from

2026/10/13 BY Jessica Kiang