History

Overview

Festival Period
Oct 4th (Wed) - Oct 13rd (Fri), 2023
Screening Venues
25 screens in 4 theaters
- Busan Cinema Center, CGV Centum City, LOTTE CINEMA Centum City, LOTTE CINEMA Daeyoung (Community BIFF)
Selections
  • 269 films in total
  • Official Selection: 209 films from 70 countries
  • World + International Premiere: 88 films
    - World Premiere: 80 films
    - International Premiere: 8 films
  • Community BIFF: 60 films
Total Attendance
  • Film Festival: 142,432 (Occupied seats: approximately 82%)
  • Community BIFF: 11,092 (Occupied seats: 79.4%)
  • BIFF Everywhere: 8,228
Program Events
  • 12 Open Talk
  • 11 Outdoor Greeting
  • 2 Special Talk
  • 4 Actors’ House
  • 1 Master Class
  • 1 Hand-Printing Ceremony
  • 252 Guest Visit (GV)

Asian Contents & Film Market Summary

Market Badges
  • A total of 49 countries, 918 companies, 2,479 participants
Sales Booths
  • A total of 23 countries, 271 companies, 98 sales booths
Asian Project Market Meetings
  • 826
Busan Story Market Meetings
  • 1,000
Platform BUSAN Participants
  • A total of 24 countries, 115 participants

Busan International Film Festival Guests

Total Participants
0
Domestic Festival Guests
0
International Festival Guests
0
Domestic ACFM Guests
0
International ACFM Guests
0
Cinephile Guests
0

※ Excluding visitors & press members

BNK부산은행
제네시스
한국수력원자력㈜
뉴트리라이트
두산에너빌리티
OB맥주 (한맥)
네이버
파라다이스 호텔 부산
한국거래소
드비치골프클럽 주식회사
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Busan Metropolitan City
Korean Film Council
BUSAN CINEMA CENTER