Selection List
Opening Film
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| No Other Choice | PARK Chan-wook | Korea |
Competition The newly launched Competition section features 14 films from Korea, Japan, China, Iran, Tajikistan, Taiwan and Sri Lanka, presenting the current landscape of Asian cinema and exploring new possibilities of cinematic language.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Another Birth | Isabelle KALANDAR | Tajikistan / United States / Qatar |
| BAKA′s Identity | NAGATA Koto | Japan |
| By another name | LEE Jeahan | Korea |
| En Route To | YOO Jaein | Korea |
| Funky Freaky Freaks | HAN Chang-lok | Korea |
| Girl | Shu Qi | Taiwan |
| Gloaming in Luomu | ZHANG Lu | China |
| Leave the Cat Alone | SHIGAYA Daisuke | Japan |
| Left-Handed Girl | TSOU Shih-Ching | Taiwan / France / United States / United Kingdom |
| Resurrection | BI Gan | China / France |
| Seven O′Clock Breakfast Club for the Brokenhearted | LIM Sun-ae | Korea |
| Spying Stars | Vimukthi JAYASUNDARA | France / Sri Lanka / India |
| Two Seasons, Two Strangers | MIYAKE Sho | Japan |
| Without Permission | Hassan NAZER | Iran / United Kingdom |
Gala Presentation The Gala Presentation section features a carefully curated selection of globally acclaimed films, presenting four works with attendance by their directors and casts.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Frankenstein | Guillermo DEL TORO | United States |
| Good News | BYUN Sung-hyun | Korea |
| It Was Just an Accident | Jafar PANAHI | Iran / France / Luxembourg |
| KOKUHO | LEE Sang-il | Japan |
Icons Icons presents 33 films by contemporary masters of world cinema. Expanded by 16 titles from last year, this year’s lineup highlights the distinctive aesthetics and narratives shaping today’s global cinema landscape.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| A Big Bold Beautiful Journey | Kogonada | United States |
| A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | Kathryn BIGELOW | United States |
| A Magnificent Life | Sylvain CHOMET | France / Belgium / Luxembourg |
| Alpha | Julia DUCOURNAU | France / Belgium |
| Back Home | TSAI Ming-Liang | Taiwan |
| Below the Clouds | Gianfranco ROSI | Italy |
| Bugonia | Yorgos LANTHIMOS | United Kingdom / United States / Korea |
| Dracula | Radu JUDE | Romania / Austria / Luxembourg |
| Dreams | Michel FRANCO | Mexico / United States |
| Dreams (Sex Love) | Dag JOHAN HAUGERUD | Norway |
| Duse | Pietro MARCELLO | Italy / France |
| Eagles of the Republic | Tarik SALEH | Sweden / France / Denmark |
| Enzo | Robin CAMPILLO | France / Belgium / Italy |
| Father Mother Sister Brother | Jim JARMUSCH | United States / Ireland / France |
| Franz | Agnieszka HOLLAND | Czech Republic / Germany / Poland |
| Jay Kelly | Noah BAUMBACH | United States |
| La Grazia | Paolo SORRENTINO | Italy |
| Magellan | Lav DIAZ | Portugal / Spain / France / Philippines / Taiwan |
| Mirrors No. 3 | Christian PETZOLD | Germany |
| Nouvelle Vague | Richard LINKLATER | France |
| Orphan | László NEMES | Hungary / United Kingdom / Germany / France |
| Romeria | Carla SIMÓN | Spain / Germany |
| Sentimental Value | Joachim TRIER | Norway / France / Italy / Denmark / United Kingdom |
| Silent Friend | Ildikó ENYEDI | Germany / Hungary / France |
| Sirât | Oliver LAXE | France / Spain |
| The Lost Bus | Paul GREENGRASS | United States |
| The Love That Remains | Hlynur PÁLMASON | Iceland / Denmark / Sweden / France |
| The Mastermind | Kelly REICHARDT | United States |
| The Secret Agent | Kleber MENDONÇA FILHO | Brazil / France / Germany / Netherlands |
| The Stranger | François OZON | France |
| The Wizard of the Kremlin | Olivier ASSAYAS | France |
| The Young Mother′s Home | Jean-Pierre DARDENNE, Luc DARDENNE | Belgium / France |
| Two Prosecutors | Sergei LOZNITSA | France / Germany / Netherlands / Latvia / Romania / Lithuania |
Vision - Asia Having long played a pivotal role in discovering and supporting Korean independent cinema, the Korean Cinema Today – Vision section has been reestablished as an independent Vision section, expanding its scope to Asia with the newly introduced Vision – Asia and Vision – Korea.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| ALL GREENS | KOYAMA Takashi | Japan |
| Black Rabbit, White Rabbit | Shahram MOKRI | Tajikistan / United Arab Emirates |
| Girlfriends | Tracy CHOI | Macao, China / Taiwan / Hong Kong, China / Thailand |
| If on a Winter′s Night | Sanju SURENDRAN | India |
| Kok Kok Kokoook | Maharshi Tuhin KASHYAP | India |
| Kurak | Erke DZHUMAKMATOVA, Emil ATAGELDIEV | Kyrgyzstan / Switzerland / Serbia / France / Luxembourg / Netherlands / Italy |
| Malika | Natalia UVAROVA | Kazakhstan / Moldova / Ireland |
| Mothernet | HO Wi Ding | Indonesia / Singapore |
| On Your Lap | Reza RAHADIAN | Indonesia / Saudi Arabia |
| Shape of Momo | Tribeny RAI | India / Korea |
| Tiger | Anshul CHAUHAN | Japan |
Vision - Korea Having long played a pivotal role in discovering and supporting Korean independent cinema, the Korean Cinema Today – Vision section has been reestablished as an independent Vision section, expanding its scope to Asia with the newly introduced Vision – Asia and Vision – Korea.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| BEAUTIFUL DREAMER | LEE Kwang-kuk | Korea |
| Coming of Age | JEONG Seung-o | Korea |
| JOURNEY THERE | KIM Jinyu | Korea |
| Maze | SHIN Sun | Korea |
| The Accordion Door | SON Kyeong-su | Korea |
| The Gorals | YOO Jaewook | Korea |
| The Love of Truman | KIM Dukjoong | Korea |
| The Mutation | SHIN Su-won | Korea |
| The Observer′s Journal | LIM Junghwan | Korea |
| The Second Child | YU Eun-jeong | Korea |
| Two voices into an echo | KIM Kyungrae | Korea |
| Winter Days | CHOI Seung-woo | Korea |
A Window on Asian Cinema A Window on Asian Cinema showcases notable works by both established Asian filmmakers and emerging talents, reflecting a diverse range of perspectives and styles.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| A Dance in Vain | LEE Hong-chi | China |
| A Useful Ghost | Ratchapoom BOONBUNCHACHOKE | Thailand / France / Singapore / Germany |
| After Dreaming | Christine HAROUTOUNIAN | Armenia / United States / Mexico |
| AMOEBA | TAN Siyou | Singapore / Netherlands / France / Spain / Korea |
| BAYAAN | Bikas Ranjan MISHRA | India |
| Becoming | Zhannat ALSHANOVA | France / Kazakhstan / Netherlands / Lithuania / Sweden |
| Becoming Human | Polen LY | Cambodia |
| Dear Stranger | MARIKO Tetsuya | Japan / Taiwan / United States |
| Don′t Tell Mother | Anoop LOKKUR | India / Australia |
| Full Plate | Tannishtha CHATTERJEE | India |
| Human Resource | Nawapol THAMRONGRATTANARIT | Thailand |
| In the Land of Arto | Tamara STEPANYAN | France / Armenia |
| Ky Nam Inn | Leon LE | Vietnam |
| Love on Trial | FUKADA Koji | France / Japan |
| Raindrops on a Roof | ZHOU Jiali | China |
| Rangga & Cinta | Riri RIZA | Indonesia |
| Renoir | HAYAKAWA Chie | Japan / France / Singapore |
| SAI: disaster | SEKI Yutaro, HIRASE Kentaro | Japan |
| Sand City | Mahde HASAN | Bangladesh |
| The Botanist | YI Jing | China |
| The Fox King | WOO Ming Jin | Malaysia / Indonesia |
| The President′s Cake | Hasan HADI | Iraq / United States / Qatar |
| The River That Holds Our Hands | CHEN Jianhang | Hong Kong, China / Vietnam / Korea |
| The Sun Rises on Us All | CAI Shangjun | France / France |
| Whisperings of the Moon | LAI Yuqing | Hong Kong, China / Cambodia / India |
Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere A showcase of exclusive premieres featuring Korea's latest and most anticipated Korean commercial releases, films that capture special popular appeal and significance.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| AUDITION 109 | JUNG Woo, OH Seong-ho | Korea |
| Boss | RA Hee-chan | Korea |
| Project Y | LEE Hwan | Korea |
| The Great Flood | KIM Byung-woo | Korea |
| The People Upstairs | HA Jung-woo | Korea |
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama An introduction to an array of the most significant and popular Korean films of the year, from commercial blockbusters to arthouse gems.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Be My Baby | YOO Jong-seok | Korea |
| My Home | JEONG Yong-ki | Korea |
| People and Meat | YANG Jong-hyun | Korea |
| The Old Woman with the Knife: International Cut | MIN Kyu-dong | Korea |
| Time of Cinema | LEE Jongpil, YOON Ga-eun | Korea |
World Cinema A panoramic view of the year in global cinema, featuring new works from established directors and emerging talents outside Asia and award-winning films from prestigious international festivals.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Adam′s Sake | Laura WANDEL | Belgium / France |
| Don’t Let the Sun | Jacqueline ZÜND | Switzerland / Italy |
| Dry Leaf | Alexandre KOBERIDZE | Germany / Georgia |
| God Will Not Help | Hana JUŠIĆ | Croatia / Italy / Romania / Greece / France / Slovenia |
| Islands | Jan-Ole GERSTER | Germany |
| Lovely Day | Philippe FALARDEAU | Canada |
| Meteors | Hubert CHARUEL | France |
| No Beast. So Fierce. | Burhan QURBANI | Germany / France / Poland |
| Phantoms of July | Julian RADLMAIER | Germany |
| Sound of Falling | Mascha SCHILINSKI | Germany |
| Sweetheart | Margherita SPAMPINATO | Italy |
| That Summer in Paris | Valentine CADIC | France |
| The Blue Trail | Gabriel MASCARO | Brazil / Mexico / Chile / Netherlands |
| The Chronology of Water | Kristen STEWART | United States / France / Latvia |
| The Currents | Milagros MUMENTHALER | Switzerland / Argentina |
| The Great Arch | Stéphane DÉMOUSTIER | France / Denmark |
| The Little Sister | Hafsia HERZI | France / Germany |
| The Voice of Hind Rajab | Kaouther BEN HANIA | Tunisia / France |
| The Wedding Banquet | Andrew AHN | United States |
Flash Forward A platform for innovative and original first and second features by emerging non-Asian filmmakers. The winner of the Flash Forward Audience Award is selected by the audience.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| A Year of School | Laura SAMANI | Italy / France |
| Hana Korea | Frederik SØLBERG | Denmark / Korea |
| Her Will Be Done | Julia KOWALSKI | France / Poland |
| I Only Rest in the Storm | Pedro PINHO | Portugal / Brazil / France / Romania |
| Lucky Lu | Lloyd LEE CHOI | United States / Canada |
| My Father′s Shadow | Akinola DAVIES Jr. | Nigeria / United Kingdom |
| Omaha | Cole WEBLEY | United States |
| Reedland | Sven BRESSER | Netherlands / Belgium |
| Strange River | Jaume CLARET MUXART | Spain / Germany |
| The Last One for the Road | Francesco SOSSAI | Italy / Germany |
| The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo | Diego CÉSPEDES | Chile / France / Germany / Spain / Belgium |
| Wild Foxes | Valéry CARNOY | Belgium / France |
Wide Angle - Korean Short Film Competition A section dedicated to outstanding short films and documentaries that expand cinematic horizons through bold, distinctive perspectives.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| A Man Who Takes Pictures of Flowers | Yoo LEE | United States |
| Backpike | KIM Eun-seo | Korea |
| Fadeout Cosmos | LIM Jin-hwan | Korea |
| In Our Sunset | KIM Soyeon | Korea |
| Into the Light | LEE Nakyung | Korea |
| Into the Night | JUNG Dabin | Korea |
| It Sounds Louder on Rainy Days | KIM Sang-yun | Korea |
| Noise Cancellation | CHOI Jihye | Korea |
| Poetry Syndrome | OH Seyeon | Korea |
| The Cheat | KIM Keon-woo | Korea |
| Very Very Strange Love | SONG Heesook | Korea |
| Yellow Ghost | PYUN Seokhoon | Korea |
Wide Angle - Asian Short Film Competition A section dedicated to outstanding short films and documentaries that expand cinematic horizons through bold, distinctive perspectives.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Ambush | Yassmina KARAJAH | Jordan / Canada |
| Delay | WANG Han-xuan | China |
| Fruit | LIM Jen Nee | Singapore |
| In the Valley | LIM Han Loong | Malaysia |
| INTERFACE | KAWAZOE Aya | Japan |
| karinji | Sheethal N. S. | India |
| No Island in the Sea | WANG Zhi-Xiang | Taiwan |
| Please P(r)ay Attention | Vasupol SUWANJUTA | Thailand |
| Rihanna | Suraj PAUDEL | Nepal |
| Throughout These Cages | Aaron PRATAMA | Indonesia |
Wide Angle - Documentary Competition A section dedicated to outstanding short films and documentaries that expand cinematic horizons through bold, distinctive perspectives.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| 10s Across the Borders | CHAN Sze-Wei | Philippines / Singapore / Germany |
| Baima Boy | YE Bingjun | United States / China / France |
| Habibi Hussein | Alex BAKRI | Palestine / Germany / Saudi Arabia / Sweden |
| Ikaino | LEE Wonsik | Korea |
| In the Sea of Strange Thoughts | CHOI Jeongdan | Korea |
| Panic Button | Samara SAGYNBAEVA | Kyrgyzstan / Czech Republic |
| Raining Dust | JU Romi, KIM Taeil | Korea |
| Relay Race | KO Hyoju | Korea |
| Singing Wings | Hemen KHALEDI | Iran / Georgia / Belgium |
| Where We Stay for a While | WANG Mincheol | Korea |
Wide Angle - Documentary Showcase A section dedicated to outstanding short films and documentaries that expand cinematic horizons through bold, distinctive perspectives.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Coexistence, My Ass! | Amber FARES | United States / France |
| Dear Juhee | JANG Juhee, BU Seongpil, KIM Seonghwan | Korea |
| Grounding | MA Minji | Korea |
| Hair, Paper, Water... | TRƯƠNG MINH Quý, Nicolas GRAUX | Belgium / France / Vietnam |
| Have You Seen the Land of the Red? | HONG Youngah | Korea |
| I, Poppy | Vivek CHAUDHARY | India / France |
| Imago | Déni OUMAR PITSAEV | France / Belgium |
| Numakage Public Pool | OTA Shingo | Japan |
| Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk | Sepideh FARSI | France / Palestine |
| Sky, Wind, Stars and the Island | KIM Myung-yoon | Japan / Korea |
| The Ozu Diaries | Daniel RAIM | United States / Japan |
| The Rose: Come Back to Me | Eugene YI | United States / Korea |
Open Cinema Experience acclaimed new releases and international sensations that blend artistic excellence with broad appeal, screened under the stars at Busan's hallmark outdoor theater.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Centimeters Per Second | OKUYAMA Yoshiyuki | Japan |
| Arco | Ugo BIENVENU | France |
| AUDITION 109 | JUNG Woo, OH Seong-ho | Korea |
| Bring Him Down to a Portable Size | NAKANO Ryota | Japan / China / France |
| Measure in Love | KUNG Siu Ping | Hong Kong, China |
| The Final Piece | KUMAZAWA Naoto | Japan |
| The Lovers on the Bridge | Leos CARAX | France |
| The Shadow′s Edge | Larry YANG | China / Hong Kong, China |
Midnight Passion A selection of genre films—from horror and thriller to action and sci-fi—that are certain to keep devoted fans awake throughout the night.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Bride of the Covenant | LE-VAN Kiet | Vietnam |
| Exit 8 | KAWAMURA Genki | Japan |
| Exterior Night | Marco BELLOCCHIO | Italy / France |
| Halabala | Eakasit THAIRAAT | Thailand |
| Honey Don′t! | Ethan COEN | United States |
| My Home | JEONG Yong-ki | Korea |
| Protector | Adrian GRUNBERG | United States / Korea |
| The Furious | TANIGAKI Kenji | Hong Kong, China |
| The Holy Boy | Paolo STRIPPOLI | Italy / Slovenia |
| Weapons | Zach CREGGER | United States |
On Screen An exploration of cinema's expanding horizons through screenings of the year's most anticipated drama series.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| As You Stood By | LEE Jeong-lim | Korea |
| Dear X | LEE Eungbok, PARK Sohyeon | Korea |
| Last Samurai Standing | FUJII Michihito, YAMAGUCHI Kento, YAMAMOTO Toru | Japan |
| Romantics Anonymous | TSUKIKAWA Sho | Japan / Korea / Indonesia |
| The Murky Stream | CHOO Changmin | Korea |
| The Resurrected | Leste CHEN, HSU Chao-jen | Taiwan |
Special Program in Focus - Defining Moments of Asian Cinema This marks the third edition of ‘Asian Cinema 100’, a program that reflects on the legacy of Asian cinema and its historical significance. Ten titles from the list will be screened, introduced by their directors and actors as they revisit and share insights into their notable works. (Co-organized by: Pusan National University Film Institute, Korean Film Archive)
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Burning | LEE Chang-dong | Korea |
| Drive My Car | HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke | Japan |
| Election | Johnnie TO | Hong Kong, China |
| Goodbye, Dragon Inn | TSAI Ming-Liang | Taiwan |
| Nobody Knows | KORE-EDA Hirokazu | Japan |
| Old Boy | PARK Chan-wook | Korea |
| Still Life | JIA Zhang-Ke | Hong Kong, China / China |
| The Day I Became a Woman | Marziyeh MESHKINY | Iran |
| This Is Not a Film | Jafar PANAHI, Mojtaba MIRTAHMASB | France |
| Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks | WANG Bing | China |
Special Program in Focus - Marco Bellocchio, the filmmaker who never stopped raising his fist Marco Bellocchio, one of the most distinguished directors of our time and the last great master of Italian cinema, has built a distinctive cinematic language over the past six decades through works that confront power and social injustice. The eight masterpieces presented in this Special Program in Focus all depict characters who challenge the status quo at any cost.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| A Leap in the Dark | Marco BELLOCCHIO | Italy / France / Germany |
| Devil in the Flesh | Marco BELLOCCHIO | Italy |
| Exterior Night | Marco BELLOCCHIO | Italy / France |
| Fists in the Pocket | Marco BELLOCCHIO | Italy |
| Good Morning, Night | Marco BELLOCCHIO | Italy |
| Marx Can Wait | Marco BELLOCCHIO | Italy |
| Portobello | Marco BELLOCCHIO | Italy / France |
| Vincere | Marco BELLOCCHIO | Italy / France |
Special Program in Focus - Juliette Binoche, Between Motion and Emotion BIFF honours Juliette Binoche with a Special Program in Focus, celebrating her 40-year career that has captivated world cinema with performances pushing the boundaries of physicality and emotion.
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| In-I In Motion | Juliette BINOCHE | France |
| The Lovers on the Bridge | Leos CARAX | France |
| Three Colours: Blue | Krzysztof KIESLOWSKI | France / Poland |
Special Program in Focus - A Little History of Our Own, ‘Take Care of Our Future!′ Five emerging Korean female directors each select and screen a film that has profoundly shaped their cinematic vision, followed by in-depth conversations with the senior filmmakers behind those works. (Co-Organized by: Korean Film Archive)
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Art Museum by the Zoo | LEE Jeong-hyang | Korea |
| Jealousy Is My Middle Name | PARK Chan-ok | Korea |
| Memento Mori | KIM Tae-yong, MIN Kyu-dong | Korea |
| Take Care of My Cat | JEONG Jae-eun | Korea |
| Waikiki Brothers | YIM Soon-rye | Korea |
Special Program in Focus - Carte Blanche Prominent figures from Korea and the international film and cultural industries each select a film they cherish and engage in conversations with the audience. (Co-Organized by: Korean Film Archive)
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Dog Day Afternoon | Sidney LUMET | United States |
| Eureka (remastered) | AOYAMA Shinji | Japan |
| Small, Slow but Steady | MIYAKE Sho | Japan |
| The Host | BONG Joon-ho | Korea |
| Woochi | CHOI Dong-hoon | Korea |
Special Screenings
| Title | Director | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|
| Dancing Village: The Curse Begins | Kimo STAMBOEL | Indonesia |
| Heat | Michael MANN | United States |
| KPop Demon Hunters (Special Sing-along) | Maggie KANG, Chris APPELHANS | United States |
| Life of Hollywood Kid | CHUNG Jiyoung | Korea |
| Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema | KIM Dong-ho | Korea |
