# 26th Busan International Film Festival

The 26th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6, 2021 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea with the South Korean film Heaven: To the Land of Happiness by Im Sang-soo. Park So-dam and Song Joong-ki hosted the opening of the festival, which was streamed live on YouTube.
In the 26th edition, 223 films from 70 countries were officially invited to the festival. 63 community service screenings were also part of the festival. In addition, this year BIFF opened two special programs, ‘New Voices, Chinese Films’ dedicated to emerging, talented Chinese directors, and the best Asian films by female directors, ‘Wonder Women Movies’, to highlight the contribution of female directors to the world of cinema. This edition of festival has constituted a new award 'Watcha Award' to be awarded to two selected films screened in the 'New Currents' section and the 'Korean Cinema Today-Vision' section. 22 short films official invited to the 'Wide Angle' competition section were screened online on YouTube and Naver.
'Vision Night' awards ceremony was held on October 14 in which winners of 'Korean Cinema Today - Vision Section' were announced. On October 15 in an online press conference the winners of 'New Currents' and other awards were announced and it was informed that 76,072 people visited the film festival in ten days. The festival closed on October 15 with closing ceremony hosted by Lee Joon-hyuk and Lee Joo-young and screening of film Anita by Longman Leung. South Korean film The Apartment with Two Women by Kim Se-in won five awards, including New Currents award.

## Jury

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### New Currents (competition section)

* Deepa Mehta, Indian-Canadian, international master director, screenwriter, Head Juror
* Christina Nord, section head of the Berlinale Forum
* Jeong Jae-eun, South Korean film director

### Kim Jiseok Award

* Reza Mirkarimi, Iranian film writer and director (Jury Chairman)
* Gulnara Abikiyeva, Kazakhstani film critic and professor
* Kim Haery, member of the editorial board of the film magazine Cine21 and film critic

### BIFF Mecenat Award

* Nanfu Wang, Chinese-born American filmmaker
* Park Kyung-geun, director
* Mandy Marahimin, Indonesian film producer

### Sonje Award

* Bastian Mayraison, France, Asian film consultant at various film festivals around the world (Executive Chairman, Terres d’Ici, Terres d’ailleurs)
* Royston Tan, Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor
* Danbi Yoon, South Korean filmmaker

### Actor and Actress of the Year

* Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer, actress and dancer
* Cho Jin-woong, South Korean actor

### FIPRESCI Award

* Nada Azhari Gillon, French film critic
* Wang Hsin, Taiwanese film critic
* Kim Nemo, Korean film critic

### NETPAC Award

* Freddy Olsson, Swedish Senior Programmer, Göteborg Film Festival
* Mevlut Akkaya, Turkish/American director
* Yoo Sun-Hee, Korean Chairperson, Beautiful Hapcheon Independent Film Festival (BHIFF)

### DGK MEGABOX Award

* Kim Jae-han, Korean director
* Jang Cheol-soo, Korean director

### KBS Independent Film Award

* Kim Mu-ryeong, Korean producer
* Darcy Paquet, American film critic, translator
* Lee Jong-pil, Korea, director

### CGK Award

* Kim Byeong-jeong, Korean cinematographer
* Back Yoon-seuk, Korean cinematographer
* Lee Seon-yeong, Korean cinematographer

### Critic Award

* Gim Jiye-on, Korean film critic
* Park In-ho, Korean film critic
* Hong Eun-mi, Koream film critic

## Program sections

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The festival has the following sections:
* Gala Presentation
* Icons
* New Currents
* A Window on Asian Cinema
* Korean Cinema Today Panorama
* Korean Cinema Today Vision Section
* World Cinema
* Flash Forward
* Wide Angle
* Open Cinema
* Special Program in Focus
** New Voices, Chinese Films
** Wonder Women Movies
* On Screen: This showcases traditional theatrical releases and over the top media service (OTT) drama series as world premieres or Asia premieres.

### Opening and closing films

| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Opening film |||||
| 2020 | Heaven: To the Land of Happiness | 헤븐: 행복의 나라로 | Im Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Closing film |||||
| 2021 | Anita | 梅艷芳 | Longman Leung | China |

### Gala Presentation

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| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| 2021 | Annette | Annette | Leos Carax | France |
| 2021 | Drive My Car | ドライブ・マイ・カー | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
| 2021 | Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy | 偶然と想像 | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |

### Icons

Source:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Ahed's Knee | Ahed's Knee | Nadav Lapid | Israel, France, Germany |
| Bergman Island | Bergman Island | Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Mexico |
| Cow | Cow | Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom |
| Deception | Tromperie | Arnaud Desplechin | France |
| Everything Went Fine | Tout s'est bien passé | François Ozon | France |
| France | France | Bruno Dumont | France, Germany, Belgium |
| The French Dispatch | The French Dispatch | Wes Anderson | United States |
| Funny Boy | Funny Boy | Deepa Mehta | Canada |
| The Hand of God | È stata la mano di Dio | Paolo Sorrentino | Italy |
| A Hero | قهرمان | Asghar Farhadi | Iran, France |
| In Front of Your Face | 당신얼굴 앞에서 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Introduction | 인트로덕션 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Lingui, the Sacred Bonds | Lingui | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Chad, France, Belgium, Germany |
| Marx Can Wait | Marx può aspettare | Marco Bellocchio | Colombia, Taiwan, France, Germany, Mexico, Qatar |
| One Second | 一秒钟 | Zhang Yimou | China, Hong Kong |
| The Power of the Dog | The Power of the Dog | Jane Campion | New Zealand, Australia |
| Red Rocket | Red Rocket | Sean Baker | United States |
| Sundown | Sundown | Michel Franco | Mexico, France, Sweden |
| Three Floors | Tre piani | Nanni Moretti | Italy, France |
| The Tsugua Diaries | Diários de Otsoga | Miguel Gomes, Maureen Fazendeiro | Portugal, France |
| Vortex | Vortex | Gaspar Noé | France |
| Yanagawa | | Zhang Lü | China |

### New Currents

This is the main competition section at BIFF, and showcases works by emerging Asian directors.
    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Absent Director | | Arvand Dashtaray | Iran |
| The Apartment with Two Women | 같은 속옷을 입는 두 여자 | Kim Se-in | South Korea |
| Asteroid | | Mehdi Hoseinivand Aalipour | Iran |
| Farewell, My Hometown | | Wang Er Zhou | China |
| Kalkokkho | কালকোকখো | Rajdeep Paul, Sarmistha Maiti | India |
| Memoryland | Miền Ký Ức | Kim Quy Bui | Vietnam, Germany |
| Missing | | Katayama Shinzo | Japan |
| Pedro | | Natesh Hegde | India |
| Photocopier | Penyalin Cahaya | Wregas Bhanuteja | Indonesia |
| Red Pomegranate | | Sharipa Urazbayeva | Kazakhstan |
| Seire | 세이레 | Park Kang | South Korea |

### A Window on Asian Cinema

Seven films were selected to compete for the Kim Jiseok award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| 24 | | Royston Tan | Singapore, Thailand |
| The Bargain | | Wang Ki | China |
| Gensan Punch | | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines |
| No Land's Man | No Land's Man | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | United States, Bangladesh, India |
| The Rapist | The Rapist | Aparna Sen | India |
| Riverside Mukolitta | 川っぺりムコリッタ | Naoko Ogigami | Japan |
| Sughra and Her Sons | Suğra və oğulları | Ilgar Najaf | Azerbaijan, France, Germany |

#### Out of competition

These films were screened 'out of competition' as part of A Window on Asian Cinema:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Anatomy of Time | | Jakrawal Nilthamrong | Thailand, France, Singapore, Netherlands |
| Annular Eclipse | | Zhang Chi | China |
| Are You Lonesome Tonight? | 热带往事 | Wen Shipei | China |
| Ballad of a White Cow | قصیده گاو سفید | Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moqadam | Iran, France |
| Days Before the Millennium | | Chang Teng-Yuan | Taiwan |
| Deep6 | Deep6 | Madhuja Mukherjee | India |
| The Exam | Ezmûn | Shawkat Amin Korki | Iraq, Germany, Qatar, Kurdistan |
| The Falls | 瀑布 | Chung Mong-hong | Taiwan |
| Farha | Farha | Darin J. Sallam | Jordan, Sweden, Saudi Arabia |
| Fire | | Aizhana Kassymbek | Kazakhstan |
| Haruhara-san's Recorder | 春原さんのうた | Kyoshi Sugita | Japan |
| Huda's Salon | Huda's Salon | Hany Abu-Assad | Palestine, Egypt, Netherlands |
| In the Wake | | Takahisa Zeze | Japan |
| Increasing Echo | | Chienn Hsiang | Taiwan |
| Inu-Oh | 犬王 | Masaaki Yuasa | Japan, China |
| Moneyboys | 尋找 | C.B. Yi | Austria, France, Belgium, Taiwan |
| A New Old Play | 椒麻堂会 | Qiu Jiongjiong | Hong Kong, France |
| No Ground Beneath the Feet | পায়ের তলায় মাটি নাই | Mohammad Rabby Mridha | Bangladesh |
| On the Job: The Missing 8 | On the Job: The Missing 8 | Erik Matti | Philippines |
| Rehana | | Abdullah Mohammad Saad | Bangladesh, Singapore, Qatar |
| The Road to Kuthriyar | | Bharat Mirle | India |
| Shankar's Fairies | | Irfana Majumdar | India |
| Taste | Vị | Le Bao | Vietnam |
| Tengiz | | Mansur Abdukhalikov | Uzbekistan |
| Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash | Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas | Edwin | Indonesia, Singapore, Germany |
| White Building | ប៊ូឌីញ ស | Kavich Neang | Cambodia, France, China, Qatar |
| Yuni | Yuni | Kamila Andini | Indonesia, Singapore |

### Korean Cinema Today - Panorama Section

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| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| The Book of Fish | 자산어보 | Lee Joon-ik |
| The Cave | | Lee Young-ah |
| Chun Tae-il | 태일이 | Hong Jun-pyo |
| The Contorted House | 뒤틀린 집 | Kang Dong-hun |
| The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey | 방법: 재차의 | Kim Yong-wan |
| Fairy | 요정 | Shin Tack-su |
| The Girl on a Bulldozer | 불도저에 탄 소녀 | Park Ri-woong |
| Last Film | | Jeon Soo-il |
| New Year Blues | 새해전야 | Hong Ji-Young |
| Night in Paradise | 낙원의 밤 | Park Hoon-jung |
| Sinkhole | 싱크홀 | Kim Ji-hoon |
| Space Sweepers | 승리호 | Jo Sung-hee |
| Unframed | 언프레임드 | Park Jeong-min, Son Seok-koo, Choi Hee-seo, Lee Je-hoon |
| Usu | | Oh Sehyeon |

### Korean Cinema Today - Vision Section

In 2021 this was expanded to 12 selections and showcased as world premiere.
    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| A Bit Different | 한 끗 | Lee Woo-dong |
| Chorokbam | 초록밤 | Yoon Seo-jin |
| The Conversation | 컨버세이션 | Kim Dukjoong |
| Doom Doom | 둠둠 | Jung Wonhee |
| Film for the Coming Winter | 올 겨울에 찍을 영화 | Kim Kyung-rae |
| Hot in Day, Cold at Night | 낮에는 덥고 밤에는 춥고 | Park Song-yeol |
| A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea | 절해고도 | Kim Miyoung |
| No Surprise | 모퉁이 | Shin Sun |
| Nobody's Lover | 만인의 연인 | Han In-mi |
| Not One and Not Two | 벗어날 탈 脫 | Seoh-hyeong |
| Sophie's World | 소피의 세계 | Lee Jea-han |
| Through My Midwinter | 그 겨울, 나는 | Oh Seong-ho |

### World Cinema

Source:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| (Im)Patient | (Im)Patient | Constanza Fernández | Chile |
| After Blue (Dirty Paradise) | After Blue (Paradis sale) | Bertrand Mandico | France |
| Ali & Ava | Ali & Ava | Clio Barnard | United Kingdom |
| Amparo | Amparo | Simón Mesa Soto | Colombia, Sweden, Qatar |
| As in Heaven | Du som er i himlen | Tea Lindeburg | Denmark |
| Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn | Babardeala cu bucluc sau porno balamuc | Radu Jude | Romania, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Croatia |
| The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic | Sokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia | Teemu Nikki | Finland |
| Blue Bayou | Blue Bayou | Justin Chon | United States |
| Brigitte Bardot Forever | | Lech Majewski | Poland |
| Captain Volkonogov Escaped | Капитан Волконогов бежал | Natalya Merkulova, Alexey Chupov | Russia, Estonia, France |
| A Chiara | A Chiara | Jonas Carpignano | Italy |
| Cop Secret | Leynilöggan | Hannes Þór Halldórsson | Iceland |
| Deserted | | Kadri Kõusaar | Estonia, Sweden, Finland |
| Dusk Stone | | Iván Fund | Argentina, Chile, Spain |
| Fabian – Going to the Dogs | Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde | Dominik Graf | Germany, France |
| The Family | | Dan Slater | Canada |
| The Girl and the Spider | Das Mädchen und die Spinne | Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher | Switzerland |
| Good Mother | Bonne mère | Hafsia Herzi | France |
| Great Freedom | Große Freiheit | Sebastian Meise | Austria, Germany |
| Hive | Zgjoi | Blerta Basholli | Kosovo, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Albania |
| Hold Me Tight | Serre-moi fort | Mathieu Amalric | France, Germany |
| House Arrest | Дело | Aleksei Alekseivich German | Russia |
| Il buco | Il buco | Michelangelo Frammartino | Italy, Germany, France |
| Întregalde | Întregalde | Radu Muntean | Romania |
| The Island | Insula | Anca Damian | Romania, Belgium, France |
| Magnetic Beats | Les magnétiques | Vincent Maël Cardona | France |
| Nitram | Nitram | Justin Kurzel | Australia |
| The Odd-Job Men | Sis dies corrents | Neus Ballús | Spain |
| Passing | Passing | Rebecca Hall | United States |
| Reflection | Відблиск | Valentyn Vasyanovych | Ukraine |
| Small Body | Piccolo corpo | Laura Samani | Italy, France, Slovenia |
| The Souvenir | The Souvenir | Joanna Hogg | United Kingdom |
| The Souvenir Part II | The Souvenir Part II | Joanna Hogg | United Kingdom |
| A Tale of Love and Desire | Une histoire d'amour et de désir | Leyla Bouzid | France |
| Titane | Titane | Julia Ducournau | France |
| Vanishing | | Denis Dercourt | France, South Korea |
| The Worst Person in the World | Verdens verste menneske | Joachim Trier | Norway |

### Flash Forward

From this edition, this section has the films that have already won awards or become a hot topic at other film festivals.
    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Compartment No. 6 | Compartment No. 6 | Juho Kuosmanen | Finland, Germany, Estonia, Russia |
| El Planeta | El Planeta | Amalia Ulman | Spain |
| Feathers | ريش | Omar El Zohairy | France, Egypt, Netherlands, Greece |
| Freaks Out | Freaks Out | Gabriele Mainetti | Italy, Belgium |
| Jockey | Jockey | Clint Bentley | United States |
| Mass | Mass | Fran Kranz | United States |
| Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle | Onoda (10.000 nuits dans la jungle) | Arthur Harari | France, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Cambodia |
| Prayers for the Stolen | Noche de fuego | Tatiana Huezo | Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Qatar |
| What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? | რას ვხედავთ, როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ? | Alexandre Koberidze | Georgia, Germany |

### Wide Angle

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#### Korean Short Film Competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| All Is Well, Fighting! | 그래도, 화이팅! | Kim Jun-seok |
| Anthill | 개미무덤 | Lee Sol-hui |
| The Blank | 공백 | Shin Si-jeong |
| Errand | | Lee Youngwoong |
| Gut: Exorcism | | Park So-e |
| Outing | 나들이 | Lee Yujin |
| Source of the Odour | | Kim Hyoeun |
| Stay Over Night | | Lee Jihoo |
| Suicidal Student | | Park Jun-hyeok |
| Take Me Home, Country Roads | | Jeon Shi-hyoung |
| We Have to Love Each Other | 우리는 서로 사랑해야 한다 | Lee Ru-ri |
| A Winter Glove | | Lee Hyeonju |

#### Asian Short Film Competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(s) |
| Cloudy Man | | Shahin Jalali | Iran |
| Good Day | | Zhang Zhi-Teng | Taiwan |
| Paanha | | Hemant Kudale | India |
| Salvador Dali | | Eldiar Madakim | Kyrgyzstan |
| Sarira | | Li Mingyang | China |
| The Sea Calls for Me | Laut Memanggilku | Tumpal Tampubolon | Indonesia |
| The Third Solar Term | | Song Zhanfei | China, United Kingdom |
| Why Is the Sky Dark at Night? | | Kelzang Dorjee | Bhutan |
| Windows | | Shigaya Daisuke | Japan |
| Yet Another Winter | | Kiran Shrestha | Nepal |

#### Nominees for Mecenat Award
##### Documentary Competition

10 nominations, consisting of five Korean and five Asian feature-length documentaries, were announced.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| 206: Unearthed | 206: 사라지지 않는 | Heo Cheol-nyeong | South Korea, Thailand |
| Crossing’s End | | Shih Yu-Lun | Taiwan |
| Fanatic | 성덕 | Oh Se-yeon | South Korea |
| Kim Jong-boon of Wangshimni | 왕십리 김종분 | Kim Jin-yeol | South Korea |
| Ladies Only | Ladies Only | Rebana Liz John | India |
| Names of Revolution | 10월의 이름들 | Lee Dong-yun | South Korea |
| Piano Prism | 피아노 프리즘 | Oh Jae-hyeong | South Korea |
| Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47KM | | Zhang Meng-Chi | China |
| The Taste of Wild Tomato | | Lau Kek Huat | Taiwan |
| The Unnameable Dance | | Isshin Inudo | Japan |

#### Documentary Showcase
##### (Busan Cinephile Award nominees)

    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| An Actor Prepares by Gi Gukseo | | Whang Cheolmean | South Korea |
| Faceless | | Jennifer Ngo | Hong Kong, United States |
| I am More | | Lee Ilha | Korea |
| I′m So Sorry | | Zhao Liang | Hong Kong, France, Netherlands |
| Map without Island | | Kim Sungeun | Korea |
| A Night of Knowing Nothing | A Night of Knowing Nothing | Payal Kapadia | India, France |
| Odoriko | ヌード・アット・ハート (Nude at Heart) | Okutani Yoichiro | Japan, United States, France |
| Poets' Window | | Kim Jeonhan | Korea |
| Rain in 2020 | | Lee Yong Chao | Taiwan, Myanmar |
| Steel Boat | | Kim Jigon | Korea |
| Target | | Nishijima Shinji | Japan |

##### Out of competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Artificial Immortality | Artificial Immortality | Ann Shin | Canada |
| Django & Django | | Luca Rea | Italy |
| The First Wave | The First Wave | Matthew Heineman | United States |
| Flee | Flee | Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Denmark, France |
| For Lucio | Per Lucio | Pietro Marcello | Italy |
| Mariner of the Mountains | O marinheiro das montanhas | Karim Aïnouz | Brazil, France, Germany |
| Returning to Reims (Fragments) | Retour à Reims (Fragments) | Jean-Gabriel Périot | France |
| Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson | United States |

### Open Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Benedetta | Benedetta | Paul Verhoeven | France, Belgium, Netherlands |
| Inexorable | Inexorable | Fabrice Du Welz | Belgium, France |
| Infernal Affairs | Infernal Affairs | Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Hong Kong, China |
| Last Night in Soho | Last Night in Soho | Edgar Wright | United Kingdom |
| Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon | Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon | Ana Lily Amirpour | United States |
| Tokyo Revengers | 東京卍リベンジャーズ | Tsutomu Hanabusa | Japan |
| What She Likes... | 彼女が好きなものは | Shogo Kusano | Japan |

### On Screen

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | Platform/ Network |
| Hellbound | 지옥 | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea | Netflix |
| My Name | 마이 네임 | Kim Jin-min | South Korea | Netflix |
| Forbidden | | Anucha Boonyawatana, Josh Kim | HBO Asia's original Thai series | HBO Go |

## Special program in focus
### Wonder Women Movies

10 best Asian films by female directors were selected on the basis of responses from 117 film professionals in a span of one year:
| Year | Rank | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| 1988 | 1 | Salaam Bombay! | Salaam Bombay! | Mira Nair | India, France, United Kingdom |
| 2000 | 2 | Blackboards | تخته سياه | Samira Makhmalbaf | Iran, Italy, Japan |
| 2011 | 2 | A Simple Life | 桃姐 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong |
| 1995 | 4 | The Murmuring | 낮은 목소리 | Byun Young-joo | South Korea |
| 1997 | 5 | Suzaku | 萌の朱雀 | Naomi Kawase | Japan |
| 2000 | 6 | The Day I Became a Woman | روزی که زن شدم | Marzieh Meshkini | Iran |
| 2001 | 7 | Take Care of My Cat | 고양이를 부탁해 | Jeong Jae-eun | South Korea |
| 2017 | 8 | Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts | Marlina si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak | Mouly Surya | Indonesia, France, Malaysia, Thailand |
| 2018 | 9 | Capernaum | کفرناحوم | Nadine Labaki | Lebanon |
| 2012 | 9 | Wadjda | وجدة | Haifaa al-Mansour | Germany, Jordan, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States |

### New Voices, Chinese Films

| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Genre |
| 2014 | Black Coal, Thin Ice | 白日焰火 | Diao Yinan | Neo-noir |
| 2015 | Kaili Blues | 路边野餐 | Bi Gan | Drama, Mystery |
| 2017 | Walking Past the Future | 路過未來 | Li Ruijun | Drama |
| 2019 | Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains | Chun jiang shui nuan | Gu Xiaogang | Drama |
| 2020 | The Cloud in Her Room | Ta fang jian li de yun | Zheng Lu Xinyuan | Drama |
| 2020 | The Calming | 平静 (Ping Jing) | Song Fang | Drama |
| 2021 | Ripples of Life | Yong an zhen gu shi ji | Shujun Wei | Drama |

## Awards and winners
### Awards

The following awards will be presented at the 26th edition:
* The Asian Filmmaker of the Year
* Korean Cinema Award
* New Currents Award
* Kim Jiseok Award
* BIFF Mecenat Award
* Sonje Award
* Actor & Actress of the Year Award
** Actor of the Year
** Actress of the Year
* KB New Currents Audience Award
* Flash Forward Audience Award
* FIPRESCI Award
* NETPAC Award
* DGK MEGABOX Award
* CGV Arthouse Award
* KBS Independent Film Award
* CGK Award (Cinematographers Guild of Korea)
* Critic b Award
* Watcha Award from 2021
* Citizen Critics' Award
* Busan Cinephile Award

### Winners

Source:
| Winner(s) | Work/ director | Notes |
| The Asian Filmmaker of the Year ||||
| Im Kwon-taek | Im Kwon-taek | Honoured |
| Korean Cinema Award ||||
| Lee Choon-yun | Lee Choon-yun | Honoured |
| New Currents Award ||||
| The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | |
| Farewell, My Hometown | Wang Er Zhou | |
| Kim Jiseok Award ||||
| The Rapist | Aparna Sen | Joint winner |
| Gensan Punch | Brillante Mendoza | Joint winner |
| The Bargain | Wang Ki | Special mention |
| BIFF Mecenat Award ||||
| 206: Unearthed | Heo Cheol-nyeong | Korean section |
| Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47KM | Zhang Meng-Chi | Asia section |
| Sonje Award ||||
| A Winter Glove | Lee Hyeonju | Joint winner |
| The Sea Calls for Me | Tumpal Tampubolon | Joint winner |
| Sarira | Li Mingyang | Special mention |
| Actor of the year Award ||||
| Kwon Daham | Through My Midwinter | |
| Actress of the year Award ||||
| Lim Ji-ho | The Apartment with Two Women | |
| KB New Currents Audience Award ||||
| The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | |
| Flash Forward Audience Award ||||
| Mass | Fran Kranz | |
| NETPAC Award ||||
| The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | |
| FIPRESCI Award ||||
| Seire | Park Kang | |
| Busan Cinephile Award ||||
| I′m So Sorry | Zhao Liang | |
| CGK Award ||||
| Choo Kyeong-yeob | Chorokbam | |
| DGK MEGABOX Award ||||
| Through My Midwinter | Oh Seong-ho | |
| A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea | Kim Miyoung | |
| Critic b Award ||||
| Hot in Day, Cold at Night | Park Song-yeol | |
| CGV Arthouse Award ||||
| Chorokbam | Yoon Seo-jin | |
| KBS Independent Film Award ||||
| Hot in Day, Cold at Night | Park Song-yeol | |
| Watcha Award ||||
| Through My Midwinter | Oh Seong-ho | |
| The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | |
| Citizen Critics' Award ||||
| Chorokbam | Yoon Seo-jin | |