# Busan International Film Festival

The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), formerly the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea.
The main focus of the BIFF is to introduce new films and first-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent.
In 1999, the Pusan Promotion Plan (renamed Asian Project Market in 2011) was established to connect new directors to funding sources. The 16th BIFF in 2011 saw the festival move to a new permanent home, the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City.

## History
### 1990s

* 1st Busan International Film Festival, 13–21 September 1996
    Films screened: 173 films from 31 countries
    Opening Film: Secrets & Lies, Mike Leigh, UK/France
    Closing Film: In Expectation, Ming Zhang, China
    Participating guests: 224 guests from 27 countries
    Total audience: 184,071
* 2nd Busan International Film Festival, 10–18 October 1997
    Films screened: 163 films from 33 countries
    Opening Film: Chinese Box, Wayne Wang, UK/France/USA/Japan
    Closing Film: Eighteen Springs, Ann Hui, Hong Kong-China
    Participating guests: 450 guests from 30 countries
    Total audience: 170,206
* 3rd Busan International Film Festival, 24 September – 1 October 1998
    Films screened: 211 films from 41 countries
    Opening Film: The Silence, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iran/France
    Closing Film: Kanzo sensei, Shohei Imamura, Japan
    Participating guests: 659 guests from 25 countries
    Total audience: 192,547 (paid audiences: 174,870)
* 4th Busan International Film Festival, 14–23 October 1999
    Films screened: 207 films from 53 countries
    Opening Film: Peppermint Candy, Lee Chang-Dong, Korea
    Closing Film: Not One Less, Zhang Yimou, China
    Participating guests: 555 guests from 36 countries
    Total audience: 180,914

### 2000s

* 5th Busan International Film Festival, 6–14 October 2000
    Films screened: 207 films from 55 countries
    Opening Film: The Wrestlers, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, India
    Closing Film: In the Mood for Love, Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong-China
    Participating guests: 3017 guests from 39 countries
    Total audience: 181,708 people
* 6th Busan International Film Festival, 9–17 November 2001
    Films screened: 201 films from 60 countries
    Opening Film: The Last Witness, Bae Chang-ho, Korea
    Closing Film: The Legend of Suriyothai, Chatrichalerm Yukol, Thailand
    Participating guests: 3,761 guests from 30 countries
    Total audience: 143,103 people
* 7th Busan International Film Festival, 14–23 November 2002
    Films screened: 226 films from 57 countries
    Opening Film: The Coast Guard, Kim Ki-duk, Korea
    Closing Film: Dolls, Kitano Takeshi, Japan
    Participating guests: 4,387 guests from 35 countries
    Total audience: 167,349 people
* 8th Busan International Film Festival, 2–10 October 2003
    Films screened: 243 works from 61 countries
    Opening Film: Doppelganger, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan
    Closing Film: Acacia, Park Ki-hyung, Korea
    Participating guests: 2,523 people from 44 countries
    Invited guests: 4,387 people from 50 countries (Inc. PPP& Press)
    Total audience: 165,102(paid audiences: 145,041)
* 9th Busan International Film Festival, 7–15 October 2004
    Films screened: Total 262 films from 63 countries
    Opening Film: 2046, Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong-China
    Closing Film: The Scarlet Letter, Daniel H. Byun, Korea
    Participating guests: Total 5,638 guests from 50 countries
    Total audience: 166,164
* 10th Busan International Film Festival, 6–14 October 2005
    Films screened: 307 films from 73 countries
    Opening Film: Three Times, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwan
    Closing Film: Wedding Campaign, Hwang Byung-kook, Korea
    Participating guests: 6,088 from 55 countries
    Total audience: 192,970
* 11th Busan International Film Festival, 12–20 October 2006
    Films screened: 245 films from 63 countries
    Opening Film: Traces of Love, Kim Dae-seung, Korea
    Closing Film: Crazy Stone, Ning Hao, China/Hong Kong-China
    Participating guests: 8,321 from 51 countries (inc. ASIAN FILM MARKET & press)
    Total audience: 162,835
* 12th Busan International Film Festival, 4–12 October 2007
    Films Screened: 271 films from 64 countries in 770 screenings
    Opening Film: Assembly, Feng Xiaogang, China
    Closing Film: Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Japan
    Participating guests: 7,361(exc. ASIAN FILM MARKET)
    Total audience: 198,603
* 13th Busan International Film Festival, 2–10 October 2008
    Films screened: 315 films from 60 countries. 827 screenings.
    Opening Film: The Gift to Stalin, Rustem Abdrashev, Russia/Kazakhstan/Israel/Poland
    Closing Film: I Am Happy, Yoon Jong-chan, Korea
    Participating guests: 11,110 in total (inc. ASIAN FILM MARKET)
    Total audience: 198,818
* 14th Busan International Film Festival, 8–16 October 2009
    Films Screened: 355 films from 70 countries. 803 screenings.
    World Premiere: 98 Films (72 Feature Films, 26 Short Films)
    International Premiere: 46 Films (41 Feature Films, 5 Short Films)
    Opening Film: Good Morning President, Jang Jin, Korea
    Closing Film: The Message, Gao Qunshu, Chen Kuo-fu, China
    Invited Guests (exc. Asian Film Market): 8,602 in total (Guests: 6,400, Press: 2,202)
    Total audience: 173,516

### 2010s

* 15th Busan International Film Festival, 7–15 October 2010
    Films Screened: 306 films from 67 countries（101 World Premieres / 52 International Premieres）
    Screening Venue: Total of 232,851 seats and 36 screens at 6 theaters
    Opening Film: Under the Hawthorn Tree, Zhang Yimou, China
    Closing Film: Camellia, Wisit Sasanatieng, Isao Yukisada, Jang Joon-hwan, Thailand/Japan/Korea
    Participating guests: 9,367
    3,784 from Korea
    906 from out of Korea
    1,651 Cinephiles
    789 Market participants
    2,237 Press Accreditations
    Total audience: 182,046
* 16th Busan International Film Festival, 6–14 October 2011
    Films Screened: 307 films from 70 countries（86 World Premieres / 45 International Premieres）
    Screening Venue: Total of 235,907 seats and 36 screens at 5 theaters
    Opening Film: Always, Song Il-gon, South Korea
    Closing Film: Chronicle of My Mother, Masato Harada, Japan
    Participating guests: 11,268
    Domestic: 4,482
    International: 765
    Cinephile: 1,999
    Market: 1,080
    Busan Cinema Forum: 502
    Accredited Press: 2,440
    * Market and Forum participants include only the numbers accredited with the Badge
    Total audience: 196,177
* 17th Busan International Film Festival, 4–13 October 2012
    Films Screened: 304 films from 75 countries（96 World Premieres / 39 International Premieres）
    Screening Venue: 37 screens at 7 theaters
    Opening Film: Cold War, Longman Leung, Sunny Luk, Hong Kong
    Closing Film: Television, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladesh
    Participating guests: 11,519
    Domestic: 4,830
    International: 806
    Cinephile: 2,149
    Market: 1,098
    Busan Cinema Forum: 279
    Accredited Press: 2,357
    Total audience: 221,002
* 18th Busan International Film Festival, 3–12 October 2013
    Films Screened: 299 films from 70 countries（94 World Premieres / 40 International Premieres）
    Screening Venue: 35 screens at 7 theaters (Market and unofficial screenings excluded)
    Opening Film: Vara: A Blessing, Khyentse Norbu, Bhutan
    Closing Film: The Dinner, Kim Dong-hyun, Korea
    Participating guests: 9,991
    Domestic: 3,423
    Foreign: 751
    Cinephile: 1,667
    Market: 1,272
    BC&F: 616
    Accredited Press: 2,262（Domestic: 1,963, Foreign:299）
    Total audience: 217,865
* 19th Busan International Film Festival, 2–11 October 2014
    Films Screened: 312 from 79 countries（96 World Premieres / 36 International Premieres）
    Screening Venue: 33 screens at 7 theaters (Market and unofficial screenings excluded)
    Opening Film: Paradise in Service, Doze Niu, Taiwan
    Closing Film: Gangster Payday, Lee Po-cheung, Hong Kong
    Participating guests: 10,173
    Domestic: 3,362
    Foreign: 775
    Cinephile: 1,429
    Market: 1,566
    BC&F: 750
    Accredited Press: 2,291
    Total audience: 226,473
* 20th Busan International Film Festival, 1–10 October 2015
    Films Screened: 302 from 75 countries（94 World Premieres / 31 International Premieres）
    Screening Venue: 35 screens at 6 theaters (Market and unofficial screenings excluded)
    Opening Film: Zubaan, Mozez Singh, India
    Closing Film: Mountain Cry, Larry Yang, China/United States
    Participating guests: 9,685
    Domestic: 3,226
    Foreign: 775
    Cinephile: 1,405
    Market: 1,571
    BC&F: 403
    Accredited Press: 2,325
    Total audience: 227,377
* 21st Busan International Film Festival, 6–15 October 2016
    Films Screened: 299 from 69 countries
    Opening Film: A Quiet Dream – Zhang Lu, Korea
    Closing Film: The Dark Wind, Hussein Hassan, Iraq/Germany/Qatar
    Participating guests: 5,759, excluding the press
    Total audience: 165,149
* 22nd Busan International Film Festival, 12–21 October 2017
    Films Screened: 300 from 76 countries
    Opening Film: Glass Garden – Shin Su-won, South Korea
    Closing Film: Love Education, Sylvia Chang, China/Taiwan
    Total audience: 192,991
* 23rd Busan International Film Festival, 4–13 October 2018
    Films Screened: 324 from 79 countries
    Opening Film: Beautiful Days - Jéro Yun, South Korea
    Closing Film: Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy, Yuen Woo-ping, Hong Kong/China
    Total audience: 191,000
* 24th Busan International Film Festival, 3–12 October 2019
    Films Screened: 299 from 85 countries
    Opening Film: The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time - Yerlan Nurmukhambetov, Lisa Takeba, Kazakhstan/Japan
    Closing Film: Moonlit Winter - Lim Dae-hyung, South Korea
    Total audience: 189,116

### 2020s

* 25th Busan International Film Festival, 21–30 October 2020
    Films Screened: 192 films from 68 countries
    Opening Film: Septet: The Story of Hong Kong - Johnnie To, Ringo Lam, Hark Tsui, Sammo Hung, Ann Hui, Patrick Tam Yuen, Wo Ping, Hong Kong, China/China
    Closing Film: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish - Tamura Kotaro, Japan
    Total audience: 20,135
* 26th Busan International Film Festival, 6 to 15 October 2021
    Films Screened: 223 films from 70 countries
    Opening Film: Heaven: To the Land of Happiness by Im Sang-soo
    Closing Film: Anita by Longman Leung
    Total audience:76,072
* 27th Busan International Film Festival, 5 to 14 October 2022.
    Films Screened: 242 films from 71 countries
    Opening Film: Scent of Wind - Hadi Mohaghegh, Iran
    Closing Film: A Man - Ishikawa Kei, Japan
* 28th Busan International Film Festival, 4 to 13 October 2023.
    Films Screened: 269 films from 69 countries
    Opening Film: Because I Hate Korea - Jang Kun-jae, South Korea
    Closing Film: The Movie Emperor - Ning Hao, China
* 29th Busan International Film Festival, 2 to 11 October 2024.
    Films Screened: 279 films from 63 countries
    Opening Film: Uprising – Kim Sang-man, South Korea
    Closing Film: Spirit World – Eric Khoo, France, Singapore, Japan

## Official program sections

The Busan International Film Festival is organised in various sections
* Gala Presentation: Gala Presentation screens new master cineastes, films, and premieres.
* Icons: A showcase of the latest films of contemporary iconic filmmakers from around the world.
* Jiseok: A competition section for established Asian filmmakers with three or more feature films. The two best films are presented with the Kim Jiseok Award. The award was created in commemoration of the late Kim Jiseok, program director who devoted his life to nurture and support Asian cinema.
* A Window on Asian Cinema: A showcase of new and/or representative films by Asian filmmakers.
* New Currents: The only international competition section featuring the first or the second feature films by future directors of Asian cinema.
* Korean Cinema Today: Selected Korean feature films are shown in three sub-sections, Special Premiere, Panorama and Vision. These three sub-sections recognise the current production trend of Korean cinema and anticipate its future.
* Korean Cinema Retrospective: Revisiting the history of Korean cinema by spotlighting films of a certain notable director or films with a significant theme.
* World Cinema: Presentation of new works by filmmakers along with films that help understanding the recent trends in world cinema.
* Flash Forward: This section is a collection of first or second films of up-and-coming filmmakers from non-Asian countries.
* Wide Angle: A section showing short films, animation, documentaries, and experimental films.
* Open Cinema: outdoor screening venue where a collection of new films, combining both art and mass popularity, are shown.
* Midnight Passion: A collection of horror, SF, and thriller films that are certain to keep diehard film fans awake throughout the night.
* On Screen: Presentation of highly anticipated or most talked about drama series of the year.
* Special Programs in Focus: A retrospective and special showcase of films of a certain notable director or genre.

## Official divisions

* Asian Film Market: Launched in 2006 as a marketplace for the industry events at the Busan International Film Festival.
** Asian Project Market (former PPP: Pusan Promotion Plan) is a pre-market.
* Asian Cinema Fund: The Asian Cinema Fund is a funding program to help activate more independent film productions and to set up a stable production environment. It supports projects in various stages and categories. The 900 million won (approximately US$900,000) Asian Cinema Fund will be used to provide support to seven projects in script development, five post-productions, and thirteen documentary films.
** The Script Development Fund is aimed at helping screenwriters complete their scripts.
** The Post-Production Fund is made possible through the support of Korean post-production companies and the Korean Film Council. With this fund, the director is invited to Korea to work on sound and DI with Korean post-production houses. It will help the director complete his or her film in 35mm.
** The Asian Network of Documentary Fund was initiated in 2002 and sponsored by six universities and corporations in the Busan region. As a part of the Busan International Film Festival, and holds master classes and clinics to stabilise the environment for documentary productions.
* Asian Film Academy (AFA) is an educational program where prospective filmmakers and established directors from Asia gather to deliberate and prepare for the future of Asian cinema.
* Busan Cinema Forum (BCF) is an academic event for filmmakers and scholars, launched on 10 October 2011. It aims to enhance the knowledge and support of the film industry and film aesthetics.

## Direction and management

Chairpersons:
* 1996-1998: Moon Jung-soo
* 1998-2004: Ahn Sang-yeong
* 2004-2014: Hur Nam-sik
* 2014-2016: Suh Byung-soo
* 2016-2017: Kim Dong-ho
* 2018-2023: Lee Yong-gwan
* 2024-: Park Kwang-su
Festival Directors:
* 1996-2010: Kim Dong-ho
* 2007-2016: Lee Yong-gwan
* 2015-2017: Kang Soo-yeon
* 2018-2020: Jeon Yang-jun
* 2021-2023: Huh Moon-yung
Managing Directors:
* 2023: Cho Jong-kook

## Awards

A number of awards are handed out each year, including:

### The Asian Filmmaker of the Year

The Asian Filmmaker of the Year(올해의 아시아영화인상) is granted to the Asian filmmaker who has made the most significant contribution to the advancement of Asian film industry and culture throughout the year.
| No. | Year | Name | Country/Region |
| 8 | 2003 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran |
| 9 | 2004 | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwan |
| 10 | 2005 | NHK | Japan |
| 11 | 2006 | Andy Lau | Hong Kong |
| 12 | 2007 | Edward Yang (1947–2007) | Taiwan |
| 13 | 2008 | Gulnara Sarsenova | Kazakhstan |
| 14 | 2009 | Yash Chopra | India |
| 15 | 2010 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| 16 | 2011 | Tsui Hark | Hong Kong |
| 17 | 2012 | Kōji Wakamatsu | Japan |
| 18 | 2013 | Rithy Panh | Cambodia |
| 19 | 2014 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong |
| 20 | 2015 | Studio Ghibli | Japan |
| 21 | 2016 | Abbas Kiarostami | Iran |
| 22 | 2017 | Seijun Suzuki | Japan |
| 23 | 2018 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Japan |
| 24 | 2019 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
| 26 | 2021 | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Tony Leung | Hong Kong, China |
| 28 | 2023 | Chow Yun-fat | Hong Kong |
| 29 | 2024 | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |

### Korean Cinema Award

The Korean Cinema Award (한국영화공로상) is presented to cineastes that have made a notable contribution in the globalization of Korean cinema.
| No. | Year | Name | Country |
| 1 | 1996 | Adriano Aprà | Italy |
| 1 | 1996 | Tony Rayns | UK |
| 1 | 1996 | Alain Jalladeau | France |
| 1 | 1996 | Ulrich Gregor | Germany |
| 1 | 1996 | Larry Kadish | USA |
| 1 | 1996 | Ancha Flubacher-Rhim | Switzerland |
| 1 | 1996 | Simon Field | UK |
| 2 | 1997 | Aruna Vasudev | India |
| 2 | 1997 | Sato Tadao | Japan |
| 3 | 1998 | Gilles Jacob | France |
| 3 | 1998 | Moritz de Hadeln | Germany |
| 4 | 1999 | Serge Losique | Canada |
| 4 | 1999 | Lee Young-il | South Korea |
| 5 | 2000 | Martin & Anna Louisa Girod | Switzerland |
| 6 | 2001 | Eva Zaoralová | Czech Republic |
| 7 | 2002 | Alain Patel | France |
| 8 | 2003 | Park Byoung-yang | Japan |
| 8 | 2003 | Lee Bong-ou | Japan |
| 9 | 2004 | Yano Kazuyki | Japan |
| 9 | 2004 | Phillip Cheah | Singapore |
| 10 | 2005 | Dieter Kosslick | Germany |
| 10 | 2005 | Thierry Fremaux | France |
| 11 | 2006 | Martial Knaebell | Switzerland |
| 11 | 2006 | Terawaki Ken | Japan |
| 12 | 2007 | Sabrina Baracetti | Italy |
| 12 | 2007 | Jean-Francois Rauger | France |
| 13 | 2008 | Richard Pena | USA |
| 14 | 2009 | Riccardo Gelli | Italy |
| 14 | 2009 | Jeannette Paulson Hereniko | USA |
| 15 | 2010 | Bruno Barde | France |
| 16 | 2011 | Julietta Sichel | Czech Republic |
| 17 | 2012 | Hayashi Kanako | Japan |
| 18 | 2013 | Charles Tesson | France |
| 19 | 2014 | Corinne Siegrist-Oboussier | Switzerland |
| 20 | 2015 | Wieland Speck | German |
| 21 | 2016 | Laurence Herszberg | France |
| 22 | 2017 | Christoph Terhechte | Germany |
| 23 | 2018 | Martine Thérouanne | France |
| 23 | 2018 | Jean-Marc Thérouanne | France |
| 24 | 2019 | Bae Yongjae | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Yoo Dongsuk | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | Lee Choon-yun | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Goran Topalovic | US |
| 28 | 2023 | Yoon Jeong-hee | South Korea |
| 29 | 2024 | Lee Sun-kyun | South Korea |

### The Choon-yun Award

The Choon-yun Award(이춘연 영화인상) was established in honor of the late Chairman of the Korean Association of Film Art & Industry, Lee Choon-yun. This award is given to one newly emerging producer with a cash prize of KRW 10,000,000, sponsored by IOK Company.
| No. | Year | Name | Country |
| 27 | 2022 | Baek Jaeho | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | Kim Ji-yeon | South Korea |
| 29 | 2024 | Park Kwan-su | South Korea |

### New Currents Award

The New Currents Award(뉴 커런츠상) is given to the two best feature films selected from the first or second feature of new Asian directors introduced in the New Currents section. A grand prize of USD 30,000 is awarded to each film. The jury consists of world-renowned film experts who will choose winners to discover and encourage the hidden jewels of Asian cinema.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
| 1 | 1996 | Rain Clouds over Wushan | Zhang Ming | China |
| 2 | 1997 | Motel Cactus | Park Ki-yong | South Korea |
| 3 | 1998 | Xiao Wu | Jia Zhangke | China |
| 4 | 1999 | Timeless Melody | Hiroshi Okuhara | Japan |
| 5 | 2000 | The Day I Became a Woman | Marziyeh Meshkini | Iran |
| 6 | 2001 | Flower Island | Song Il-gon | South Korea |
| 7 | 2002 | Jealousy Is My Middle Name | Park Chan-ok | South Korea |
| 7 | 2002 | The Rite... A Passion | K.N.T. Sastry | India |
| 8 | 2003 | The Missing | Lee Kang-sheng | Taiwan |
| 8 | 2003 | Tiny Snowflakes | Alireza Amini | Iran |
| 9 | 2004 | This Charming Girl | Lee Yun-ki | South Korea |
| 10 | 2005 | Grain in Ear | Zhang Lu | China |
| 11 | 2006 | Betelnut | Heng Yang | China |
| 11 | 2006 | Love Conquers All | Tan Chui Mui | Malaysia |
| 12 | 2007 | Wonderful Town | Aditya Assarat | Thailand |
| 12 | 2007 | Life Track | Guang Hao Jin | China/Korea |
| 12 | 2007 | Flower in the Pocket | Liew Seng Tat | Malaysia |
| 13 | 2008 | Land of Scarecrows | Roh Gyeong-tae | South Korea |
| 13 | 2008 | Naked of Defenses | Masahide Ichii | Japan |
| 14 | 2009 | Kick Off | Shawkat Amin Korki | Iraq/Japan |
| 14 | 2009 | I'm in Trouble | So Sang-min | South Korea |
| 15 | 2010 | The Journals of Musan | Park Jung-bum | South Korea |
| 15 | 2010 | Bleak Night | Yoon Sung-hyun | South Korea |
| 16 | 2011 | Mourning | Morteza Farshbaf | Iran |
| 16 | 2011 | Nino | Loy Arcenas | Philippines |
| 17 | 2012 | 36 | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand |
| 17 | 2012 | Kayan | Maryam Najafi | Lebanon/Canada |
| 18 | 2013 | Pascha | Ahn Sun-kyoung | South Korea |
| 18 | 2013 | Remote Control | Byamba Sakhya | Mongolia/Germany |
| 19 | 2014 | End of Winter | Kim Dae-hwan | South Korea |
| 20 | 2015 | Immortal | Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh | Iran |
| 20 | 2015 | Walnut Tree | Yerlan Nurmukhambetov | Kazakhstan |
| 21 | 2016 | The Donor | Zang Qiwu | China |
| 21 | 2016 | Knife in the Clear Water | Wang Xuebo | China |
| 22 | 2017 | After My Death | Kim Ui-seok | Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | Blockage | Mohsen Gharaei | Iran |
| 23 | 2018 | Clean Up | Kwon Man-ki | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | Savage | Cui Siwei | China |
| 24 | 2019 | Haifa Street | Mohanad Hayal | Iraq/Qatar |
| 24 | 2019 | Rom | Tran Thanh Huy | Vietnam |
| 25 | 2020 | A Balance | Harumoto Yujiro | Japan |
| 25 | 2020 | Three | Ruslan Pak | Kazakhstan/ Korea/ Uzbekistan |
| 26 | 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | Farewell, My Hometown | Wang Er Zhou | China |
| 27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Shivamma | Jaishankar Aryar | India |
| 28 | 2023 | The Wrestler | Iqbal Chowdhury | Bangladesh |
| 28 | 2023 | September 1923 | Tatsuya Mori | Japan |

### Kim Jiseok Award

The KIM Jiseok Award(지석상), Established in 2017, is to remember and honor the late Kim Jiseok who devoted his whole life to discovering and supporting the growth of Asian cinema. The award is given to the films in the competition category for the Korean and Asian directors who have directed more than 3 feature films, and two best films are selected and awarded a cash prize of USD 10,000 each sponsored by BIFF Supporters Association.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
| 22 | 2017 | Malila: The Farewell Flower | Anucha Boonyawatana | Thailand |
| 22 | 2017 | The Scythian Lamb | Daihachi Yoshida | Japan |
| 23 | 2018 | The Rib | Zhang Wei | China |
| 23 | 2018 | Rona, Azim's Mother | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Afghanistan/Iran |
| 24 | 2019 | Circus of Life | Sarmad Khoosat | Pakistan |
| 24 | 2019 | Market | Pradip Kurbah | India |
| 25 | 2020 | Drowning in Holy Water | Navid Mahmoudi | Afghanistan/Iran |
| 25 | 2020 | The Slaughterhouse | Abbas Amini | Iran |
| 26 | 2021 | The Rapist | Aparna Sen | India |
| 26 | 2021 | Gensan Punch | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines |
| 27 | 2022 | Scent of Wind | Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh | Iran |
| 27 | 2022 | Alteration | Yalkin Tuychiev | Uzbekistan |
| 28 | 2023 | Paradise | Prasanna Vithanage | Sri Lanka |
| 28 | 2023 | Bride Abduction | Mirlan Abdikhalikov | Kyrgyzstan |

### BIFF Mecenat Award

BIFF Mecenat Award(비프메세나상) is granted to the best documentary from Korea and Asia in Wide Angle competitive section. The winner will be granted KRW 10,000,000 with the purpose of assisting their next production.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
| Woonpa Award |||||
| 1 | 1996 | Wind Echoing in My Being | Jeon Soo-il | South Korea |
| 2 | 1997 | The Six Day Fight in Myong Dong Cathedral | Kim Dong-won | South Korea |
| 3 | 1998 | Reclaiming Our Names | Hong Hyung-sook | South Korea |
| 4 | 1999 | My Own Breathing | Byun Young-joo | South Korea |
| 4 | 1999 | Mindullae | Choi Ha Dong-ha, Lee Jeong-soon | South Korea |
| 5 | 2000 | Sky-Blue Hometown | Kim So-young | South Korea |
| 6 | 2001 | Farewell | Hwang Yun | South Korea |
| 7 | 2002 | On the Right Track | Lee Ji-young | South Korea |
| 7 | 2002 | Mudang: Reconciliation Between the Living and the Dead | Park Ki-bok | South Korea |
| 8 | 2003 | And Thereafter | Lee Ho-sup | South Korea |
| 9 | 2004 | What Do People Live For? | Lee Jeong-soon | South Korea |
| 10 | 2005 | Coreen 2495 | Ha Joon-so | South Korea |
| 10 | 2005 | Annyoung Sayonara | Kim Tae-il, Kumiko Katō | South Korea |
| 11 | 2006 | Our School | Kim Myeong-joon | South Korea |
| 11 | 2006 | People Crossing the River | Kim Duk-chul | South Korea |
| 12 | 2007 | Grandmother's Flower | Moon Jung-hyun | South Korea |
| Renamed as BIFF Mecenat Award |||||
| 13 | 2008 | Mental | Kazuhiro Soda | Japan |
| 13 | 2008 | Old Partner | Lee Chung-ryoul | South Korea |
| 14 | 2009 | Earth's Woman | Kwon Woo-jung | South Korea |
| 14 | 2009 | The Other Song | Saba Dewan | India |
| 15 | 2010 | Miracle on Jongno Street | Lee Hyuk-sang | South Korea |
| 15 | 2010 | New Castle | Guo Hengqi | China |
| 16 | 2011 | Sea of Butterfly | Park Bae-il | South Korea |
| 16 | 2011 | Shoji & Takao | Ide Yoko | Japan |
| 17 | 2012 | Anxiety | Min Hwan-ki | South Korea |
| 17 | 2012 | Embers | Tamara Stepanyan | Lebanon/Qatar/Armenia |
| 18 | 2013 | Jalanan ("Streetside") | Daniel Ziv | Indonesia |
| 18 | 2013 | Non-fiction Diary | Jung Yoon-suk | South Korea |
| 19 | 2014 | Collapse | Mun Jeong-hyun, Lee Won-woo | South Korea |
| 19 | 2014 | The Storm Makers | Guillaume Suon | Cambodia |
| 20 | 2015 | Boys Run | Kang Seok-pil | South Korea |
| 20 | 2015 | Look Love | Ye Yun | China |
| 21 | 2016 | The Crescent Rising | Sheron Dayoc | Philippines |
| 21 | 2016 | Neighborhood | Sung Seung-taek | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | Soseongri | Park Bae-il | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | Sennan Asbestos Disaster | Kazuo Hara | Japan |
| 23 | 2018 | Army | Kelvin Park Kyung-kun | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | Opening Closing Forgetting | James T. Hong | Taiwan |
| 24 | 2019 | Noodle Kid | Huo Ning | China |
| 24 | 2019 | Underground | Kim Jeong-keun | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | The Art of Living in Danger | Mina Keshavarz | Iran/Germany |
| 25 | 2020 | Sister J | Lee Soojung | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47 km | Zhang Meng-Chi | China |
| 26 | 2021 | 206: Unearthed | Heo Cheol-nyeong | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | A Table for Two | Kim Boram | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | The Football Aficionado | Sharmin Mojtahedzadeh, Paliz Khoshdel | Iran |
| 28 | 2023 | The Voices of the Silenced | Park Ma-ui, Park Soo-nam | South Korea/Japan |
| 28 | 2023 | Republic | Jin Jiang | Singapore/China |

### Sonje Award

Sonje Award(선재상) is given to the best Korean and Asian short films in the Wide Angle section, to assist them in producing next project by providing KRW 10,000,000 to each director.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
| 1 | 1996 | Arrival of the Train | Andrej Sheleznjakov | Russia |
| 2 | 1997 | The Saltmen of Tibet | Ulrike Koch | Switzerland |
| 3 | 1998 | Lachrymal | Lim Chang-jae | South Korea |
| 3 | 1998 | Heavy | Park Chan-ok | South Korea |
| 4 | 1999 | 28 October 1979, A Sunny Sunday | Kwon Jong-kwan | South Korea |
| 5 | 2000 | Bardo | Yoon Young-ho | South Korea |
| 6 | 2001 | Siam Hard Romance | Kim Jeong-gu | South Korea |
| 7 | 2002 | Chapter Two: How to Breathe | Lee Hyung-suk | South Korea |
| 8 | 2003 | The Spring and the Delight | Park Jung-seon | South Korea |
| 8 | 2003 | The Third Tongue | Son Kwang-ju | South Korea |
| 9 | 2004 | Punk Eek | Son Kwang-ju | South Korea |
| 9 | 2004 | Gold Fish | Park Shin-woo | South Korea |
| 10 | 2005 | Tea & Poison | Joung Yong-ju | South Korea |
| 10 | 2005 | A Bowl of Tea | Kim Young-nam | South Korea |
| 11 | 2006 | Portfolio | Yoon Seong-ho | South Korea |
| 11 | 2006 | The Wind Stirs | Lee Jin-woo | South Korea |
| 12 | 2007 | Woong's Story | Lee Ha-song | South Korea |
| 12 | 2007 | A Man Under the Influenza | Jung July | South Korea |
| 13 | 2008 | Andong | Rommel Tolentino | Philippines |
| 13 | 2008 | Girl | Hong Sung-hoon | South Korea |
| 14 | 2009 | Somewhere Unreached | Kim Jae-won | South Korea |
| 14 | 2009 | Rare Fish | Basil Mironer | Singapore/Indonesia |
| 15 | 2010 | Broken Night | Yang Hyo-joo | South Korea |
| 15 | 2010 | Inhalation | Edmund Yeo | Malaysia/Japan |
| 16 | 2011 | See You Tomorrow | Lee Woo-jung | South Korea |
| 16 | 2011 | Thug Beram | Venkat Amudhan | India |
| 17 | 2012 | The Night of The Witness | Park Buem | South Korea |
| 17 | 2012 | A Little Farther | Nikan Nezami | Iran |
| 18 | 2013 | A Lady Caddy Who Never Saw a Hole in One | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia |
| 18 | 2013 | In the Summer | Son Tae-gyum | South Korea |
| 19 | 2014 | Stairway | Matt Wu | Taiwan |
| 19 | 2014 | The Night | Choi Ki-yun | South Korea |
| 20 | 2015 | Nia's Door | Lau Kek Huat | Taiwan |
| 20 | 2015 | Shame Diary | Lee Eun-jeong | South Korea |
| 21 | 2016 | Off-season | Yelzat Eskendir | Kazakhstan |
| 21 | 2016 | Viewer | Kim So-youn | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | A Hand-written Poster | Kwak Eun-mi | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | Madonna | Sinung Winahyoko | Indonesia |
| 23 | 2018 | Cat Day Afternoon | Kwon Sung-mo | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | Nooreh | Ashish Pandey | India |
| 24 | 2019 | Dragon's Tail | Saeed Keshavarz | Iran |
| 24 | 2019 | Hello | Jin Seong-moon | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | Georgia | Jayil Pak | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | Mountain Cat | Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir | Mongolia/United Kingdom |
| 26 | 2021 | A Winter Glove | Lee Hyeonju | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | The Sea Calls for Me | Tumpal Tampubolon | Indonesia |
| 27 | 2022 | Southern Afternoon | Lan Tian | China |
| 27 | 2022 | I'm Here | Jeong Eunuk | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | MYDEAR | Jeon Do-hee, Kim So-hee | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | 21 weeks later | Nasreen Mohammadpur | Iran |

### Actor & Actress of the Year

The Actor of the Year(올해의 배우상) is the award to focus on the newcomer in the independent Korean films among the New Currents and Korean Cinema Today – Vision section. The renowned Korean actor and actress select one actor and one actress with outstanding performance. The winners will be awarded at the closing ceremony with a cash prize of KRW 5,000,000 each.
| No. | Year | Actor | Film | Country | Actress | Film | Country |
| 19 | 2014 | Choi Woo-shik | Set Me Free | South Korea | Cho Soo-hyang | Wild Flowers | South Korea |
| 20 | 2015 | Lee Ju-won | ALONE | South Korea | Sun Jang | Communication & Lies | South Korea |
| 21 | 2016 | Koo Kyo-hwan | Jane | South Korea | Lee Min-ji | Jane | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | Park Jong-hwan | Hit the Night | South Korea | Jeon Yeo-been | After My Death | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | — | — | — | Choi Hee-seo Lee Joo-young | Our Body Maggie | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Kim Jun-hyung | The Education | South Korea | Mun Hye-in | The Education | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | Ji Soo | Our Joyful Summer Days | South Korea | Lim Seong-mi | FIGHTER | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | Kwon Daham | Through My Midwinter | South Korea | Lim Ji-ho | The Apartment with Two Women | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Kim Youngsung | Big Sleep | South Korea | Kim Geumsoon | Star of Ulsan | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | Jang Sung-bum | Work to Do | South Korea | Oh Min-ae | Concerning My Daughter | South Korea |

### KB New Currents Audience Award

KB New Currents Audience Award(KB 뉴 커런츠 관객상; formerly KNN Award) is given to the film that is most highly rated by festival audiences from the New Currents section. Sponsored by KB Kookmin Bank, KRW 20,000,000 is awarded to the director.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
| PSB Award |||||
| 3 | 1998 | April Story | Iwai Shunji | Japan |
| 4 | 1999 | Gemini | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| 5 | 2000 | Die Bad | Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea |
| 6 | 2001 | Flower Island | Song Il-gon | South Korea |
| 7 | 2002 | Too Young to Die | Park Jin-pyo | South Korea |
| 8 | 2003 | The Road Taken | Hong Ki-sun | South Korea |
| 8 | 2003 | Osama | Siddiq Barmak | Afghanistan |
| 9 | 2004 | Survive Style 5+ | Gen Sekiguchi | Japan |
| 10 | 2005 | The Unforgiven | Yoon Jong-bin | South Korea |
| Renamed as KNN Award |||||
| 11 | 2006 | The White Silk Dress | Luu Huynh | Vietnam |
| 12 | 2007 | Flower in the Pocket | Liew Seng Tat | Malaysia |
| 13 | 2008 | 100 | Chris Martinez | Philippines |
| 14 | 2009 | Lan | Jiang Wenli | China |
| 15 | 2010 | My Spectacular Theatre | Lu Yang | China |
| 16 | 2011 | Watch Indian Circus | Mangesh Hadawale | India |
| 17 | 2012 | Touch of the Light | Chang Jung-Chi | Taiwan |
| 18 | 2013 | 10 Minutes | Lee Yong-seung | South Korea |
| 19 | 2014 | Ghadi | Amin Dora | Lebanon |
| 20 | 2015 | Radio Set | Hari Viswanath | India |
| 21 | 2016 | In Between Seasons | Lee Dong-eun | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | End of Summer | Zhou Quan | China |
| 23 | 2018 | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bora | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | An Old Lady | Lim Sun-ae | South Korea |
| Renamed as KB New Currents Audience Award |||||
| 26 | 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | The Winter Within | Aamir Bashir | India/France/Qatar |
| 28 | 2023 | Heritage | Lee Jong-su | South Korea |

### Flash Forward Audience Award

Flash Forward Audience Award(플래시 포워드 관객상) is given to the film that is most highly rated by festival audiences from the Flash Forward section. Sponsored by BIFF Supporters Association, KRW 10,000,000 is awarded to the director.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| Flash Forward Award |||||
| 14 | 2009 | Last Cowboy Standing | Zaida Bergroth | Finland/Germany |
| 15 | 2010 | Pure | Lisa Langseth | Sweden |
| 16 | 2011 | Là-bas: A Criminal Education | Guido Lombardi | Italy |
| 17 | 2012 | Flower Buds | Zdeněk Jirasky | Czech Republic |
| Renamed as Busan Bank Award |||||
| 18 | 2013 | Home | Maximilian Hult | Sweden/Iceland |
| 19 | 2014 | The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime | Sebastián Schindel | Argentina |
| 20 | 2015 | Highway to Hellas | Aron Lehmann | Germany |
| 21 | 2016 | Night of a 1000 Hours | Virgil Widrich | Luxembourg/Austria/Netherlands |
| 22 | 2017 | Pulse | Stevie Cruz-Martin | Australia |
| 23 | 2018 | The Little Comrade | Moonika Siimets | Estonia |
| 24 | 2019 | Fabulous | Mélanie Charbonneau | Canada |
| Renamed as Flash Forward Award |||||
| 25 | 2020 | Tigers | Ronnie Sandahl | Sweden/Italy/ Denmark |
| Renamed as Flash Forward Audience Award |||||
| 26 | 2021 | Mass | Fran Kranz | USA |
| 27 | 2022 | Riceboy Sleeps | Anthony Shim | Canada |
| 28 | 2023 | The Dreamer | Anais Tellenne | France |

### FIPRESCI Award

FIPRESCI(International Federation of Film Critics) Award(국제영화비평가연맹상) is given to well-made works that reflect its experimental and progressive spirit, among those presented in the New Currents section.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
| 2 | 1997 | Made in Hong Kong | Fruit Chan | Hong Kong, China |
| 3 | 1998 | Ikinai | Hiroshi Shimizu | Japan |
| 4 | 1999 | The Cup | Khyentse Norbu | Bhutan |
| 5 | 2000 | Sunflower | Isao Yukisada | Japan |
| 6 | 2001 | Flower Island | Song Il-gon | South Korea |
| 6 | 2001 | One Fine Spring Day | Hur Jin-ho | South Korea |
| 7 | 2002 | Too Young to Die | Park Jin-pyo | South Korea |
| 8 | 2003 | Deep Breath | Parviz Shahbazi | Iran |
| 9 | 2004 | Soap Opera | Wuershan | China |
| 10 | 2005 | The Unforgiven | Yoon Jong-bin | South Korea |
| 11 | 2006 | Love Conquers All | Tan Chui Mui | Malaysia |
| 12 | 2007 | The Red Awn | Cai Shangjun | China |
| 13 | 2008 | Jalainur | Ye Zhao | China |
| 14 | 2009 | Kick Off | Shawkat Amin Korki | Iraq/Japan |
| 15 | 2010 | The Journals of Musan | Park Jung-bum | South Korea |
| 16 | 2011 | Mourning | Morteza Farshbaf | Iran |
| 17 | 2012 | 36 | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand |
| 18 | 2013 | 10 Minutes | Lee Yong-seung | South Korea |
| 19 | 2014 | What's the Time in Your World? | Safi Yazdanian | Iran |
| 20 | 2015 | Immortal | Hadi Mohaghegh | Iran |
| 21 | 2016 | White Ant | Chu Hsien-che | Taiwan |
| 22 | 2017 | Last Child | Shin Dong-seok | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | The Red Phallus | Tashi Gyeltshen | Bhutan/Germany/Nepal |
| 24 | 2019 | Running to the Sky | Mirlan Abdykalykov | Kyrgyzstan |
| 25 | 2020 | Summer Blur | Han Shuai | China |
| 26 | 2021 | Seire | Park Kang | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Thousand and One Nights | Nao Kubota | Japan |
| 28 | 2023 | That Summer Lie | Son Hyeon-rok | South Korea |

### NETPAC Award

The NETPAC Award(아시아영화진흥기구상) is given to the best film selected by the NETPAC(The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) jury among the films screened in the New Currents section.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| 1 | 1996 | Three Friends | Yim Soon-rye | South Korea |
| 2 | 1997 | Timeless, Bottomless Bad Movie | Jang Sun-woo | South Korea |
| 3 | 1998 | The Power of Kangwon Province | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| 4 | 1999 | The Bird Who Stops in the Air | Jeon Soo-il | South Korea |
| 5 | 2000 | Chunhyang | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| 6 | 2001 | Take Care of My Cat | Jeong Jae-eun | South Korea |
| 7 | 2002 | Road Movie | Kim In-sik | South Korea |
| 8 | 2003 | Untold Scandal | E J-yong | South Korea |
| 9 | 2004 | 3-Iron | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| 10 | 2005 | The Unforgiven | Yoon Jong-bin | South Korea |
| 11 | 2006 | The Last Dining Table | Roh Gyeong-tae | South Korea |
| 12 | 2007 | Hello Stranger | Kim Dong-hyun | South Korea |
| 12 | 2007 | With a Girl of Black Soil | Jeon Soo-il | South Korea |
| 13 | 2008 | Members of the Funeral | Baek Seung-bin | South Korea |
| 13 | 2008 | Treeless Mountain | Kim So-yong | South Korea |
| 14 | 2009 | Paju | Park Chan-ok | South Korea |
| 15 | 2010 | Dooman River | Zhang Lu | China |
| 16 | 2011 | The King of Pigs | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea |
| 17 | 2012 | Jiseul | O Muel | South Korea |
| 18 | 2013 | Shuttlecock | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea |
| 19 | 2014 | Socialphobia | Hong Seok-jae | South Korea |
| 20 | 2015 | Communication & Lies | Lee Seung-won | South Korea |
| 21 | 2016 | Merry Christmas Mr. Mo | Lim Dae-hyung | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | February | Kim Joong-hyun | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bo-ra | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | FIGHTER | Jéro Yun | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | Solid by the Sea | Patiparn Buntharik | Thailand |

### LG OLED New Currents Award

The LG OLED New Currents Award(LG 올레드 뉴 커런츠상) is established in 2023, is given to an Asian feature film in the New Currents section, that demonstrates an innovation in visual aesthetics. The award recipient will be chosen by the New Currents jurors, and will be granted prizes sponsored by LG OLED including ₩30,000,000 cash award.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| 28 | 2023 | Solid by the Sea | Patiparn Buntharik | Thailand |

### LG OLED Vision Award

The LG OLED Vision Award(LG 올레드 비전상; formerly Daemyung Culture Wave Award, KTH Award, Watcha Award) is given to one Korean film in the Korean Cinema Today - Vision and New Currents section, that demonstrates an innovation in visual aesthetics. The award recipient will be granted prizes sponsored by LG OLED including ₩30,000,000 cash award.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| Daemyung Culture Wave Award |||||
| 19 | 2014 | The Liar | Kim Dong-myung | South Korea |
| 20 | 2015 | Overman | Seo Eun-young | South Korea |
| 21 | 2016 | Yongsoon | Shin Joon | South Korea |
| Renamed as KTH Award |||||
| 23 | 2018 | Clean up | Kwon Man-ki | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | A Boy and Sungreen | Ahn Ju-young | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Lucky Monster | Bong Joon-young | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | Snowball | Lee Woo-jung | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | Young Adult Matters | Lee Hwan | South Korea |
| Renamed as Watcha Award |||||
| 26 | 2021 | Through My Midwinter | Oh Seong-ho | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Peafowl | Byun Sung-bin | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Greenhouse | Lee Sol-hui | South Korea |
| Renamed as LG OLED Vision Award |||||
| 28 | 2023 | The Berefts | Jung Beom, Heo Jang | South Korea |

### DGK PLUS M Award

The DGK PLUS M Award(한국영화감독조합 플러스엠상; formerly DGK Award) goes to two Korean films from the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. Each winner will be granted KRW 5,000,000. This cash prize is sponsored by Directors Guild of Korea and PLUS M.
| No. | Year | Recipient | Category | Film | Country |
| DGK Award ||||||
| 16 | 2011 | Yeon Sang-ho | Director | The King of Pigs | South Korea |
| 16 | 2011 | Ha Hyun-kwan | Actor | Beautiful Miss Jin | South Korea |
| 16 | 2011 | Han Song-hee, Hwang Jung-min | Actress | Jesus Hospital | South Korea |
| 17 | 2012 | O Muel | Director | Jiseul | South Korea |
| 17 | 2012 | Shin Yeon-shick | Director | The Russian Novel | South Korea |
| 17 | 2012 | Shim Hee-sub, Ahn Jae-hong, Kim Chang-hwan | Actor | Sunshine Boys | South Korea |
| 17 | 2012 | Jang Young-nam | Actress | Azooma | South Korea |
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| DGK Award |||||
| 19 | 2014 | A Midsummer's Fantasia | Jang Kun-jae | South Korea |
| 19 | 2014 | Socialphobia | Hong Seok-jae | South Korea |
| 20 | 2015 | The Boys Who Cried Wolf of | Kim Jin-hwang | South Korea |
| 20 | 2015 | Eyelids | O Muel | South Korea |
| No. | Year | Director | Film | Country |
| Vision-Director's Award |||||
| 21 | 2016 | Jang Woo-jin | Autumn, Autumn | South Korea |
| 21 | 2016 | Ahn Seon-kyoung | Hyeon's Quartet | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | Kim Joong-hyun | February | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | Jeong Ga-young | Hit the Night | South Korea |
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| DGK Award |||||
| 23 | 2018 | Bori | Kim Jin-yu | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | Sub-zero Wind | Kim Yu-ri | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee | South Korea |
| Renamed as DGK Megabox Award |||||
| 25 | 2020 | Young Adult Matters | Lee Hwan | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | Good Person | Jung Wook | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | Through My Midwinter | Oh Seong-ho | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea | Kim Miyoung | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Big Sleep | Kim Taehoon | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Star of Ulsan | Jung Kihyuk | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | Work to Do | Park Hong-joon | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | Isle of Snakes | Kim Yoo-min | South Korea |

### CGV Award

CGV Award(CGV상) was newly created in 2011 in collaboration with CJ CGV to shed new light on the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner will receive a cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 sponsored by CJ CGV.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| Movie Collage Award |||||
| 16 | 2011 | The King of Pigs | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea |
| Renamed as CGV Movie Collage Award |||||
| 17 | 2012 | Jiseul | O Muel | South Korea |
| 18 | 2013 | Han Gong-ju | Lee Su-jin | South Korea |
| 19 | 2014 | A Matter of Interpretation | Lee Kwang-kuk | South Korea |
| Renamed as CGV Arthouse Award |||||
| 20 | 2015 | Eyelids | O Muel | South Korea |
| 21 | 2016 | Jane | Cho Hyun-hoon | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | Microhabitat | Jeon Go-woon | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | Maggie | Yi Ok-seop | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | Good Person | Jung Wook | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | Chorokbam | Yoon Seo-jin | South Korea |
| Renamed as CGV Award |||||
| 27 | 2022 | Greenhouse | Lee Sol-hui | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | Concerning My Daughter | Lee Mi-rang | South Korea |

### KBS Independent Film Award

The KBS Independent Film Award(KBS독립영화상) is given to support Korean independent films. One Korean film will be selected among Korean Cinema Today - Vision and New Currents section to receive KRW 10,000,000. This cash prize is sponsored by Korean Broadcasting System.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| 23 | 2018 | Maggie | Yi Ok-seop | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | LIMECRIME | Lee Seunghwan, Yoo Jaewook | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | Hot in Day, Cold at Night | Park Song-yeol | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | House of the Seasons | Oh Jung-min | South Korea |

### CGK Award

The CGK Award(CGK촬영상), sponsored by Cinematographers Guild of Korea, is given to one Korean film from either New Currents or Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner’s cinematographer will be granted KRW 5,000,000.
| No. | Year | Film | Cinematographer | Country |
| CGK&SamyangXEEN Award |||||
| 24 | 2019 | Kyungmi’s World | Kim Gilja | South Korea |
| 25 | 2020 | Snowball | Lee Jae-u | South Korea |
| Renamed as CGK Award |||||
| 26 | 2021 | Chorokbam | Choo Kyeong-yeob | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Hail to Hell | Jung Grim | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | House of the Seasons | Lee Jinkeun | South Korea |

### Critic b Award

Critic b Award(크리틱b상) is given to one film chosen by Busan Film Critics Association among the selections in the New Currents and the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner will receive KRW 10,000,000.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| 26 | 2021 | Hot in Day, Cold at Night | Park Song-yeol | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | Last Summer | Choi Seung-woo | South Korea |

### Watcha Short Award

Watcha Short Award(왓챠단편상) is established to support short film directors in Korean cinema. Two short films chosen from Wide Angle - Korean Short Competition section will be given a cash prize of KRW 5,000,000. This cash prize is sponsored by Watcha.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| 27 | 2022 | Other Life | Roh Dohyeon | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | MYDEAR | Jeon Do-hee, Kim So-hee | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | KARMA | Choi Soo-hyuk | South Korea |

### Aurora Media Award

Aurora Media Award(오로라미디어상) is established to support new directors in Korean cinema. Two Korean films chosen from the New Currents and the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section will be given a cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 respectively. This cash prize is sponsored by Aurora Media.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| 27 | 2022 | Greenhouse | Lee Sol-hui | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Big Sleep | Kim Taehoon | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | House of the Seasons | Oh Jung-min | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | FAQ | Kim Da-min | South Korea |

### Citizen Critics' Award

Citizen critics from the Busan Cinematheque choose the best film from those screened in Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. Citizen Critics' Award(시민평론가상) is awarded KRW 10,000,000 for supporting the director’s next production.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| 16 | 2011 | Romance Joe | Lee Kwang-kuk | South Korea |
| 17 | 2012 | Jiseul | O Muel | South Korea |
| 18 | 2013 | Han Gong-ju | Lee Su-jin | South Korea |
| 18 | 2013 | Shuttlecock | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea |
| 19 | 2014 | Set Me Free | Kim Tae-yong | South Korea |
| 20 | 2015 | ALONE | Park Hong-min | South Korea |
| 21 | 2016 | Jamsil | Lee Wan-min | South Korea |
| 22 | 2017 | Possible Faces | Lee Kang-hyun | South Korea |
| 23 | 2018 | Maggie | Yi Ok-seop | South Korea |
| 24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea |
| 26 | 2021 | Chorokbam | Yoon Seo-jin | South Korea |
| 27 | 2022 | Birth | Yoo Ji-young | South Korea |
| 28 | 2023 | The Berefts | Jung Beom, Heo Jang | South Korea |

### Busan Cinephile Award

Busan Cinephile Award(부산시네필상) is given to the best Korean and Asian documentary film presented in the Wide Angle documentary showcase section. The winner is awarded KRW 5,000,000. The jury of college students, including numerous students from the cinema-related departments of six universities in Busan region, select the winner.
| No. | Year | Film | Director | Country |
| 16 | 2011 | The Twin | Gustav Danielsson | Sweden |
| 17 | 2012 | 5 Broken Cameras | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Palestine/Israel/ France/Netherlands |
| 18 | 2013 | Father’s Garden – The Love of My Parents | Peter Liechti | Switzerland |
| 19 | 2014 | The Look of Silence | Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark |
| 20 | 2015 | The Other Side | Roberto Minervini | Italy/France |
| 21 | 2016 | The Apology | Tiffany Hsiung | Canada |
| 22 | 2017 | A Free Man | Andreas Hartmann | Germany/Japan |
| 23 | 2018 | Bruce Lee and the Outlaw | Joost Vandebrug | United Kingdom/Netherlands/ Czech Republic |
| 24 | 2019 | Que Sea Ley (Let It Be Law) | Juan Diego Solanas | France/Argentina/Uruguay |
| 26 | 2021 | I′m So Sorry | Zhao Liang | Hong Kong/France/Netherlands |
| 27 | 2022 | While We Watched | Vinay Shukla | United Kingdom |
| 28 | 2023 | Yellow Door: ′90s Lo-fi Film Club | Lee Hyuk-rae | South Korea |

### Camellia Award

In 2024, the "Camellia Award" was introduced, named after Busan’s city flower, the camellia. This award, established with the involvement of Chanel, aims to elevate the status of women in the film industry. The first recipient of this honor was Ryu Seong-hie, a South Korean film art director.
| No. | Year | Recipient | Vocation | Country |
| 29 | 2024 | Ryu Seong-hie | Art director | South Korea |

## Gallery

* Busan Cinema Center, the BIFF's headquarters
* Busan Cinema Center
* 2006 BIFF Pavilion in Haeundae Beach
* The Opening Film Under the Hawthorn Tree by the dir. Zhang Yimou, 2010
* Handprinting, Abbas Kiarostami Juliette Binoche, 2010
* Handprinting, Willem Dafoe, 2010
* Master Class, Carlos Saura, 2010