# 28th Busan International Film Festival

The 28th Busan International Film Festival (Korean: 제28회 부산국제영화제) opened on October 4 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. Song Kang-ho of Parasite fame welcomed filmmakers as host of the festival, while Park Eun-bin acted as the moderator of the ceremony, which was broadcast live on YouTube channel and Naver TV. Opening with South Korean film Because I Hate Korea by Jang Kun-jae, 269 films were screened, including 209 officially invited films from 69 countries and 60 community beef screenings. Jung Sung-il, South Korean film critic, director and screenwriter served as chairman of the jury for its main competition section.
BIFF this year opened special program, ‘Renaissance of Indonesian Cinema’ paying attention to Indonesia with 7 feature films and 5 short films, including a series to be released on Netflix. Chow Yun-fat, a Hong Kong star, received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award, whereas Yoon Jeong-hee posthumously received the Korean Film Achievement Award.
BIFF closed on October 13 with Go Min-si and Hong Kyung acting as master of ceremonies, and the Chinese film industry satire The Movie Emperor by Ning Hao, screened as closing film.
The main award of the festival New Currents Award was given to Bangladeshi film The Wrestler by Iqbal H. Chowdhary, which follows an eccentric old fisherman who trains rigorously in a traditional form of wrestling; and Japanese film September 1923 by Tatsuya Mori, a historical feature marking 100 years of Great Kanto earthquake, which dramatises a massacre that followed the natural disaster.

## Overview

The film registration for the festival began in March 2023 with the closing date for submission fixed for July 19, 2023.
The poster for 28th edition of the festival was unveiled on August 15, 2023. Based on Shin Bong-cheol's To My Star, director Choi Soon-dae, who has been working as an art director since the 2nd Busan International Film Festival planned and designed it. The poster has a motif derived from the harmonious interaction of colorful colors and forms of light passing through a rotating prism. Which brings to mind light cast on a screen through a projector lens, and the beautifully blended light on a black background brings to mind a variety of films. It also symbolizes the Busan International Film Festival, full of dazzling light energy.
The line-up for Korean Cinema Today – Special Premiere and On Screen strands was unveiled on August 24. In the On Screen section, this year six world premieres – five from Korea and one from Indonesia are included. It also includes I Am a Running Mate, which marks the directorial debut of Han Jin-won, the co-writer for Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. The Korean Cinema Today – Special Premiere section, this year includes two Netflix's films Believer 2, the sequel to Believer (2018), by Baek Jong-yul and Ballerina by Lee Chung-hyun. On August 30, the line-up of ten films each for New Currents competition along with Jiseok section were unveiled. New Currents is a section for first and second films by up-and-coming Asian filmmakers, whereas Jiseok section selects films from Asian directors with more than three feature films to their credit and honours two such directors with Jiseok awards. On September 1, 10 films for the section 'Korean Cinema Today - Vision Section' were announced. This year's selection has profound themes of life, agony, family affection, and personal introspection. On September 5, BIFF unveiled full line-up for its 2023 edition and announced Chow Yun-fat the winner of Asian Filmmaker of the Year award. The opening film of the festival was Jang Kun-jae’s Because I Hate Korea and closing film Ning Hao’s Chinese film industry satire The Movie Emperor.
The festival has started a new award for new Asian directors and independent film creators with LG Electronics, the LG OLED New Currents Award and the LG OLED Vision Award starting this year. These awards, will go to new directors who lead Asian films and Korean independent films with outstanding originality and vision, and receive a prize of ₩30 million and a plaque.
The eve event to wish the success of the festival was held on October 3, at the outdoor stage of BIFF Square in Jung-gu. It was attended by Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Jung-gu Office, and key guests of the festival. The event hosted by film actors Kim Hye-na [ko] and Lee Dong-gyu, had a celebratory performance by legendary diva Jung Hoon-hee [ko], and singer-songwriter Juniel.

## Opening and closing ceremonies

Opening ceremony of the festival was held at Busan Cinema Center Outdoor Theater on October 4. It was broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of the festival and Naver TV.
Song Kang-ho of Parasite fame welcomed the guests at the opening ceremony, while Park Eun-bin acted as moderator.
Busan Mayor Park Hyeong-jun, the Filmmaker of the Year awardee Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat, Japanese actress and model Suzu Hirose, Rie Miyazawa, Hana Sugisaki, Aina the End and Chinese star Fan Bingbing and South Korean actresses Jin Seo-yeon, Youn Yuh-jung, Im Soo-jung, Krystal Jung and Jeon So-nee attended the ceremony among others. The Korean Film Achievement Award went to the late actor Yoon Jeong-hee, and the Asian Film Actor Award went to Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat. The screening of films opened with the South Korean film Because I Hate Korea by Jang Kun-jae.

### Closing ceremony

Closing ceremony was held at Busan Cinema Center Outdoor Theater on October 13, with Go Min-si and Hong Kyung acting as master of ceremonies. After the red carpet event, awards were announced, including the New Currents Award, Ji Seok Award, and Actor of the Year Awards. 142,432 people attended the film festival since the opening day with 82% audience share. 269 films from 70 countries were screened in 4 theaters and 25 screens, whereas 12 open talks, 11 outdoor stage greetings, 4 Actors House, 1 master class, 2 special talks, and 252 guest meetings were held during the 10 days of the festival. The festival closed with the screening of Chinese film industry satire The Movie Emperor by Ning Hao.

## Events

* Actors House: In this edition the following actors shared unknown behind-the-scenes stories and their future plans with the audience:
** John Cho
** Song Joong-ki
** Youn Yuh-jung
** Han Hyo-joo
Actors House will be held from October 5 to 7 at KNN Theater, 1st Basement Floor, KNN Tower.
* Master class: On October 9, Kazuo Hara, the Japanese documentary film director gave a lecture about his documentary perspective and world of work and had an in-depth conversation with the audience at KNN Theater, B1 – KNN Tower, Busan.
* Open Talk and Outdoor stage greetings: The open talk and outdoor stage greetings were held from October 5 to 7, on the BIFF X GENESIS outdoor stage. An audience participation program for all visitors to the festival, it was broadcast live online through Naver.
* Hand printing: Hand printing event was attended by Chow Yun-fat, winner of the 2023 Asian Film Maker of the Year Award. The event was held on October 5, after the open talk.
* Special talk: On October 10, after the screening of 2023 Japanese drama film Evil Does Not Exist, written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, a special talk was held at Busan Cinema Center, Middle Theater.
* 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards: The awards ceremony to recognise the achievements of excellent content made for TV, OTT, and online across Asia, took place on October 8, 2023, at BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center, Busan, South Korea.

## Jury

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### New Currents Award

* Jung Sung-il, South Korean film critic, director and screenwriter, (Chairman of jury)
* Ava Cahen, French journalist, Cannes Film Festival Critics' Week Executive Committee Chairman
* Edwin, Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter
* Christina Oh, American film producer
* Han Jun-hee, South Korean film director and screenwriter

### Kim Jiseok Award

* Martin Thérouanne, executive director of the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
* Miwa Nishikawa, Japanese director and screenwriter
* Lee Kwang-kuk, South Korean film director and screenwriter

### BIFF Mecenat Award

* Kazuo Hara, Japanese documentary film director
* Kyung-soon, South Korean documentary films director
* Anke Rebeke, German film critic

### Sonje Award

* Jang Kun-jae, South Korean film director, screenwriter and cinematographer
* Wei Shujun, Chinese screenwriter and filmmaker
* Bianca Balbuen, Filipino producer, and managing director of Anima, a studio affiliated with Chroma Entertainment

### Lee Chun-yeon Film Impression Award

* Kang Je-gyu South Korean film director.
* Shim Jae-myeong, South Korean film producer, film planner, film marketer (CEO of Myung Film)
* Yoo Ji-tae, South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter
* Jeong Han-seok, Busan International Film Festival programmer.

### KBS Independent Film Awards

* Kim Cho-hee, South Korean director
* Lee Jin-sook, South Korean producer
* Joo Seong-cheol, South Korean film critic

### CGK Cinematography Award

* Lee Seon-yeong, South Korean cinematographer
* Yoon Ji-woon, South Korean cinematographer
* Lee Doo-man, South Korean cinematographer

### Critic B Award

* Moon Hyung-seok, South Korean film critic
* Kim Pil-nam, South Korean film critic
* Koo Hyung-Jun, South Korean film critic, editor-in-chief of OTT criticism magazine BeOTT

### FIPRESCI Award

* Gulbara Tolomushova, Kyrgyzstani film critic, film historian, TV director and TV Presenter..
* Sebastian Lindvall, Swedish curator and film critic
* Kim Hye-shin, South Korean film critic

### NETPAC Award

* Mark Schilling, American film critic, journalist, translator, and author
* Song Eunji, South Korean programmer
* Sōzō Teruoka [ja], Japanese film critic, director, screenwriter

### LG OLED Vision Award

* Park In-je, South Korean director
* Jang Young-yeop, South Korean film reporter
* Hong Eun-mi, South Korean critic

### Korean Film Directors Association Plus M Award Judge

* Park Yong-ji, a South Korean director
* Inan, South Korean director
* Lee Su-yeon, South Korean director

### Actor of the Year Award

* Jung Woo, South Korean actor
* Han Yeri, South Korean actress

## Program sections

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The festival has following sections:
* Gala Presentation
* Icons
* New Currents
* Jiseok
* A Window on Asian Cinema
* Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
* Korean Cinema Today Vision Section
* Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere
* World Cinema
* Flash Forward
* Wide Angle
* Open Cinema
* Midnight Passion
* On Screen
* Special Program in Focus
** Indonesian Cinema Renaissance
** The True Colors of Chow Yun-Fat's Heroes
** Korean American Special Exhibition: Korean Diaspora
** Special Screening

### Opening and closing films

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| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Opening film |||||
| 2023 | Because I Hate Korea | 한국이 싫어서 | Jang Kun-jae | South Korea |
| Closing film |||||
| 2023 | The Movie Emperor | 红毯先生 | Ning Hao | China |

### Gala Presentation

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Beast | La Bête | Bertrand Bonello | France |
| Green Night | 綠夜 | Han Shuai | Hong Kong, China |
| Monster | 怪物 | Koreeda Hirokazu | Japan |

### Icons

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| About Dry Grasses | Kuru Otlar Üstüne | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey, France, Germany |
| Anselm | Anselm – Das Rauschen der Zeit | Wim Wenders | Germany |
| Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | Justine Triet | France |
| A Brighter Tomorrow | Il sol dell'avvenire | Nanni Moretti | Italy, France |
| The Book of Solutions | Le Livre des solutions | Michel Gondry | France |
| Close Your Eyes | Cerrar los ojos | Víctor Erice | Spain, Argentina |
| Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World | Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii | Radu Jude | Romania, Luxembourg, France,Croatia |
| Elegies | | Ann Hui | Hong Kong, China |
| Essential Truths of the Lake | Essential Truths of the Lake | Lav Diaz | Philippines, France, Singapore, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| Eureka | Eureka | Lisandro Alonso | France, Argentina, Germany, Portugal, Mexico |
| Evil Does Not Exist | 悪は存在しない | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
| Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland |
| Green Border | Zielona granica | Agnieszka Holland | Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium |
| The Holdovers | The Holdovers | Alexander Payne | United States |
| In Our Day | 우리의 하루 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| in Water | 물 안에서 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Kidnapped | Rapito | Marco Bellocchio | Italy, France, Germany |
| The Killer | The Killer | David Fincher | United States |
| La chimera | La chimera | Alice Rohrwacher | Italy, France, Switzerland |
| Last Summer | L'Été dernier | Catherine Breillat | France |
| Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros | Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros | Frederick Wiseman | France, United States |
| Music | Music | Angela Schanelec | German, France, Serbia |
| The Old Oak | The Old Oak | Ken Loach | United Kingdom, France, Belgium |
| On the Adamant | Sur l'Adamant | Nicolas Philibert | France, Japan |
| Pictures of Ghosts | Retratos Fantasmas | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil |
| The Plough | Le grand chariot | Philippe Garrel | France, Switzerland |
| Poor Things | Poor Things | Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, United Kingdom, United States |
| The Pot-au-Feu | La Passion de Dodin Bouffant | Tran Anh Hung | France |
| The Shadowless Tower | 白塔之光 | Zhang Lü | China |
| Youth (Spring) | 青春 | Wang Bing | China, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands |

### New Currents

The selected titles are eligible for multiple awards, including the New Currents Award, the FIPRESCI Award, the NETPAC Award, and the KB New Currents Audience Award.
    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| After a Fever | | Akira Yamamoto | Japan |
| Borrowed Time | | Choi Ji | China |
| Heritage | 부모 바보 | Lee Jong-soo | South Korea |
| Now, Oasis | | Chia Chee Sum | Malaysia |
| September 1923 | 福田村事件 | Tatsuya Mori | Japan |
| Solid by the Sea | | Patiparn Buntharik | Thailand |
| Spark | Spark | Rajesh Zala | India |
| Stranger | Agantuk | Biplop Sarkar | Bangladesh |
| That Summer Lie | 그 여름날의 거짓말 | Son Hyeon-rok | South Korea |
| The Wrestler | The Wrestler | Iqbal Chowdhury | Bangladesh |

### Jiseok

This section selected films from Asian directors with a portfolio of more than three feature films, and from the line-up of ten films, two were honored with Jiseok awards.
    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| 24 Hours with Gaspar | 24 Jam Bersama Gaspar | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia |
| At the end of this film | 이 영화의 끝에서 | Ahn Seon-kyung | South Korea |
| Blesser | 그녀에게 | Lee Sang-cheol | South Korea |
| Bride Abduction | | Mirlan Abdikhalikov | Kyrgyzstan |
| Doi Boy | | Nontawat Numbenchapol | Thailand |
| Ichiko | 市子 | Akihiro Toda | Japan |
| Moro | | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines |
| Paradise | Paradise | Prasanna Vithanage | Sri Lanka, India |
| Something Like an Autobiography | Something Like an Autobiography | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Bangladesh |
| The Moon | 月 | Yuya Ishii | Japan |

### A Window on Asian Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Agra | Agra | Kanu Behl | India |
| Ali Topan | Ali Topan | Sidharta Tata | Indonesia |
| Beyond The Fog | Kiri No Fuchi | Daichi Murase | Japan |
| A Boy and a Girl | A Boy and a Girl | Li-da Hsu | Taiwan |
| City of Wind | Сэр сэр салхи | Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir | France, Mongolia, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar |
| Critical Zone | Mantagheye bohrani | Ali Ahmadzadeh | Iran, Germany |
| Following the Sound | 彼方のうた | Kyoshi Sugita [ja] | Japan |
| Guras | | Saurabh Ray | India, Nepal |
| If Only I Could Hibernate | If Only I Could Hibernate | Zoljargal Purevdash | Mongolia, France, Switzerland, Qatar |
| In Flames | In Flames | Zarrar Kahn | Canada, Pakistan |
| Inshallah a Boy | Inshallah a Boy | Amjad Al Rasheed | Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France |
| Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell | Bên trong vỏ kén vàng | Pham Thien An | Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain |
| Joram | Joram | Devashish Makhija | India |
| Kyrie | キリエのうた | Shunji Iwai | Japan |
| The Monk and the Gun | The Monk and the Gun | Pawo Choyning Dorji | Bhutan, France, United States, Taiwan |
| Morrison | Morrison | Phuttiphong Aroonpheng | France, Thailand, |
| One Second Ahead, One Second Behind | 1秒先の彼 | Nobuhiro Yamashita | Japan |
| Only the River Flows | 河边的错误 | Wei Shujun | China |
| Rapture | Rimdogittanga | Dominic Sangma | India, China, Switzerland, Netherlands, Qatar |
| Remembering Every Night | Subete no Yoru wo Omoidasu | Yui Kiyohara | Japan |
| Ripples | 波紋 | Naoko Ogigami | Japan |
| A Road to a Village | गाउ आएको बाटो | Nabin Subba | Nepal |
| Salli | Salli | Lien Chien Hong | Taiwan, France |
| Sara | Sara | Ismail Basbeth [id] | Indonesia |
| The Scavenger of Dreams | The Scavenger of Dreams | Suman Ghosh | India |
| Scream | | Kensebek Shaikakov | Kazakhstan |
| A Song Sung Blue | 小白船 | Geng Zihan | China |
| Ten Years Myanmar | | Thaiddhi, Nay Wunn Ni, Myo Thar Khin, Aung Min | Myanmar |
| Whispering Mountains | රහස් කියන කඳු | Jagath Manuwarna | Sri Lanka |
| Women from Rote Island | Women from Rote Island | Jeremias Nyangoen | Indonesia |

### Korean Cinema Today - Panorama

| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| Honey Sweet | 달짝지근해: 7510 | Lee Han |
| It's Okay! | 괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아! | Kim Hye-young |
| A Man of Reason | 보호자 | Jung Woo-sung |
| Ms. Apocalypse | 세기말의 사랑 | Lim Sun-ae |
| Picnic | 소풍 | Kim Yong-gyun |
| Ransomed | 비공식작전 | Kim Seong-hoon |
| Soul Mate | 소울메이트 | Min Yong-geun |

### Korean Cinema Today - Vision Section

This year 10 films were showcased as world premiere.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| The Berefts | 한 채 | Jung Beom and Heo Jang |
| Concerning My Daughter | 딸에 대하여 | Lee Mi-rang |
| Delivery | 딜리버리 | Jang Min-joon |
| FAQ | 막걸리가 알려줄거야 | Kim Da-min |
| The Guest | 301호 모텔 살인 사건 | Yeon Je-gwang |
| House of the Seasons | 장손 | Oh Jung-min |
| Isle of Snakes | 바얌섬 | Kim Yoo-min |
| Last Summer | 지난 여름 | Choi Seung-woo |
| Sorigouldari: The Sound Underpass | 소리굴다리 | Gupasu Ryun-hoi |
| Work to Do | 해야 할 일 | Park Hong-joon |

### Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere

| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| Believer 2 | 독전 2 | Baek Jong-yul |
| Ballerina | 발레리나 | Lee Choong-hyun |
| Hopeless | 화란 | Kim Chang-hoon |

### World Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Adagio | Adagio | Stefano Sollima | Italy |
| Alemania | Alemania | María Zanetti | Argentina, Spain |
| Behind the Mountains | Oura el jbel | Mohamed Ben Attia | Tunisia, Belgium, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
| Blaga's Lessons | Urotcite na Blaga | Stefan Komanderev | Bulgaria, Germany |
| Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry | Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry | Elene Naveriani | Switzerland, Germany, Georgia |
| Club Zero | Club Zero | Jessica Hausner | Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, United Kingdom |
| The Delinquents | Los Delincuentes | Rodrigo Moreno | Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Luxembourg |
| Explanation for Everything | Magyarázat mindenre | Gabor Reisz [hu] | Hungary, Slovakia |
| Finally Dawn | Finalmente l'alba | Saverio Costanzo | Italy |
| The Goldman Case | Le Procès Goldman | Cédric Kahn | France |
| Here | Here | Bas Devos | Belgium |
| Holly | Holly | Fien Troch | Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France |
| Housekeeping for Beginners | Housekeeping for Beginners | Goran Stolevski | Poland, Serbia, Australia, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, United States |
| The King Tide | The King Tide | Christian Sparkes | Canada |
| Last Night of Amore | L'ultima notte di Amore | Andrea Di Stefano | Italy |
| Marguerite's Theorem | Le Théorème de Marguerite | Anna Novion | France, Switzerland |
| Myself, Jerry | Myself, Jerry | Law Chen | United States |
| The Promised Land | Bastarden | Nikolaj Arcel | Denmark, Germany, Sweden |
| Red Rooms | Les Chambres rouges | Pascal Plante | Canada |
| The Teachers' Lounge | Das Lehrerzimmer | İlker Çatak | Germany |
| Vincent Must Die | Vincent doit mourir | Stéphan Castang | France, Belgium |
| Woman Of... | Kobieta z... | Malgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert | Poland, Sweden |

### Flash Forward

A competition among non-Asian filmmakers’ first or second features that take an innovative and original approach to cinema. The winner is decided by the audience and awarded the Flash Forward Award.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| An Endless Sunday | Una Sterminata Domenica | Alain Parroni | Italy, Ireland, Germany |
| The Dreamer | L'homme d'argile | Anaïs Tellenne | France |
| How to Have Sex | How to Have Sex | Molly Manning Walker | United Kingdom |
| The Peasants | The Peasants | DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Poland, Serbia, Lithuania |
| The Rye Horn | O Corno | Jaione Camborda | Spain, Portugal, Belgium |
| Shayda | Shayda | Noora Niasari | Australia |
| Upon Open Sky | A cielo abierto | Mariana Arriaga, Santiago Arriaga | Mexico, Spain |
| The Vanishing Soldier | החייל הנעלם | Dani Rosenberg | Israel |

### Wide Angle
#### Korean Short Film Competition

    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| Christmas in Summer | 8월의 크리스마스 | Lee Ga-hong |
| She Wants True Love | 덕희는 ㅇㅇ이 있다 | Yeom On |
| MYDEAR | 마이디어 | Jeon Do-hee and Kim So-hee |
| Fisher Boy | 물고기 소년 | Nam Dong-hyun |
| Sally | 샐리 | Lee Jeong-joo |
| KARMA | 업보 | Choi Soo-hyuk |
| New Morning of an Artificial World | 인공 세상의 새로운 아침 | Song Jin-wook |
| Flavor of Sisterhood | 자매의 맛 | Hwang In-won |
| Three Questions That Lead to Love | 초면에 발생한 분쟁을 조정하는 세 가지 질문 | Ko Eun-grace |
| Home | 홈 | Lee Hye-bin |

#### Asian Short Film Competition

    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Director(s) | Production country(s) |
| 21 weeks later | Nasreen Mohammadpur | Iran |
| Reclaim My Summer | Chen Haowei | Taiwan |
| Everybody's Gotta Love Sometimes | Sain Ryan Toon | France, Myanmar, Indonesia |
| Roller Coaster | Chen Xinyan, Zhang Jingchen | China |
| The Rootless Bloom | Rein Maychaelson | Indonesia |
| Lamb Lamb Lamb | Song Dongxu | China |
| Headless Horsemen | Ovsanna Gevorgyan | Armenia, Serbia |
| The Witness Tree | Niranjan Raj Bhetwal | Nepal |

#### Documentary Competition

    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(s) |
| The Daughters of That Day | 그날의 딸들 | Koh Hoon | South Korea |
| Flickering Lights | | Anupama Srinivasan, Anirban Dutta | India |
| The Voices of the Silenced | 되살아나는 목소리 | Park Ma-ui, Park Soo-nam | South Korea, Japan |
| Rather be Ashes Than Dust | | Alan Lau | Hong Kong, China, Canada, United Kingdom |
| The Night of the Factory Girls | 여공의 밤 | Kim Geon-hee | South Korea |
| An Owl, A Garden & The Writer | | Sara Dolatabadi | France, Switzerland, Iran |
| Republic | | Jin Jiang | Singapore, China |
| SHOW ME THE JUSTICE | 청년정치백서-쇼미더저스티스 | Lee Il-ha | South Korea |

#### Documentary Showcase

Dear Jinri capturing the late K-pop star Sulli’s final interview is included in this year's selection.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Against the Tide | | Sarvnik Kaur | India, France |
| And the King Said, What a Fantastic Match... | | Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck | Sweden, Denmark |
| Beyond Utopia | | Madeleine Gavin | United States |
| Dear Jinri | 진리에게 | Jung Yoon-suk | South Korea |
| Four Daughters | بنات ألفة | Kaouther Ben Hania | France, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia |
| Kiss the Future | | Nenad Cicin-Sain | United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Kiarostami at Work | | Seifollah Samadian | Iran |
| The List | | Hana Makhmalbaf | United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Iran |
| The Mother of All Lies | | Asmae El Moudir | Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
| Promise | 약속 | Min Byung-hun | South Korea |
| Talking with Rivers | | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran, United Kingdom |
| Watercolors | 워터컬러스 | Lee In-hoon, Kim Nam-suk, Kim Hyun-soo | South Korea |
| Yellow Door: ′90s Lo-fi Film Club | 노란문: 세기말 시네필 다이어리 | Lee Hyuk-rae | South Korea |

### Open Cinema

A collection of new and internationally acclaimed films, offering an ideal mix of the popular with the artistic are screened at the hallmark outdoor theater.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Animal Kingdom | Le Règne animal | Thomas Cailley | France |
| Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | Karan Johar | India |
| Dogman | Dogman | Luc Besson | France |
| One More Chance | 別叫我“賭神" | Anthony Pun | Hong Kong |
| Revolver Lily | リボルバー・リリー | Isao Yukisada | Japan |

### Midnight Passion

A collection of thrillers, horror and action films.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Deadland | Deadland | Lance Larson | United States |
| Raging Grace | Raging Grace | Paris Zarcilla | United Kingdom |
| Birth/Rebirth | Birth/Rebirth | Laura Moss | United States |
| Pathum | Pathum | Juan Galignanes | Spain |

### On Screen

In this section 5 Korean and 1 Indonesian works will be released for the first time in the world.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | Platform / Network |
| Cigarette Girl | Gadis Kretek | Kamila Andini, Ifa Isfansyah | Indonesia | Netflix |
| A Bloody Lucky Day | 운수 오진 날 | Pil Gam-seong | South Korea | TVING |
| LTNS | LTNS | Lim Dae-hyung, Jeon Go-woon | South Korea | TVING |
| Running Mate | 러닝메이트 | Han Jin-won | South Korea | TVING |
| The Deal | 거래 | Lee Jung-Gon | South Korea | Wavve |
| Vigilante | 비질란테 | Choi Jeong-yeol | South Korea | Disney+ |

## Special program in focus
### Indonesian Cinema Renaissance

The festival screened the works of notable female directors Mouly Surya and Kamila Andini, horror director Joko Anwar, directors Edwin and Yosep Anggi Noen and the works of noteworthy new directors.
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Genre |
| 2023 | 24 Hours with Gaspar | 24 Jam Bersama Gaspar | Yosep Anggi Noen | Drama |
| 2023 | Cigarette Girl | Gadis Kretek | Kamila Andini, Ifa Isfansyah | Drama, Romance TV Series |
| 2016 | Tales of the Otherwords | Ziarah | B. W. Purbanegara | Drama |
| 2017 | Posesif | Posesif | Edwin | Psychological drama |
| 2022 | The Passion of Sarah | | Ismail Basbeth | Drama |
| 2013 | What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love | Yang Tidak Dibicarakan Ketika Membicarakan Cinta | Mouly Surya | Drama |
| 2019 | Impetigore | Perempuan Tanah Jahanam | Joko Anwar | Horror |
| 2023 | Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy | Basri & Salma Dalam Komedi Yang Terus Berputar | Khozy Rizal | Short film |
| 2022 | Dancing Colors | Dancing Colors | M. Reza Fahriansyah | Short film |
| 2021 | The Sea Calls For Me | Laut Memanggilku | Tumpal Tampubolon | Short film |
| 2022 | Vania on Lima Street | Vania on Lima Street | Bayu Prihantoro Filemon | Short film |
| 2023 | Where the Wild Frangipanis Grow | Where the Wild Frangipanis Grow | Nirartha Bas Diwangkara | Short film |

### The True Colors of Chow Yun-Fat's Heroes

| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country of origin |
| 2023 | One More Chance | 別叫我“賭神" | Anthony Pun | Hong Kong |
| 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 卧虎藏龙 | Ang Lee | China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States |
| 1986 | A Better Tomorrow | 英雄本色 | John Woo | Hong Kong |

### Korean American Special Exhibition: Korean Diaspora

Steven Yeun, John Cho, director Lee Isaac Chung and director Justin Chon attended the festival.
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country of origin |
| 2018 | Burning | 버닝 | Lee Chang-dong | South Korea, Japan |
| 2017 | Columbus | Columbus | Kogonada | United States |
| 2023 | Jamojaya | 자모자야 | Justin Chon | United States |
| 2020 | Minari | 미나리 | Lee Isaac Chung | United States |
| 2023 | Past Lives | Past Lives | Celine Song | United States |
| 2018 | Searching | Searching | Aneesh Chaganty | United States |

### Special Screening

This year to commemorate the late actor Yoon Jeong-hee, who died in 2023, a special screening of her masterpieces were held. In addition, Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, which contains performance scenes of the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, who died in March, were also screened.
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| 2010 | Poetry | 시 | Lee Chang-dong |
| 1967 | Mist | 안개 | Kim Soo-yong |
| 2023 | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus | Neo Sora |

## Awards and winners

Source:
| Image | Recipient | Country |
| The Asian Filmmaker of the Year ||||
| | Chow Yun-fat | Hong Kong |
| Korean Film Achievement Award ||||
| | Yoon Jeong-hee | South Korea |
* New Currents Award:
** The Wrestler by Iqbal Chowdhury, Bangladesh
** September 1923 by Tatsuya Mori, Japan
* KIM Jiseok Award:
** Paradise by Prasanna Vithanage, Sri Lankan-Indian co-production
** Bride Abduction by Mirlan Abdikhalikov, Kyrgyzstan
* Sonje Award:
** Mydear by Jeon Do-hee and Kim So-hee, South Korea
** 21 weeks later by Nasreen Mohammadpur, Iran
* BIFF Mecenat Award
** Republic by Jin Jiang, Singapore, China
** The Voices of the Silenced by Park Ma-ui, Park Soo-nam, South Korea, Japan
* Actors of the Year:
** Jang Seong-beom, Work to Do, Actor, South Korea
** Oh Min-ae, Concerning My Daughter, Actress, South Korea
* KB New Currents Audience Award:
** Heritage by Lee Jong-soo, South Korea
* Flash Forward Audience Award:
** The Dreamer by Anaïs Tellenne, France
* FIPRESCI Award:
** That Summer Lie by Sohn Hyun-lok
* NETPAC Award:
** Solids by the Sea by Patiparn Buntharik
* LG OLED New Currents Award:
** Solids by the Sea' by Patiparn Buntharik
* LG OLED Vision Award:
** The Berefts by Jung Beom, Heo Jang
* DGK Plus M Award (joint winners):
** Work to Do by Park Hong-joon
** Isle of Snakes by Kim Yoo-min
* CGV Award:
** Concerning My Daughter' by Lee Mi-rang
* KBS Independent Film Award:
** House of the Seasons by Oh Jung-min
* CGK Award:
** House of the Seasons, Lee Jin-keun, Cinematographer
* Critic b Award:
** Last Summer by Choi Seung-woo
* Aurora Media Award (joint winners):
** House of the Seasons by Oh Jung-min
** FAQ by Kim Da-min
* Watcha Short Award (joint winners):
** Mydear by Jeon Do-hee and Kim So-hee
** Karma by Choi Soo-hyuk
* Citizen Critics’ Award:
** The Berefts by Jung Beom, Heo Jang
* Busan Cinephile Award:
** Yellow Door: ′90s Lo-fi Film Club by Lee Hyuk-rae
* The Choon-yun Award
** Kim Ji-yeon, producer, South Korea