# 29th Busan International Film Festival

The 29th Busan International Film Festival (Korean: 제29회 부산국제영화제) opened on October 2 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, with South Korean film Uprising by Kim Sang-man, and screened 278 films from 63 countries, including 224 officially invited films and 54 community beef screenings. Park Bo-young and Ahn Jae-hong hosted the opening ceremony.
Mohammad Rasoulof, an Iranian film director was chosen as president of the competitive section 'New Currents' jury. The festival this year announced a Special Program in Focus, 'In Memory of Lee Sun-kyun' who died on December 27, 2023, and was known for his role in the Oscar winning film Parasite. He will also posthumously receive the Korean Film Achievement Award.
The festival closed with the ceremony hosted by Gong Myung and Choi Soo-young. Spirit World, a fantasy-drama film directed by Singapore's Eric Khoo and starring French actress Catherine Deneuve was screened as closing film.
On closing day, the main award of the festival New Currents Award was awarded to the South Korean film The Land Of Morning Calm by Park Yi-woong, set among inhabitants of a rural coastal community; and a co-production film Ma – Cry of Silence by The Maw Nang, a film about a young Burmese woman who moves to the big city to work in a garment factory.

## Overview

The film registration for the festival began in March 2024 with the closing date for submission fixed for July 17, 2024.
The poster for 29th edition of the festival was unveiled on August 27, 2024. Based on the motif of numerous waves powerfully rising in the ocean of films, symbolically capturing the diverse waves of films, each with their own story, the art director Choi Soon-dae, who has been working as an art director since the 2nd Busan International Film Festival planned and designed it. According to the director Choi Soon-dae, "The image of the ocean, a space of infinite possibilities, and waves of different colors coming together is so vivid that it seems to visualize a fleeting moment of the Busan International Film Festival."
This year documentary filmmakers competed for a new prize, an audience award for feature documentaries. The prize was given to a single documentary feature competing within "Wide Angle – Documentary" section of the festival.
The titles for New Currents and Jiseok, the competitive sections were announced on August 27, 2024. 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 3, BIFF unveiled full line-up for its 2024 edition and announced Kiyoshi Kurosawa the winner of Asian Filmmaker of the Year award. The opening film of the festival was Kim Sang-man's Uprising and closing film Eric Khoo's France, Singapore, Japan co-production Spirit World, a fantasy film starring French actress Catherine Deneuve.
From this edition, the "Camellia Award" was introduced, named after Busan’s city flower, the camellia. This award, established with the involvement of Chanel, aims to raise the status of women in the film industry. Ryu Seong-hie, South Korean film art director is the first recipient of the award.
The eve event to wish the success of the festival was held on October 1, at the outdoor stage of BIFF Square in Jung-gu, Busan. The event hosted by South Korean actress, singer-songwriter, director and artist Ku Hye-sun and creator Lee Seung-guk had celebratory performances by singer Won Mi-yeon [ko], and DJ 'New Jinsnim's' DJing. In the event, South Korean actor Cho Jin-woong, who was selected as the ‘Actor Beloved by Busan’ this year, received a plaque of appreciation, and a handprint unveiling ceremony for Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Chow Yun-fat, who visited the festival last year, was also held.

## Jury

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### New Currents Award

* Mohammad Rasoulof, Iranian independent filmmaker who lives in exile in Europe, (Chairman of jury)
* Lee Myung-se, South Korean filmmaker
* Zhou Dongyu, Chinese actress
* Kani Kusruti, Indian actress and model
* Vanja Kaludjercic, Croatia-born festival programmer, festival director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

### Kim Jiseok Award

* Christian Jeune, French, director of Film Department at the Cannes Film Festival
* Prasanna Vithanage, Sri Lankan, filmmaker
* Shin Su-won, South Korean film director and screenwriter

### BIFF Mecenat Award

* Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian documentary film director
* Fuzioka Asako, Japanese, chairman of Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
* Jéro Yun, South Korean film director

### Sonje Award

* Yamanaka Yoko, Japanese director
* Constance Tsang, Chinese American filmmaker based in New York
* Lim Dae-hyung, South Korean film director and screenwriter

### FIPRESCI

* Teréz VINCZE, Hungarian film professor
* WANG Hsin, Taiwanese writer
* RHEE Souewon, Chair of South Korean FIPRESCI

### NETPAC

* IGARASHI Kohei, Japanese director
* Herman VAN EYKEN, Belgium film professor
* KIM Miyoung, South Korean director

### DGK PLUS M Award

* Kim Lokk-young, South Korean director
* Lee Dong-eun, South Korean film director and screenwriter
* Lee Ho-jae, South Korean film director and screenwriter

### KBS Independent Film Awards

* Junh Sung-il, South Korean film critic, director
* Choi Kook-hee, South Korean producer
* An Eun-mi, South Korean film producer

### CGK Cinematography Award

* Park Jung-hun, South Korean cinematographer
* Sung Seung-taek, South Korean cinematographer
* Cho Yong-kyou, South Korean cinematographer

### Critic B Award

* Kim Young-gwang, South Korean film critic
* Han Changwook, South Korean film critic
* Ham Yoon-jeong, South Korean film critic

### Actor of the Year Award

* Kim Sun-young, South Korean actress
* Ryu Jun-yeol, South Korean actor

### Lee Chun-yeon Film Impression Award

* Kang Je-ky South Korean film director.
* Shim Jae-myung South Korean,CEO of Myung Films
* Yoo Ji-tae, South Korean actor
* Kwon Young-rak, South Korean producer
* Jung Han-seok, South Korean, festival advisor

## Opening and closing ceremonies

Opening ceremony of the festival was held at Busan Cinema Center Outdoor Theater on October 2 and broadcast live on Naver TV. Park Bo-young and Ahn Jae-hong hosted the opening ceremony attended by the Korean and international stars from the film industry. Kiyoshi Kurosawa was presented the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award, whereas Ryu Seong-hie, a South Korean film art director was honoured with Camellia Award, which named after Busan’s city flower, the camellia, introduced this year with the involvement of Chanel and aims to raise the status of women in the film industry. A video commemorating the late Lee Sun-kyun, the recipient of the Korean Film Achievement Award was played.

### Closing ceremony

Gong Myung and Choi Soo-young acted as master of ceremonies of closing ceremony held at Busan Cinema Center Outdoor Theater on October 11. According to the Busan Film Festival Organizing Committee, 278 films, including 224 official from 63 countries and 54 community BIFF screenings were showcased. 145,238 people watched the event. The festival closed with Spirit World, a fantasy-drama film directed by Singapore's Eric Khoo and starring French actress Catherine Deneuve.

## Events

* Actors House: In this edition the following actors shared unknown behind-the-scenes stories and their future plans with the audience:
** Sul Kyung-gu
** Park Bo-young
** Hwang Jung-min
** Chun Woo-hee
Actors House was held from October 3 to 6 at Culture Hall, 9F, Shinsegae, Centum City.
* Master class:
** Ann Hui, Hong Kong film director, producer, screenwriter and actress
** Miguel Gomes, Portuguese film director
** Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic, author, actor, and professor
Master classes was held from October 3 to 6 at 11F Conference Hall, Busan Film & Audio Visual Industry Center
* Open Talk: The open talk will be held from October 3 to 9 at BIFF Outdoor Stage, Busan Cinema Center. Directors and actors of the official selection to the festival will freely communicate with the audience for about 50 minutes.
* Talk-to-Talk: Vivid Stories from Directors and Actors: Talk-to-Talk: Vivid Stories from Directors and Actors of 36 films in about an hour session with the audience, will be held from October 6 to 9 at 6F Talk-to-Talk Lounge, Cine mountain, Busan Cinema Center.
* Hand printing: Hand printing event will be attended by Miguel Gomes, winner of the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The event was held on October 4, after the screening of his film Grand Tour at Haneulyeon Theater, Busan Cinema Center.
* Special talk: Special Talks to commemorate the late actor Lee Sun-kyun, joined by actors and directors with whom he collaborated in his major works selected for the Special Program in Focus was held On October 3 and 4, at Lotte Cinema, Centum City.
* Outdoor stage greetings: Meet the Directors and Cast:- Directors and cast members of the official selections introduce their film. Each event for 20 minutes, will take place from October 3 to 5 at BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center.
* 2024 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 6, 2024, at BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center, Busan, South Korea.

## 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 Vision Section
* Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere
* Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
* World Cinema
* Flash Forward
* Wide Angle
* Open Cinema
* Midnight Passion
* On Screen
* Special Program in Focus
** In Memory of Lee Sun-kyun
** Miguel Gomes, a filmmaker of Joyful Melancholy
** Teenage Minds, Teenage Movies
** Special Screening

### Opening and closing films

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| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
| Opening film ||||
| Uprising | 전,란 | Kim Sang-man | South Korea |
| Closing film ||||
| Spirit World | Spirit World | Eric Khoo | France, Singapore, Japan |

### Gala Presentation

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
| Caught by the Tides | 风流一代 | Jia Zhangke | China |
| Cloud | クラウド | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Grand Tour | Grand Tour | Miguel Gomes | Portugal, Italy, France |
| Serpent′s Path | Le chemin du serpent | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | France, Japan |
| Visiting Hours | La Prisonnière de Bordeaux | Patricia Mazuy | France |

### Icons

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
| A Traveler's Needs | 여행자의 필요 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Anora | Anora | Sean Baker | United States |
| Emilia Pérez | Emilia Pérez | Jacques Audiard | France, Mexico |
| Here Children Do Not Play Together | Here Children Do Not Play Together | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran, United Kingdom |
| It's Not Me | C'est Pas Moi | Leos Carax | France |
| Limonov: The Ballad | Limonov: The Ballad | Kirill Serebrennikov | France, Italy, Spain |
| If I May - Chapter II | Se posso permettermi - Capitolo II | Marco Bellocchio | Italy |
| Meeting with Pol Pot | Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot | Rithy Panh | France, Cambodia, Taiwan, Qatar, Turkey |
| Misericordia | Miséricorde | Alain Guiraudie | France, Portugal, Spain |
| Phantosmia | Phantosmia | Lav Diaz | Philippines |
| Suspended Time | Hors du temps | Olivier Assayas | France |
| The Empire | L'Empire | Bruno Dumont | France / Germany / Italy / Belgium / Portugal |
| The Room Next Door | La habitación de al lado | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain |
| The Seed of the Sacred Fig | دانه‌ی انجیر معابد | Mohammad Rasoulof | Iran, France, Germany |
| Three Friends | Trois amies | Emmanuel Mouret | France |
| Youth (Hard Times) | 青春：苦 | Wang Bing | France, Luxembourg, Netherlands |
| Youth (Homecoming) | 青春：归 | Wang Bing | 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 country(ies) |
| Able | | Elzak Eskendir | Kazakhstan |
| As the River Goes By | 水东游 | Charles Hu | China |
| For Rana | | Iman Yazadi | Iran |
| The Height of the Coconut Trees | | Du Jie | Japan |
| Kaneko's Commissar | | Furukawa Go | Japan |
| The Land of Morning Calm | 아침바다 갈매기는 | Park Yi-woong | South Korea |
| MA - Cry of Silence | | The Maw Nang | Myanmar, Korea, Singapore, France, Norway, Qatar |
| Montages of a Modern Motherhood | 虎毒不 | Oliver Chan | Hong Kong |
| Tale of the Land | Tale of the Land | Loeloe Hendra | Indonesia, Philippines, Qatar |
| Waterdrop | 수연의 선율 | Choi Jong-yong | South Korea |

### Jiseok

This section selected films from Asian directors with a portfolio of more than three feature films, and from the line-up of eight films, two were honoured with Jiseok awards.
    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
| Aimitagai | アイミタガイ | Kusano Shogo | Japan |
| Deal at the Border | | Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi | Kyrgyzstan |
| I Am Love | 아이 엠 러브 | Baek Sung-bin | South Korea |
| Motherland | | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines |
| So It Goes | 뭐 그런 거지 | Lee Ha-ram | South Korea |
| Travelling Alone | | Ishibashi Yuho | Japan |
| Village Rockstars 2 | Village Rockstars 2 | Rima Das | India |
| Yen and Ai-Lee | 小雁與吳愛麗 | Tom Lin Shu-yu | Taiwan |

### A Window on Asian Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
| All We Imagine as Light | All We Imagine as Light | Payal Kapadia | India, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands |
| Black Dog | 狗阵 | Guan Hu | China |
| Blue Sea | | Song Jinxiao | China |
| Blue Sun Palace | Blue Sun Palace | Constance Tsang | United States |
| Crocodile Tears | Crocodile Tears | Tumpal Tampubolon | Indonesia, France, Singapore, Germany |
| Desert of Namibia | ナミビアの砂漠 | Yôko Yamanaka | Japan |
| Don't Cry, Butterfly | Mưa trên cánh bướm | Duong Dieu Linh | Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia |
| How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | หลานม่า | Pat Boonnitipat | Thailand |
| In Retreat | In Retreat | Maisam Ali | India, France |
| Land of Broken Hearts | 负负得正 | Wen Shipei | China |
| Mongrel | 白衣蒼狗 | Chiang Wei Liang and You Qiao Yin | Taiwan |
| My Favourite Cake | Keyk-e mahboob-e man | Maryam Moqadam, Behtash Sanaeeha | Iran, France, Sweden, Germany |
| Pierce | Cì xīn qiè gŭ | Nelicia Low | Singapore, Taiwan, Poland |
| Pooja, Sir | Pooja, Sir | Deepak Rauniyar | Nepal, United States, Norway |
| Regretfully at Dawn | Regretfully at Dawn | Sivaroj Kongsakul | Thailand, Singapore |
| Saba | Saba | Maksud Hossain | Bangladesh |
| Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman | Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman | Nidhi Saxena | India |
| Santosh | Santosh | Sandhya Suri | India, France, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Second Chance | Second Chance | Subhadra Mahajan | India |
| Soldier of Love | Soldier of Love | Farkhat Sharipov | Kazakhstan |
| State of Statelessness | State of Statelessness | Tenzin Tsetan Choklay, Sonam Tseten, Tenzing Sonam, Ritu Sarin, Tsering Tashi Gyalthang | India, United States, Vietnam |
| Super Happy Forever | Super Happy Forever | Igarashi Kohei | France, Japan |
| The Colors Within | きみの色 | Naoko Yamada | Japan |
| The Hearing | The Hearing | Lawrence Fajardo | Philippines |
| The Witness | Shahed | Nader Saeivar | Germany, Austria |
| To Kill a Mongolian Horse | 一匹白马的热梦 | Jiang Xiaoxuan | Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, United States |
| Travesty | | Batsukh Baatar | Mongolia |
| Viet and Nam | Trong lòng đất | Minh Quý Trương | Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands |

### Korean Cinema Today - Vision Section

This year 12 films were showcased as world premiere.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| The face of Hwanhee | 환희의 얼굴 | Lee Jea-han |
| The Final Semester | 3학년 2학기 | Lee Ran-hee |
| Fragment | 파편 | Kim Sung-yoon |
| Humming | 허밍 | Lee Seung-jae |
| Inserts | 인서트 | Lee Jong-su |
| Journey to Face Them | 그를 마주하는 시간 | Hwang In-won |
| Kike Will Hit a Home Run | 키케가 홈런을 칠거야 | Park Song-yeol |
| Merely Known as Something Else | 다른 것으로 알려질 뿐이지 | Jo Hee-young |
| Red Nails | 홍이 | Hwang Seul-gi |
| Spring Night | 봄밤 | Kang Mi-ja |
| Tango at Dawn | 새벽의 Tango | Kim Hyo-eun |
| The Waves of Winter | 파동 | Lee Hanju |

### Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere

This year, the section will screen five films, including four world premieres.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| A Girl with Closed Eyes | 폭로: 눈을 감은 아이 | Jeon Seon-yeong |
| A Normal Family | 보통의 가족 | Hur Jin-ho |
| Bogota: City of the Lost | 보고타 | Kim Seong-je |
| Don't Touch Dirty Money | 더러운 돈에 손대지 마라 | Kim Min-soo |
| Hear Me: Our Summer | 청설 | Jo Seon-ho |

### Korean Cinema Today - Panorama

| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| 12.12: The Day | 서울의 봄 | Kim Sung-su |
| Method Acting | 메소드 연기 | Lee Ki-hyuk |
| Revolver | 리볼버 | Oh Seung-uk |
| Somebody | | Kim Yeo-jung, Lee Jung-chan |
| The Killers | | Kim Jong-kwan, Roh Deok, Jang Hang-jun, Lee Myung-se |
| You Are the Apple of My Eye | 그 시절, 우리가 좋아했던 소녀 | Cho Young-myoung |

### World Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
| A Real Pain | A Real Pain | Jesse Eisenberg | United States, Poland |
| And Their Children After Them | And Their Children After Them | Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma | France |
| April | April | Dea Kulumbegashvili | Georgia, France, Italy |
| Armand | Armand | Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel | Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden |
| Dad Croaked on Saturday | Dad Croaked on Saturday | Zaka Abdrakhmanova | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| Dog on Trial | Le Procès du chien | Laetitia Dosch | Switzerland, France |
| Dying | Sterben | Matthias Glasner | Germany |
| Familia | Familia | Francesco Costabile | Italy |
| Ghostlight | Ghostlight | Alex Thompson, Kelly O'Sullivan | United States |
| Gloria! | Gloria! | Margherita Vicario | Italy, Switzerland |
| Grey Bees | Grey Bees | Dmytro Moiseiev | Ukraine |
| Harvest | Harvest | Athina Rachel Tsangari | United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, France, United States |
| Julie Keeps Quiet | Julie zwijgt | Leonardo Van Dijl | Belgium, Sweden |
| Kill the Jockey | El jockey | Luis Ortega | Argentina, Spain |
| Kneecap | Kneecap | Rich Peppiatt | Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Love | Kjærlighet | Dag Johan Haugerud | Norway |
| Of Dogs and Men | Al Klavim Veanashim | Dani Rosenberg | Israel, Italy |
| Sasquatch Sunset | Sasquatch Sunset | David Zellner and Nathan Zellner | United States |
| Souleymane's Story | L'Histoire de Souleymane | Boris Lojkine | France |
| The Damned | Les Damnés | Roberto Minervini | Belgium, Italy, United States |
| The Girl with the Needle | Pigen med nålen | Magnus von Horn | Denmark, Poland, Sweden |
| The Other Way Around | Volveréis | Jonás Trueba | Spain, France |
| The Quiet Son | Jouer Avec le Feu | Delphine and Muriel Coulin | France |
| The Sparrow in the Chimney | Der Spatz im Kamin | Ramon Zürcher | Switzerland |
| There's Still Tomorrow | C'è ancora domani | Paola Cortellesi | Italy |
| Universal Language | Une Langue universelle | Matthew Rankin | Canada |
| Vermiglio | Vermiglio | Maura Delpero | Italy, France, Belgium |
| When the Light Breaks | Ljósbrot | Rúnar Rúnarsson | Iceland, Netherlands |
| Wild Diamond | Diamant brut | Agathe Riedinger | BFrance |

### 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 country(ies) |
| Civil War | Civil War | Alex Garland | United States, United Kingdom |
| Flow | Flow | Gints Zilbalodis | Belgium, France, Latvia |
| Ghost Cat Anzu | 化け猫あんずちゃん | Yôko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita | Japan |
| I Am the Secret in Your Heart | 夏日的檸檬草 | Lai Meng Chieh | Taiwan |
| Kalki 2898 AD | Kalki 2898 AD | Nag Ashwin | India |
| RM: Right People, Wrong Place | | Lee Seok-jun | South Korea |
| The Solitary Gourmet | Kodoku no Gourmet | Yutaka Matsushige | Japan |

### Flash Forward

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
| Anywhere Anytime | Anywhere Anytime | Milad Tangshir | Italy |
| Do I Know You from Somewhere? | Do I Know You from Somewhere? | Arianna Martinez | Canada |
| Holy Cow | Vingt Dieux! | Louise Courvoisier | France |
| Memories of a Burning Body | Memories of a Burning Body | Antonella Sudasassi Furniss | Costa Rica, Spain |
| Mr. K | Mr. K | Tallulah H. Schwab | Netherlands, Belgium |
| On Becoming a Guinea Fowl | On Becoming a Guinea Fowl | Rungano Nyoni | Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia |
| Paul and Paulette Take a Bath | Paul and Paulette Take a Bath | Jethro MASSEY | United Kingdom |
| The End | The End | Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden |
| The Village Next to Paradise | The Village Next to Paradise | Mo Harawe | Austria, France, Somalia |

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

    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Director(s) |
| By Hand | You Jun-sang |
| Dive | Heo Dahe |
| Driver | Kim Ki-ik |
| Escape Velocity | Park Se-yong |
| Just Another Film | Jung Bit-areum |
| Lost Target | Kim Dongeun |
| MICHELLE | Park Syeyoung |
| Night Walkers | Lim Lee-rang |
| The Dream with Sofa | Nam Yeon-woo |
| Variation | Park Jihoon |
| WavyWavy | Kim Ye-won |
| Yurim | Song Ji-seo |

#### Asian Short Film Competition

    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Director(s) | Production country(s) |
| A Garden in Winter | Eléonore Mahmoudian, Matsui Hiroshi | Japan, France |
| Ash Valley: Janyl | Shu Zhu | Kyrgyzstan, Canada |
| Blue Boy | Nik Dodani | United States, India |
| Lao San | Wang Ziming | China |
| Lucky Dog | Ujwal NAIR | India |
| Shoredust | P. R. Monencillo Patindol | Philippines |
| Suintrah | Ayesha Alma Almera | Indonesia |
| The Black Dog | Yang Ling | Taiwan |
| The Last Day | Farzad Samimi | Iran |
| threefor100: or the thrifting of love and various other things | Cedrick Labadia | Philippines |

#### Short Film Showcase

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(s) |
| Magic Candies | | Nishio Daisuke | Japan |

#### Documentary Competition

    Highlighted title indicates award winner
| English title | Director(s) | Production country(s) |
| A Fly on the Wall | Shonali Bose | India |
| Ainu Puri | Takeshi Fukunaga | Japan, United States |
| Another Home | Frankie Sin | Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, France |
| At the Park | Sohn Koo-yong | South Korea |
| Every Single Dot | Lee So-jeong | South Korea |
| Gingerbread for Her Dad | Alina Mustafina | Kazakhstan |
| K-Number | Jo Seyoung | South Korea |
| Ms. Hu′s Garden | Pan Zhiqi | China |
| The First Responders | Ryu Hyung-seok | South Korea |
| Works and Days | Park Min-soo, Ahn Kearn-hyung | South Korea |

#### Documentary Showcase

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
| Black Box Diaries | | Ito Shiori | Japan, United Kingdom, United States |
| Dahomey | Dahomey | Mati Diop | France, Senegal, Benin |
| Ernest Cole: Lost and Found | Ernest Cole: Lost and Found | Raoul Peck | France, United States |
| Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958–1989 | Israel Palestina pa Svensk TV 1958–1989 | Göran Hugo Olsson | Sweden, Finland, Denmark |
| Landscape Drifting | | Hwang Da-eun, Park Hong-yeol | South Korea |
| Lula | Lula | Oliver Stone and Rob Wilson | United States, Brazil |
| Mother′s Household Ledger | | Sung Seung-taek | South Korea |
| My Stolen Planet | | Farahnaz Sharifi | Iran, Germany |
| No Other Land | No Other Land | Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor | Palestine, Norway |
| SAVE THE GAME | | Park Yunjin | South Korea |
| So Long | | Guillaume Brac | France |
| Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | | Johan Grimonprez | Belgium, France, Netherlands |
| The Last of the Sea Women | | Kim Sue | United States |
| The Other One | | Marie-Magdalena Kochová | Czech Republic / Slovak Republic |
| The Remarkable Life of Ibelin | | Benjamin Ree | Norway |
| The Sense of Violence | | Kim Moo-young | South Korea |
| XiXi | | WU Fan | Taiwan, Philippines, Korea |

### Midnight Passion

A collection of thrillers, horror and action films.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
| Do Not Enter | No Entres | Hugo Cardozo | Paraguay |
| The Grotesque Train | 괴기열차 | Tak Se-woong | South Korea |
| Night Call | | Michiel Blanchart | Belgium, France |
| The Damned | Les Damnés | Roberto Minervini | Belgium, Italy, United States |
| The Shameless | The Shameless | Konstantin Bojanov | India, Bulgaria, France, Switzerland, Taiwan |
| The Substance | | Coralie Fargeat | United Kingdom, United States, France |

### On Screen

In this section 4 Korean 1 Taiwanese and 1 Japanese works will be released for the first time in the world.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) | Platform / Network |
| Beyond Goodbye | さよならのつづき | Hiroshi Kurosaki | Japan | Netflix |
| Born for the Spotlight | 影后 | Yen Yi-wen | Taiwan | Netflix |
| Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard | 좋거나 나쁜 동재 | Park Gun-ho | South Korea | TVING |
| Gangnam B-Side | 강남 비-사이드 | Park Noo-ri | South Korea | Disney+ |
| Hellbound Season 2 | 지옥 2 | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea | Netflix |
| Way Back Love | 내가 죽기 일주일 전 | Nam Geon | South Korea | TVING |

## Special program in focus
### In Memory of Lee Sun-kyun

The festival will hold 'In Memory of Lee Sun-kyun', a special feature program and screen six of the late actor's works and hold a special talk, while looking back on his acting life and achievements and creating a meaningful memorial.
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Genre |
| 2009 | Paju | 파주 | Park Chan-ok | Drama |
| 2013 | Our Sunhi | 우리 선희 | Hong Sang-soo | Drama |
| 2014 | A Hard Day | 끝까지 간다 | Kim Seong-hun | Action thriller |
| 2019 | Parasite | 기생충 | Bong Joon-ho | Thriller |
| 2024 | Land of Happiness | 행복의 나라 | Choo Chang-min | Period drama |
| 2018 | My Mister | 나의 아저씨 | Kim Won-seok | 5 of 16 episodes of Psychological drama |

### Miguel Gomes, a filmmaker of Joyful Melancholy

Miguel Gomes has been invited to the festival, where his eight full-length films will be screened.
| Year | English title | Original title | Genre |
| 2004 | The Face You Deserve | A Cara que Mereces | Comedy |
| 2008 | Our Beloved Month of August | Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto | Romance |
| 2012 | Tabu | Tabu | Drama |
| 2015 | Arabian Nights Volume 1: The Restless One | As Mil e uma Noites | Drama |
| 2015 | Arabian Nights Volume 2: The Desolate One | As Mil e uma Noites | Drama |
| 2015 | Arabian Nights Volume 3: The Enchanted One | As Mil e uma Noites | Drama |
| 2021 | The Tsugua Diaries | The Tsugua Diaries | Drama |
| 2024 | Grand Tour | Grand Tour | Period drama |

### Teenage Minds, Teenage Movies

| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| 2023 | City of Wind | Сэр сэр салхи | Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir | Mongolia |
| 2024 | Fish Bone | 鱼刺 | Xuyu Zhang | China |
| 2024 | Girls Will Be Girls | Girls Will Be Girls | Shuchi Talati | India |
| 2024 | Happyend | Happyend | Neo Sora | Japan |
| 2024 | I Am the Secret in Your Heart | 夏日的檸檬草 | Lai Meng Chieh | Taiwan |
| 2024 | My Sunshine | ぼくのお日さま | Hiroshi Okuyama | Japan |
| 2024 | Swimming in a Sand Pool | 水深ゼロメートルから | Nobuhiro Yamashita | Japan |
| 2023 | Tiger Stripes | Tiger Stripes | Amanda Nell Eu | Malaysia |
| 2024 | The Uniform | 夜校女生 | Chuang Ching-shen | Taiwan |

### Special Screening

| English title | Original title | Director(s) |
| Walking in the Movies | 영화 청년, 동호 | Kim Lyang |

## Awards and winners

Source:
| Image | Recipient | Country |
| The Asian Filmmaker of the Year ||||
| | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Korean Film Achievement Award ||||
| | Lee Sun-kyun | South Korea |
* New Currents Award:
** The Land of Morning Calm
** MA - Cry of Silence
* KIM Jiseok Award:
** Village Rockstars 2, Rima Das, India
** Yen and Ai-Lee by Tom Lin Shu-yu, Taiwan
* Sonje Award:
** Yurim by Song Ji-seo, South Korea
** A Garden In Winter by Eléonore Mahmoudian, Matsui Hiroshi, Japan, France
* BIFF Mecenat Award
** Works And Days by Park Min-soo, Ahn Kearn-hyung, South Korea
** Another Home by Frankie Sin, Taiwan, Hong Kong, France
* Actors of the Year:
** Yoo Lee-ha, The Final Semester, Actor, South Korea
** Park Seoyun, Humming, Actress, South Korea
* KB New Currents Audience Award:
** The Land of Morning Calm by Park Ri-woong
* Flash Forward Audience Award:
** Memories of a Burning Body, by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss, Costa Rica, Spain
* Documentary Audience Award: K-Number by Jo Se-young
* FIPRESCI Award: Tale of the Land by Loeloe Hendra
* NETPAC Award: The Land of Morning Calm by Park Ri-woong
* The Choon-yun Award
** Park Kwan-su, producer, South Korea
* Camellia Award: Ryu Seong-hie, South Korean film art director or production designer
* DGK PLUS M Award:
** The Final Semester, by Lee Ran-hee
** Red Nails, by Hwang Seulgi
* 'CGV Award: Fragment, by Kim Sung-yoon
* KBS Independent Film Award: The Final Semester, by Lee Ran-hee
* CGK Award: Waterdrop, cinematographer: Kang Jong-su
* Critic b Award: Inserts, by Lee Jong-su
* Chorokbaem Media Award:
** Waterdrop, by Choi Jong-yong
** Fragment, by Kim Sung-yoon
* Watcha Short Award: Lost Target, by Kim Dong-eun
* Songwon Citizen Critics’ Award: The Final Semester, by Lee Ran-hee
* Busan Cinephile Award: No Other Land, by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Palestine, Norway