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Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival Closes 30th Edition With Record Crowds, Attendance Up 27%

Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival Closes 30th Edition With Record Crowds, Attendance Up 27%

321 films from 50 countries screened and about 137,000 visitors were counted; launch of Bucheon AI Content Summit points to the cinema of the future
The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN, executive chair Shin Chul) wrapped its 11-day run on Sunday, July 12, drawing record crowds as attendance rose 27% from last year. Marking its 30th anniversary, the festival adopted "newness and expansion" as its themes and drew strong...
| Kim Ji-yeon
'Jeon Yoo-sung Free 'Jeon Yoo-sung Show' Set to Open at BUCOPe…Featuring Lee Hong-ryul and Kim Shin-young All Together

'Jeon Yoo-sung Free 'Jeon Yoo-sung Show' Set to Open at BUCOPe…Featuring Lee Hong-ryul and Kim Shin-young All Together

A memorial performance honoring the late Jeon Yoo-sung will be held at the 14th BUCOPe. Lee Hong-ryul, Kim Shin-young, and other former students will come together to deliver a deeply moving “Jeon Yoo-sung Free Jeon Yoo-sung Show.”
“Comedy Philosophies Reborn by Students’ Inventive Homage,” Shattering the MoldForget the dull kind of tributes. A living legend of South Korea’s comedy world, 'Jeon Yoo-sung', will be met with daring, dazzling homages from his juniors that light up Busan’s night.
| James choi
500x Production Budget Windfall…‘Obsession,’ Top Horror of the Year, Set for September Release

500x Production Budget Windfall…‘Obsession,’ Top Horror of the Year, Set for September Release

A debut film by a 1999-born YouTuber director that pulled in 600 billion won on 1.1 billion won—surpassing ‘Backroom’ to claim No. 1 at the box office for horror.
‘500x Production Budget Jackpot’… A new playbook for horror hits from a 1999-born prodigy directorA once-in-a-lifetime horror craze that has swept through North American theaters has finally arrived on the Korean Peninsula.
| James choi
Queer Horror 'Leviticus' and Thriller 'Knock' Win Top Honors at Bucheon Film Festival (BIFAN)

Queer Horror 'Leviticus' and Thriller 'Knock' Win Top Honors at Bucheon Film Festival (BIFAN)

Queer horror 'Leviticus' and crime thriller 'Knock' were named best at the 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival The festival also revealed winners of the newly created AI film award
A film industry's paradigm shift for what's next — BIFAN's take on genre upheaval and an AI revolutionThe 30th edition of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival — where the imaginations of 321 films from 50 countries across the world collided — has finally unveiled the faces set to write...
| James choi
Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Black Thunder Castle’ and Other Buzzed-About Titles at BIFAN 2026

Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Black Thunder Castle’ and Other Buzzed-About Titles at BIFAN 2026

Marking its 30th anniversary this year, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival will be held from July 2 to July 12 around Bucheon City Hall. As South Korea’s only fantastic genre film festival, BIFAN again presents works armed with genre playfulness and a bold experimental spirit.
| Chua-young
'Bong Joon-ho discovery' British critic Tony Rayns dies, a patron of Korean cinema

'Bong Joon-ho discovery' British critic Tony Rayns dies, a patron of Korean cinema

The late Tony Rayns, credited as a patron of Korean cinema who helped launch the Busan International Film Festival, gave the overseas first introduction of Bong Joon-ho’s short film 'Jirimeuryeol'
Remembering Tony Rayns, 'Korea film's eternal compass'The 'Pioneer with Blue Eyes' who brought Korean film from the margins to the center of global attention has left us. 'Tony Rayns,' a leading British film critic and programmer, died on the 8th.
| James choi
‘Wife Assassin’ Movie ‘Assassins (or ‘Killers’)’ Invites Toronto Premiere

‘Wife Assassin’ Movie ‘Assassins (or ‘Killers’)’ Invites Toronto Premiere

A new film by Heo Jin-ho reimagining the 1974 assassination of a first lady. Takes a spot in the gala section at North America’s biggest film festival; one of the top bets for this coming Chuseok
‘Gunfire in August 1974’ Returns to the Screen With a Hidden Side of History—and Praise on a Global StageOne of the most shocking mysteries in modern South Korean history comes to the global stage to reveal the truth first.
| James choi
‘The Assassins’ Gets an Official Gala Presentation Invite for the 51st Toronto International Film Festival

‘The Assassins’ Gets an Official Gala Presentation Invite for the 51st Toronto International Film Festival

A story that traces the allegations and the forces behind the assassination attempt on the First Lady that rocked South Korea on Aug. 15, 1974.
The film 〈The Assassins〉 has received an official invitation to the gala presentation section of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, drawing attention even before its release. The film 〈The Assassins〉 has been officially invited to the gala presentation section of the 51st Toronto...
| Joo Seong-cheol
Han Suk-kyu Thriller “Speaking Dead” Breaks Through Controversy and Is Released in the Second Half for the First Time in Five Years

Han Suk-kyu Thriller “Speaking Dead” Breaks Through Controversy and Is Released in the Second Half for the First Time in Five Years

“Speaking Dead,” the Han Suk-kyu-led project that was halted mid-production amid controversy over its source material, will finally be unveiled after a five-year wait following an eight-episode re-edit.
Master actor Han Suk-kyu transforms into a forensic pathologist in the mystery thriller drama Speaking Dead, finally breaking a long silence of no less than five years.An overwhelming comeback in an eight-episode format that cleared the wave of controversy—while the world is already paying...
| James choi
'Master of Experimental Film' Jean-Claude Rousseau... Spanning Over 40 Years of Film, at MMCA Film & Video in 2026

'Master of Experimental Film' Jean-Claude Rousseau... Spanning Over 40 Years of Film, at MMCA Film & Video in 2026

A look across four decades from his debut to the latest works, plus screening of a rare title shot in Jeonju and a free talk in Jeonju
An alchemist of light and time arrives in SeoulA living legend of avant-garde cinema, French master 'Jean-Claude Rousseau' will soon be under the spotlight as Seoul’s heart witnesses a decisive moment in his 40-year artistic journey.
| James choi