Over one million foreign tourists visited Busan in the first four months of 2025, a pace faster than any year since the city ...

The Busan International Film Festival will expand its screening program by some 8% in what it calls “an effort to maintain a scale befitting Asia’s top film festival.” This is despite a 50% ...

By Soomee Park The Busan International Film Festival kicked off in South Korea’s bustling southern port city Wednesday night with the world premiere of Heaven: To the Land of Happiness from ...

After two years of holding in-person but stripped down editions of the festival, South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, October 5-14) is back in full force this year with a ...

Korea’s Busan International Film Festival issued a heartfelt statement today, promising to “do our best for the successful hosting” of this year’s edition of the October festival ...

Lee Yong-kwan, one of the original founders of the Busan International Film Festival, says he is stepping down as the event’s chairman – this time with immediate effect.

By Lee Hyo-won The future of Asia‘s largest film festival is the topic of much debate as the Busan International Film Festival’s (BIFF) long-standing conflict with Busan’s metropolitan ...

The Busan International Film Festival concluded its 25th edition on Friday with the announcement of prizes across its multiple sections. The competitive New Currents section saw the top prize shar ...

The festival held its annual … An investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by a former director of the Busan International Film Festival has not reached a conclusion, several months ...