Korea Tour : International Film Festivals in Korea

Hi?

I am Eddie Kwon, a Korea Toru intreter and guide.

Tday, I would like to introduce International Film Festivals in Korea.

Many great and small film festivals are held in Korea each year and the three featured international festivals, Busan International Film Festival, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and Jeonju International Film Festival are highly recommended to attend.. As the locations and times vary by festival, the charms and the excitements of each festival are unique.

 

Busan International Film Festival 

Busan International Film Festival was the first international film festival in Korea and is held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan every October. The festival has received much spotlight in Asia and has attracted the attention of professionals across all film industries. The festival screens a variety of movies including international premieres as well as showcases new experimental films.

When: October of each year

Website: www.biff.kr (Korean, English)

Jeonju International Film Festival

 

This international movie festival, held in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, is a non-competitive completion that still manages to feature a few elements of competition under the themes of 'Freedom, Independence and Communication'. These festival aims to screen the most-talked-about films in the digital and independent movie genres.

When: April of each year

Website: www.jiff.or.kr (Korean, English)

 

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

 

This is a non-competitive festival held every year in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, introducing new films. The themes of the festival are ‘Love, Fantasy and Adventure’; yet, the festival is renowned for focusing largely on fantasy movies. Audiences will enter the exotic fantasy world, watching different genres of movies including horror, action and romance.

When: July of each year

Website: www.bifan.com (Korean, English)