* The following schedule has been updated as of September 18 (Fri). The details of the event, including the guests and schedule, are subject to change. Please visit the official website (https://www.biff.kr/eng/) and press center for schedule changes.
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | |||
| Actors’ House: KIM Goeun | Oct 8 (Thu) 16:00 | Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City | First come first served in designated area | Exit after 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the event in the press zone |
| Actors’ House: KIM Minha | Oct 8 (Thu) 18:00 | |||
| Actors’ House: RYU Seung-ryong | Oct 9 (Fri) 14:00 | |||
| Actors’ House: JU Jihoon | Oct 9 (Fri) 16:00 | |||
| Actors’ House: SHIN Mina | Oct 10 (Sat) 16:30 | |||
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | |||
| NA Hong-jin, A Genre of His Own | Oct 8 (Thu) 11:00 | Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City | First come first served in designated area | Exit after 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the event |
| The Cinematic Visions of Alfonso CUARÓN | Oct 8 (Thu) 12:30 | Busan Cinema Center Cinema 1 | ||
| Lav DIAZ - Time and Memory | Oct 9 (Fri) 11:00 | Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City | ||
| Bertrand MANDICO, A Magician of Wild Cinema | Oct 10 (Sat) 11:00 | |||
| Rintaro, a Living Legend of Japanese Animation | Oct 10 (Sat) 14:00 | |||
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | |||
| Charlotte GAINSBOURG: A Quiet Passion | Oct 8 (Thu) 13:30 | Culture Hall (9F), Shinsegae Centum City | First come first Served in Designated area | Exit after 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the event |
| ZHANG Lu: Embracing the Unfamiliar World of The Other | Oct 8 (Thu) 19:00 | Book Cafe Lounge, 4F, DSU-KIT Centum Campus | First come first served in designated area | Press Zone |
| Seifollah SAMADIAN: 30 Years with Abbas KIAROSTAMI as His Cinematographer and Friend | Oct 10 (Sat) 19:00 | |||
| Women, Rewriting the Screen: A Conversation with Judith GODRÈCHE | Oct 11 (Sun) 17:00 | |||
| Billy ACUMEN: The Box-Office Producer’s Secret Behind The King’s Warden, The Outlaws, The Roundup Series | Oct 13 (Tue) 18:00 | |||
| BI Gan: On Making Strange and Beautiful Films | Oct 13 (Tue) 19:30 | |||
| SHIM Eun-kyoung: Transcending Borders, Discovering Craft | Oct 14 (Wed) 19:00 | |||
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | |||
| 2026 CHANEL X BIFF Asian Film Academy Graduation Ceremony and Short Film Screening | Oct 14 (Wed) 19:00 | Busan Cinema Center Cinema 2 | Allowed | Allowed |
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Guest | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | ||||
| Open Talk Possible Love | Oct 7 (Wed) 13:30 | Busan Cinema Center Roof Theater | Director LEE Chang-dong; Actor JEON Do-yeon, SUL Kyung-gu, ZO In-sung, CHO Yeo-jeong | NAVER CHZZK / Youtube Live Streaming Not Restricted |
Live Streaming Prohibited, Press Zone |
| Open Talk Cattle Run | Oct 7 (Wed) 15:00 | Director KIM Ji-hyun; Actor RYU Seung-ryong, PARK Hae-jun, ONG Seong-wu, LEE Sang-hee | |||
| Open Talk The Table: Day and Night | Oct 7 (Wed) 17:00 | Director KIM Jong-kwan; Actor KIM Min-ha, JOO Jong-hyuk, HAN Sun-hwa, SHIM Eun-kyung, JEON So-young, KIM Dong-hwi | |||
| Open Talk Sapiens | Oct 8 (Thu) 14:00 | Director LEE Hu-bin; Actor JUNG Sung-il, YOU Chea-myung, RYU Hyunkyung | |||
| Open Talk Dead-End Job | Oct 8 (Thu) 15:00 | Director KIM Da-min; Creator HAN Jun-hee; Actor KIM Min-ha, CHOI Hyun-wook | |||
| Open Talk The Blue Road | Oct 9 (Fri) 12:30 | Director HAN Jun-hee; Actor SON Sukku, NAGAYAMA Eita, KIM Shin-rok | |||
| Open Talk Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng | Oct 9 (Fri) 13:30 | Director LEE Yong-jae; Actor LEE Sun-bin, YOU Chea-myung, JUN Suk-ho, KIM Young-min | |||
| Open Talk The Sorry Generation | Oct 9 (Fri) 14:30 | Director KIM Sung-yoon; Actor JUNG Jae-young, LEE Yi-kyung, KIM Joo-ryoung, KIM Ah-young | |||
| Open Talk BIFF Discoveries: Rising New Talents | Oct 10 (Sat) 11:00 | The Table: Day and Night Actor JEON So-young, KIM Dong-hwi; The Bird, The World Before Actor SIM Su-bin | |||
| Open Talk When Legendary Isabelle Huppert Meets Joyful Director Marc Fitoussi | Oct 13 (Tue) 17:00 | Actor Isabelle HUPPERT; Director Marc FITOUSSI | |||
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Guest | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | ||||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Bedford Park | Oct 7 (Wed) 11:20 | Busan Cinema Center Roof Theater | Director Stephanie AHN; Actor Moon CHOI, Son Sukku | NAVER CHZZK / Youtube Live Streaming Not Restricted |
Live Streaming Prohibited, Press Zone |
| Outdoor Stage Greeting You, Like a Star | Oct 7 (Wed) 12:00 | Director FUJII Michihito; Actor YOKOHAMA Ryusei | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting The Chain of Roses | Oct 7 (Wed) 12:30 | Director SATO Sakichi; Actor SAWAJIRI Erika, MARUYAMA Ryuhei | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Happily Ever After | Oct 7 (Wed) 14:30 | Director Feng-I Fiona ROAN; Actor Shuhua YEH, Xuan CHEN, Kent TSAI | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Made In Korea Season2 | Oct 7 (Wed) 16:00 | Director WOO Min-ho; Actor HYUN Bin, JUNG Woo-sung, WOO Dohwan | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Look Back | Oct 7 (Wed) 16:30 | Director KOREEDA Hirokazu; Actor DEGUCHI Natsuki, MAKITA Aju, NANASE Furi, OKADA Rokka | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Dora | Oct 8 (Thu) 11:00 | Director July JUNG; Actor KIM Doyeon, CHOI Wonyoung | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Final Interview | Oct 8 (Thu) 11:30 | Director KIM Joung-hoon; Actor CHO Yi-hyun, KIM Jae-won, KANG You-seok, BAE Gang-hee | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting BIFF Discoveries: Rising New Talents | Oct 8 (Thu) 12:00 | Dora Actor KIM Doyeon | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting SINNER | Oct 8 (Thu) 12:30 | Director HONG Sung-min; Actor JUNG Sung-il, PARK Ji-hyun | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Still Shining | Oct 8 (Thu) 13:00 | Director SONG Il-gon; Actor KIM Hye-ja, PARK Seo-kyung, CHOI Ju-eun, MOON Seong-hyun, LEE Seyoung | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Four Seasons in Java | Oct 8 (Thu) 13:30 | Director Kamila ANDINI; Producer Ifa ISFANSYAH; Actor Putri MARINO, Arya SALOKA, Christine HAKIM | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting In the Clear Moonlit Dusk | Oct 8 (Thu) 16:00 | Director TAKEMURA Kentaro; Actor MICHIEDA Shunsuke, ANZAI Seira | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting PARADISE LOST | Oct 9 (Fri) 12:00 | Director YEON Sang-ho; Actor KIM Hyun-joo | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting The Scar-Faced Cat: Way of Asura | Oct 9 (Fri) 15:30 | Director WANG I-fan; Actor FUKUSHI Sota, HAN Ning | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting The World Before | Oct 9 (Fri) 16:00 | Director YOON Dan-bi; Actor SIM Su-bin, KIM Eo-jin | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting The Remarried Empress | Oct 10 (Sat) 12:00 | Actor SHIN Mina, JU Jihoon, LEE Jongsuk, LEE Seyoung | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Nowhere to Lay My Eyes | Oct 10 (Sat) 12:30 | Actor KWON Haehyo, PARK Miso | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting Italy's Fearsome New Directors Deep Blue + Föa - Once Upon A Future |
Oct 11 (Sun) 12:00 | Deep Blue Director Ernesto Maria CENSORI; Actor Andrea ARCANGELI; Producer Giorgio GUCCI; Screenwriter Lorenzo MARINELLI; Editor Chicchi TADEUCCI Föa - Once Upon A Future Director Margherita FERRARI; Producer Raffaele PERILLO |
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| Outdoor Stage Greeting Inherit | Oct 11 (Sun) 12:30 | Director Banjong PISANTHANAKUN; Actor Davika Hoorne, Thitiya Jirapornsilp | |||
| Outdoor Stage Greeting We Are the Masters of Tomorrow! A Stage Greeting with the Directors of the Flash Forward Section |
Oct 11 (Sun) 15:00 | Director Rhys Marc JONES, Jannis LENZ, Fernanda TOVAR, Jacqueline LENTZOU, Emmanuel MARRE, Manuel WETSCHER, Margherita FERRARI, Grzegorz DĘBOWSKI, Manuela MARTELLI | |||
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | |||
| Three Colours: Blue X HONG Kyung-pyo | Oct 8 (Thu) 12:50 |
CGV Centum City 5 | *Same as GV Entry allowed after screening ends & event begins |
*Same as GV Exit after 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the event |
| The Handmaiden X FAN Bingbing | Oct 8 (Thu) 15:30 |
Busan Cinema Center Cinema 2 | ||
| Mad Max X KIM Jeewoon | Oct 9 (Fri) 11:30 |
Busan Cinema Center Cinema 1 | ||
* Carte Blanche will start after the screening.
* Media covering the GV(Guest Visit) are required to present the Press Badge at the entrance of the screening venue for access. (Exit after 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the event)
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | |||
| Maggie GYLLENHAAL on Marilyn MONROE | Oct 7 (Wed) 15:30 |
Busan Cinema Center Cinema 1 | *Same as GV Entry allowed after screening ends & event begins |
*Same as GV Exit after 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the event |
| Mother Mary: Producer KIM Tae-ho Expands the TEO Universe from Hit Variety Shows to Film Distribution | Oct 7 (Wed) 19:00 |
Busan Cinema Center Cinematheque | ||
| Gravity & Beyond: A Conversation with Alfonso and Jonás CUARÓN | Oct 7 (Wed) 20:20 |
CGV Centum City IMAX | ||
| MELANCHOLIA The Choice of Charlotte GAINSBOURG, Acclaimed for Her Powerful Performances in Several of Director Lars von Trier's Masterpieces | Oct 8 (Thu) 14:50 |
Busan Cinema Center Cinema 1 | ||
| The Cinematic Life of Ann HUI, Winner of the Camellia Award | Oct 8 (Thu) 20:00 |
Busan Cinema Center Cinema 2 | ||
| Behold This Actor: AHN Sung-ki, Another History of Korean Cinema (JUNG Sung-il, Film Critic) | Oct 12 (Mon) 15:40 |
CGV Centum City 2 | ||
* Special Talks will start after the screening. (Except for Special Talk [The Cinematic Life of Ann HUI, Winner of the Camellia Award])
* Media covering the GV(Guest Visit) are required to present the Press Badge at the entrance of the screening venue for access. (Exit after 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the event)
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | |||
| Scene Stealers: Steal the Spotlight KIM Kukhee | Oct 12 (Mon) 14:00 | HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE | Not Restricted | Press Zone |
| Scene Stealers: Steal the Spotlight KIM Jaechul | Oct 12 (Mon) 17:00 | |||
| Scene Stealers: Steal the Spotlight GONG Minjeung | Oct 13 (Tue) 14:00 | |||
| Scene Stealers: Steal the Spotlight PARK Jiyeon | Oct 13 (Tue) 16:00 | |||
| Scene Stealers: Steal the Spotlight IM Seongjae | Oct 14 (Wed) 16:00 | |||
| Scene Stealers: Steal the Spotlight KIM Junhan | Oct 14 (Wed) 17:00 | |||
| Event | Date & Time | Venue | Coverage Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press Coverage | Photo/Video Coverage | |||
| From Children of Heaven to Midday Meal: Majid MAJIDI | Oct 9 (Fri) 16:30 | HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE | Not Restricted | Press Zone |
| Connecting the vision of Korean Cinema_‘Vision Korea’ Directors & Actors Talk 1 | Oct 10 (Sat) 13:00 | |||
| Women Directors: Taking the Scene | Oct 10 (Sat) 14:00 | Busan Cinema Center Roof Theater | ||
| Connecting the vision of Korean Cinema_‘Vision Korea’ Directors & Actors Talk 2 | Oct 10 (Sat) 15:00 | HANMAC SMOOOOOTH LOUNGE | ||
| Connecting the vision of Korean Cinema_‘Vision Korea’ Directors & Actors Talk 3 | Oct 11 (Sun) 13:00 | |||
| Connecting the vision of Korean Cinema_‘Vision Korea’ Directors & Actors Talk 4 | Oct 11 (Sun) 14:00 | |||
| Asian Cinema Through Global Eyes | Oct 11 (Sun) 15:30 | |||
| The Hottest Virus of the Year, Jim Queen | Oct 11 (Sun) 16:30 | |||
| SNL Korea Cast Expands from Comedy Stages to the Silver Screen! | Oct 13 (Tue) 13:00 | |||