28th Busan International Film Festival, 4-13 October 2023 Main Coverage Plan

The 28th Busan International Film Festival

Main Coverage Plan

* The following schedule has been updated as of Sept 19 (Tues). 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.

Master Class

Event Date & Time Venue Coverage Plan
Press Coverage Photo/Video Coverage
[Master Class]
HARA Kazuo: A Documentarist’s Full-Frontal Assault
Oct 9 (Mon) 16:00 KNN Theater,
KNN Tower
Back row of the theater Exit after 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the event

Hand-Printing Ceremony

Event Date & Time Venue Coverage Plan
Press Coverage Photo/Video Coverage
Open Talk
[CHOW Yun Fat: True Colors of a Hero 周潤發之英雄風範] *
Oct 5 (Thurs) 17:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Press Zone

* Hand-Printing Ceremony will be conducted with the Open Talk as part of <CHOW Yun Fat: True Colors of a Hero 周潤發之英雄風範>

Actors’ House

Event Date & Time Venue Coverage Plan
Press Coverage Photo/Video Coverage
Actors′ House: John CHO Oct 5 (Thurs) 19:00 KNN Theater,
KNN Tower
Back row of the theater Exit after 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the event
Actors′ House: SONG Joong-ki Oct 6 (Fri) 18:00 KNN Theater,
KNN Tower
Actors′ House: YOUN Yuh-jung Oct 6 (Fri) 20:00 KNN Theater,
KNN Tower
Actors′ House: HAN Hyo-joo Oct 7 (Sat) 20:30 KNN Theater,
KNN Tower

2023 CHANEL X BIFF Asian Film Academy Graduation Ceremony & Short Film Screening

Event Date & Time Venue Coverage Plan
Press Coverage Photo/Video Coverage
2023 CHANEL X BIFF Asian Film Academy
Graduation Ceremony & Short Film Screening
Oct 12 (Thurs) 19:00 Cinema 2,
Busan Cinema Center
Not restricted Not restricted

Open Talk

Event Date & Time Venue Coverage Plan
Press Coverage Photo/Video Coverage
Open Talk <Because I Hate Korea> Oct 5 (Thurs) 12:30 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Not restricted Press Zone
Open Talk
[Special Program in Focus: Korean Diasporic Cinema]
Oct 5 (Thurs) 15:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Not restricted
Open Talk <Believer 2> Oct 5 (Thurs) 16:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Open Talk & Hand-Printing
<CHOW Yun Fat: True Colors of a Hero 周潤發之英雄風範>
Oct 5 (Thurs) 17:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Open Talk <Ballerina> Oct 6 (Fri) 13:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Open Talk <LTNS> Oct 6 (Fri) 15:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Open Talk <Vigilante> Oct 6 (Fri) 16:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Open Talk <A Bloody Lucky Day> Oct 6 (Fri) 17:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Open Talk [LGBTQ in Southeast Asian Cinema] Oct 7 (Sat) 11:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Not restricted
Open Talk <Hopeless> Oct 7 (Sat) 14:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Open Talk <The Deal> Oct 7 (Sat) 16:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Open Talk <Cobweb> Oct 7 (Sat) 17:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted

Outdoor Greeting

Event Date & Time Venue Coverage Plan
Press Coverage Photo/Video Coverage
Outdoor Greeting <Ms. Apocalypse> Oct 5 (Thurs) 13:30 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Not restricted Press Zone
Outdoor Greeting <A Man of Reason> Oct 5 (Thurs) 14:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Outdoor Greeting <Soulmate> Oct 5 (Thurs) 14:30 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Outdoor Greeting <IN OUR DAY> Oct 6 (Fri) 14:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Not restricted
Outdoor Greeting <Honeysweet> Oct 6 (Fri) 14:30 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Outdoor Greeting <KYRIE> Oct 6 (Fri) 18:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Outdoor Greeting <IT′S OKAY!> Oct 7 (Sat) 12:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Outdoor Greeting [Shining Stars from Indonesia] Oct 7 (Sat) 12:30 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Not restricted
Outdoor Greeting <I AM A RUNNING MATE> Oct 7 (Sat) 13:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Naver TV,
Not restricted
Outdoor Greeting <Picnic> Oct 7 (Sat) 13:30 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Not restricted
Outdoor Greeting <IN WATER> Oct 7 (Sat) 15:00 BIFFXGENESIS Outdoor Stage,
Busan Cinema Center
Not restricted

2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards

Event Date & Time Venue Coverage Plan
Press Coverage Photo/Video Coverage
2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards Oct 8 (Sun) 18:00 BIFF Theater,
Busan Cinema Center
YouTube Online Live Streaming Photo Zone

Special Talk

Event Date & Time Venue
Special Talk <Poetry>
LEE Chang-dong X PAIK Kun-woo
Oct 5 (Thurs)
After the 12:30 screening
Theater 2,
CGV Centum City
Special Talk <Evil Does Not Exist>
X HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke, NAM Da-eun
Oct 10 (Tues)
After the 17:30 screening
Cinema 1,
Busan Cinema Center