30th Busan International Film Festival, 17-26 September 2025 Press Release

[BIFF Press Release] 2025 Actor Claudia KIM to Host the 30th BIFF Closing Ceremony! 2025-08-11

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Press Release | 2025.08.11.

2025 Actor Claudia KIM to Host

the 30th BIFF Closing Ceremony!

The 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced actor Claudia Kim as the solo host of the Closing Ceremony. The ceremony will feature the presentation of the newly established Busan Awards, celebrating outstanding works from the festival’s inaugural Competitive Section, marking BIFF’s first step forward as a competitive film festival. This year’s BIFF will be bookended by two distinguished solo hosts, actor Lee Byung Hun and Claudia Kim. Together, these two iconic figures will mark the festival’s grand opening and finale respectively.

A Defining Presence in Global Cinema,

Actor Claudia KIM to Lead the Grand Finale of the 30th BIFF!

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Actor Claudia Kim, celebrated for her elegant presence and depth on screen, will take the stage as the host of the Closing Ceremony for the 30th Busan International Film Festival. With an impressive career spanning Korean and international cinema, combined with her strong command of language, she is expected to bring nuance and authenticity to this final evening, connecting audiences and filmmakers in a meaningful way.


Kim made her Hollywood debut as the first Korean actor to appear in a Marvel film, Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and has since starred in major global productions such as Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2023), The Dark Tower (2017), and Equals (2015), cementing her reputation as an international talent. More recently, she has impressed viewers with her roles in the TV series The Atypical Family (2024) and the Netflix series Gyeongseong Creature (2024). Her performance in A Normal Family (2024) garnered her the Best Supporting Actress award at the Baeksang Arts Awards 2025.


With her extraordinary global presence, Claudia Kim is set to bring charm and elegance to the Closing Ceremony of this year’s BIFF, which will be held from September 17 (Wed) to September 26 (Fri) at the Busan Cinema Center and throughout Busan.

■ The 30th Busan International Film Festival: Sep 17 (Wed) – Sep 26 (Fri)

■ The 20th Asian Contents & Film Market: Sep 20 (Sat) – Sep 23 (Tue)

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