| Busan International Film Festival | |
| Awards: | New Currents and others |
| Last: | 2023 |
| Number: | 269 in 2023 |
| Location: | Busan, South Korea |
| Language: | International |
| Main: | Current: 28th |
| Previous: | 27th |
| Next: | 29th |
| Rr: | Busan-Gukje-Yeonghwaje |
| Mr: | Pusan-Kukche-Yŏnghwache |
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), formerly the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia.[1] The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea.
The main focus of the BIFF is to introduce new films and first-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent.
In 1999, the Pusan Promotion Plan (renamed Asian Project Market in 2011) was established to connect new directors to funding sources. The 16th BIFF in 2011 saw the festival move to a new permanent home, the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City.[2] [3]
Films screened: 173 films from 31 countries
Opening Film: Secrets & Lies, Mike Leigh, UK/France
Closing Film: In Expectation, Ming Zhang, China
Participating guests: 224 guests from 27 countries
Total audience: 184,071
Films screened: 163 films from 33 countries
Opening Film: Chinese Box, Wayne Wang, UK/France/USA/Japan
Closing Film: Eighteen Springs, Ann Hui, Hong Kong-China
Participating guests: 450 guests from 30 countries
Total audience: 170,206
Films screened: 211 films from 41 countries
Opening Film: The Silence, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iran/France
Closing Film: Kanzo sensei, Shohei Imamura, Japan
Participating guests: 659 guests from 25 countries
Total audience: 192,547 (paid audiences: 174,870)
Films screened: 207 films from 53 countries
Opening Film: Peppermint Candy, Lee Chang-Dong, Korea
Closing Film: Not One Less, Zhang Yimou, China
Participating guests: 555 guests from 36 countries
Total audience: 180,914
Films screened: 207 films from 55 countries
Opening Film: The Wrestlers, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, India
Closing Film: In the Mood for Love, Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong-China
Participating guests: 3017 guests from 39 countries
Total audience: 181,708 people
Films screened: 201 films from 60 countries
Opening Film: The Last Witness, Bae Chang-ho, Korea
Closing Film: The Legend of Suriyothai, Chatrichalerm Yukol, Thailand
Participating guests: 3,761 guests from 30 countries
Total audience: 143,103 people
Films screened: 226 films from 57 countries
Opening Film: The Coast Guard, Kim Ki-duk, Korea
Closing Film: Dolls, Kitano Takeshi, Japan
Participating guests: 4,387 guests from 35 countries
Total audience: 167,349 people
Films screened: 243 works from 61 countries
Opening Film: Doppelganger, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan
Closing Film: Acacia, Park Ki-hyung, Korea
Participating guests: 2,523 people from 44 countries
Invited guests: 4,387 people from 50 countries (Inc. PPP& Press)
Total audience: 165,102(paid audiences: 145,041)
Films screened: Total 262 films from 63 countries
Opening Film: 2046, Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong-China
Closing Film: The Scarlet Letter, Daniel H. Byun, Korea
Participating guests: Total 5,638 guests from 50 countries
Total audience: 166,164
Films screened: 307 films from 73 countries
Opening Film: Three Times, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwan
Closing Film: Wedding Campaign, Hwang Byung-kook, Korea
Participating guests: 6,088 from 55 countries
Total audience: 192,970
Films screened: 245 films from 63 countries
Opening Film: Traces of Love, Kim Dae-seung, Korea
Closing Film: Crazy Stone, Ning Hao, China/Hong Kong-China
Participating guests: 8,321 from 51 countries (inc. ASIAN FILM MARKET & press)
Total audience: 162,835
Films Screened: 271 films from 64 countries in 770 screenings
Opening Film: Assembly, Feng Xiaogang, China
Closing Film: Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Japan
Participating guests: 7,361(exc. ASIAN FILM MARKET)
Total audience: 198,603
Films screened: 315 films from 60 countries. 827 screenings.
Opening Film: The Gift to Stalin, Rustem Abdrashev, Russia/Kazakhstan/Israel/Poland
Closing Film: I Am Happy, Yoon Jong-chan, Korea
Participating guests: 11,110 in total (inc. ASIAN FILM MARKET)
Total audience: 198,818
Films Screened: 355 films from 70 countries. 803 screenings.
World Premiere: 98 Films (72 Feature Films, 26 Short Films)
International Premiere: 46 Films (41 Feature Films, 5 Short Films)
Opening Film: Good Morning President, Jang Jin, Korea
Closing Film: The Message, Gao Qunshu, Chen Kuo-fu, China
Invited Guests (exc. Asian Film Market): 8,602 in total (Guests: 6,400, Press: 2,202)
Total audience: 173,516
Films Screened: 306 films from 67 countries（101 World Premieres / 52 International Premieres）
Screening Venue: Total of 232,851 seats and 36 screens at 6 theaters
Opening Film: Under the Hawthorn Tree, Zhang Yimou, China
Closing Film: Camellia, Wisit Sasanatieng, Isao Yukisada, Jang Joon-hwan, Thailand/Japan/Korea
Participating guests: 9,367
3,784 from Korea
906 from out of Korea
1,651 Cinephiles
789 Market participants
2,237 Press Accreditations
Total audience: 182,046
Films Screened: 307 films from 70 countries[4] （86 World Premieres / 45 International Premieres）
Screening Venue: Total of 235,907 seats and 36 screens at 5 theaters
Opening Film: Always, Song Il-gon, South Korea
Closing Film: Chronicle of My Mother, Masato Harada, Japan
Participating guests: 11,268
Domestic: 4,482
International: 765
Cinephile: 1,999
Market: 1,080
Busan Cinema Forum: 502
Accredited Press: 2,440
* Market and Forum participants include only the numbers accredited with the Badge
Total audience: 196,177
Films Screened: 304 films from 75 countries（96 World Premieres / 39 International Premieres）
Screening Venue: 37 screens at 7 theaters
Opening Film: Cold War, Longman Leung, Sunny Luk, Hong Kong
Closing Film: Television, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Bangladesh
Participating guests: 11,519
Domestic: 4,830
International: 806
Cinephile: 2,149
Market: 1,098
Busan Cinema Forum: 279
Accredited Press: 2,357
Total audience: 221,002
Films Screened: 299 films from 70 countries（94 World Premieres / 40 International Premieres）
Screening Venue: 35 screens at 7 theaters (Market and unofficial screenings excluded)
Opening Film: , Khyentse Norbu, Bhutan
Closing Film: The Dinner, Kim Dong-hyun, Korea
Participating guests: 9,991
Domestic: 3,423
Foreign: 751
Cinephile: 1,667
Market: 1,272
BC&F: 616
Accredited Press: 2,262（Domestic: 1,963, Foreign:299）
Total audience: 217,865
Films Screened: 312 from 79 countries（96 World Premieres / 36 International Premieres）
Screening Venue: 33 screens at 7 theaters (Market and unofficial screenings excluded)
Opening Film: Paradise in Service, Doze Niu, Taiwan
Closing Film: Gangster Payday, Lee Po-cheung, Hong Kong
Participating guests: 10,173
Domestic: 3,362
Foreign: 775
Cinephile: 1,429
Market: 1,566
BC&F: 750
Accredited Press: 2,291
Total audience: 226,473
Films Screened: 302 from 75 countries（94 World Premieres / 31 International Premieres）
Screening Venue: 35 screens at 6 theaters (Market and unofficial screenings excluded)
Opening Film: Zubaan, Mozez Singh, India
Closing Film: Mountain Cry, Larry Yang, China/United States
Participating guests: 9,685
Domestic: 3,226
Foreign: 775
Cinephile: 1,405
Market: 1,571
BC&F: 403
Accredited Press: 2,325
Total audience: 227,377
Films Screened: 299 from 69 countries
Opening Film: A Quiet Dream – Zhang Lu, Korea
Closing Film: The Dark Wind, Hussein Hassan, Iraq/Germany/Qatar
Participating guests: 5,759, excluding the press
Total audience: 165,149
Films Screened: 300 from 76 countries
Opening Film: Glass Garden – Shin Su-won, South Korea
Closing Film: Love Education, Sylvia Chang, China/Taiwan
Total audience: 192,991
Films Screened: 324 from 79 countries
Opening Film: Beautiful Days - Jéro Yun, South Korea
Closing Film: , Yuen Woo-ping, Hong Kong/China
Total audience: 191,000
Films Screened: 299 from 85 countries
Opening Film: The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time - Yerlan Nurmukhambetov, Lisa Takeba, Kazakhstan/Japan
Closing Film: Moonlit Winter - Lim Dae-hyung, South Korea
Total audience: 189,116
Films Screened: 192 films from 68 countries
Opening Film: Septet: The Story of Hong Kong - Johnnie To, Ringo Lam, Hark Tsui, Sammo Hung, Ann Hui, Patrick Tam Yuen, Wo Ping, Hong Kong, China/China
Closing Film: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish - Tamura Kotaro, Japan
Total audience: 20,135
Films Screened: 223 films from 70 countries
Opening Film: by Im Sang-soo
Closing Film: Anita by Longman Leung
Total audience:76,072[8]
Films Screened: 242 films from 71 countries
Opening Film: Scent of Wind - Hadi Mohaghegh, Iran
Closing Film: A Man - Ishikawa Kei, Japan
Films Screened: 269 films from 69 countries
Opening Film: Because I Hate Korea - Jang Kun-jae, South Korea
Closing Film: The Movie Emperor - Ning Hao, China
The Busan International Film Festival is organised in various sections[11]
Chairpersons:
Festival Directors:
Managing Directors:
A number of awards are handed out each year, including:
The Asian Filmmaker of the Year(올해의 아시아영화인상) is granted to the Asian filmmaker who has made the most significant contribution to the advancement of Asian film industry and culture throughout the year.[13]
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Name | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2003 | Iran | |||
| 9 | 2004 | Taiwan | |||
| 10 | 2005 | Japan | |||
| 11 | 2006 | Hong Kong | |||
| 12 | 2007 | Edward Yang (1947–2007) | Taiwan | ||
| 13 | 2008 | Kazakhstan | |||
| 14 | 2009 | India[14] | |||
| 15 | 2010 | Taiwan | |||
| 16 | 2011 | Hong Kong | |||
| 17 | 2012 | Japan | |||
| 18 | 2013 | Cambodia | |||
| 19 | 2014 | Hong Kong | |||
| 20 | 2015 | Japan | |||
| 21 | 2016 | Iran | |||
| 22 | 2017 | Japan | |||
| 23 | 2018 | Japan[15] | |||
| 24 | 2019 | Japan[16] | |||
| 26 | 2021 | South Korea[17] | |||
| 27 | 2022 | Hong Kong, China[18] | |||
| 28 | 2023 | Hong Kong[19] | |||
The Korean Cinema Award(한국영화공로상) is presented to cineastes that have made a notable contribution in the globalization of Korean cinema.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Italy | |||
| UK | |||||
| Alain Jalladeau | France | ||||
| Ulrich Gregor | Germany | ||||
| Larry Kadish | USA | ||||
| Ancha Flubacher-Rhim | Switzerland | ||||
| Simon Field | UK | ||||
| 2 | 1997 | Aruna Vasudev | India | ||
| Japan | |||||
| 3 | 1998 | France | |||
| Germany | |||||
| 4 | 1999 | Canada | |||
| Lee Young-il | South Korea | ||||
| 5 | 2000 | Martin & Anna Louisa Girod | Switzerland | ||
| 6 | 2001 | Eva Zaoralová | Czech Republic | ||
| 7 | 2002 | Alain Patel | France | ||
| 8 | 2003 | Park Byoung-yang | Japan | ||
| Lee Bong-ou | Japan | ||||
| 9 | 2004 | Yano Kazuyki | Japan | ||
| Phillip Cheah | Singapore | ||||
| 10 | 2005 | Germany | |||
| France | |||||
| 11 | 2006 | Martial Knaebell | Switzerland | ||
| Terawaki Ken | Japan | ||||
| 12 | 2007 | Sabrina Baracetti | Italy | ||
| Jean-Francois Rauger | France | ||||
| 13 | 2008 | USA | |||
| 14 | 2009 | Riccardo Gelli | Italy | ||
| USA | |||||
| 15 | 2010 | Bruno Barde | France | ||
| 16 | 2011 | Julietta Sichel | Czech Republic | ||
| 17 | 2012 | Hayashi Kanako | Japan | ||
| 18 | 2013 | Charles Tesson | France | ||
| 19 | 2014 | Corinne Siegrist-Oboussier | Switzerland | ||
| 20 | 2015 | German | |||
| 21 | 2016 | Laurence Herszberg | France | ||
| 22 | 2017 | Christoph Terhechte | Germany | ||
| 23 | 2018 | Martine Thérouanne | France | ||
| Jean-Marc Thérouanne | France | ||||
| 24 | 2019 | Bae Yongjae | South Korea | ||
| Yoo Dongsuk | South Korea | ||||
| 26 | 2021 | Lee Choon-yun | South Korea[20] | ||
| 27 | 2022 | Goran Topalovic | US[21] | ||
| 28 | 2023 | South Korea[22] | |||
The Choon-yun Award(이춘연 영화인상) was established in honor of the late Chairman of the Korean Association of Film Art & Industry, Lee Choon-yun. This award is given to one newly emerging producer with a cash prize of KRW 10,000,000, sponsored by IOK Company.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2022 | Baek Jaeho | South Korea | ||
| 28 | 2023 | Kim Ji-yeon | South Korea |
See main article: article and New Currents. The New Currents Award(뉴 커런츠상) is given to the two best feature films selected from the first or second feature of new Asian directors introduced in the New Currents section. A grand prize of USD 30,000 is awarded to each film. The jury consists of world-renowned film experts who will choose winners to discover and encourage the hidden jewels of Asian cinema.[23]
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Rain Clouds over Wushan | China | |||
| 2 | 1997 | Motel Cactus | Park Ki-yong | South Korea | ||
| 3 | 1998 | Xiao Wu | China | |||
| 4 | 1999 | Timeless Melody | Hiroshi Okuhara | Japan | ||
| 5 | 2000 | The Day I Became a Woman | Iran | |||
| 6 | 2001 | Flower Island | South Korea | |||
| 7 | 2002 | Jealousy Is My Middle Name | South Korea | |||
| The Rite... A Passion | India | |||||
| 8 | 2003 | The Missing | Taiwan | |||
| Tiny Snowflakes | Alireza Amini | Iran | ||||
| 9 | 2004 | This Charming Girl | Lee Yun-ki | South Korea | ||
| 10 | 2005 | Grain in Ear | China | |||
| 11 | 2006 | Betelnut | Heng Yang | China | ||
| Love Conquers All | Malaysia | |||||
| 12 | 2007 | Wonderful Town | Thailand | |||
| Life Track | Guang Hao Jin | China/Korea | ||||
| Flower in the Pocket | Malaysia | |||||
| 13 | 2008 | Land of Scarecrows | South Korea | |||
| Naked of Defenses | Masahide Ichii | Japan | ||||
| 14 | 2009 | Kick Off | Shawkat Amin Korki | Iraq/Japan | ||
| I'm in Trouble | So Sang-min | South Korea | ||||
| 2010 | The Journals of Musan | South Korea | ||||
| Bleak Night | South Korea | |||||
| 2011 | Mourning | Morteza Farshbaf | Iran | |||
| Nino | Loy Arcenas | Philippines | ||||
| 17 | 2012 | 36 | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand | ||
| Kayan | Maryam Najafi | Lebanon/Canada | ||||
| 2013 | Pascha | Ahn Sun-kyoung | South Korea | |||
| Remote Control | Byamba Sakhya | Mongolia/Germany | ||||
| 2014 | End of Winter | Kim Dae-hwan | South Korea | |||
| 2015 | Immortal | Iran | ||||
| Walnut Tree | Yerlan Nurmukhambetov | Kazakhstan | ||||
| 2016 | The Donor | Zang Qiwu | China | |||
| Knife in the Clear Water | Wang Xuebo | China | ||||
| 2017 | After My Death | Korea | ||||
| Blockage | Mohsen Gharaei | Iran | ||||
| 2018 | Clean Up | Kwon Man-ki | South Korea | |||
| Savage | Cui Siwei | China | ||||
| 2019 | Haifa Street | Mohanad Hayal | Iraq/Qatar | |||
| Rom | Tran Thanh Huy | Vietnam | ||||
| 2020 | A Balance | Harumoto Yujiro | Japan | |||
| Three | Ruslan Pak | Kazakhstan/ Korea/ Uzbekistan | ||||
| 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea | |||
| Farewell, My Hometown | Wang Er Zhou | China[24] | ||||
| 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea | |||
| Shivamma | Jaishankar Aryar | India | ||||
| 2023 | The Wrestler | Iqbal Chowdhury | Bangladesh | |||
| September 1923 | Japan | |||||
The KIM Jiseok Award(지석상), Established in 2017, is to remember and honor the late Kim Jiseok who devoted his whole life to discovering and supporting the growth of Asian cinema. The award is given to the films in the competition category for the Korean and Asian directors who have directed more than 3 feature films, and two best films are selected and awarded a cash prize of USD 10,000 each sponsored by BIFF Supporters Association.[25]
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2017 | Anucha Boonyawatana | Thailand | |||
| The Scythian Lamb | Japan | |||||
| 23 | 2018 | The Rib | Zhang Wei | China | ||
| Rona, Azim's Mother | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Afghanistan/Iran | ||||
| 24 | 2019 | Circus of Life | Pakistan | |||
| Market | Pradip Kurbah | India | ||||
| 25 | 2020 | Drowning in Holy Water | Navid Mahmoudi | Afghanistan/Iran | ||
| The Slaughterhouse | Abbas Amini | Iran | ||||
| 26 | 2021 | The Rapist | India[26] | |||
| Gensan Punch | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | ||||
| 27 | 2022 | Scent of Wind | Iran | |||
| Alteration | Uzbekistan | |||||
| 28 | 2023 | Paradise | Sri Lanka | |||
| Bride Abduction | Mirlan Abdikhalikov | Kyrgyzstan | ||||
BIFF Mecenat Award(비프메세나상) is granted to the best documentary from Korea and Asia in Wide Angle competitive section. The winner will be granted KRW 10,000,000 with the purpose of assisting their next production.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woonpa Award | ||||||
| 1 | 1996 | Wind Echoing in My Being | South Korea | |||
| 2 | 1997 | The Six Day Fight in Myong Dong Cathedral | South Korea | |||
| 3 | 1998 | Reclaiming Our Names | Hong Hyung-sook | South Korea | ||
| 4 | 1999 | My Own Breathing | South Korea | |||
| Mindullae | Choi Ha Dong-ha, Lee Jeong-soon | South Korea | ||||
| 5 | 2000 | Sky-Blue Hometown | Kim So-young | South Korea | ||
| 6 | 2001 | Farewell | Hwang Yun | South Korea | ||
| 7 | 2002 | On the Right Track | Lee Ji-young | South Korea | ||
| Mudang: Reconciliation Between the Living and the Dead | Park Ki-bok | South Korea | ||||
| 8 | 2003 | And Thereafter | Lee Ho-sup | South Korea | ||
| 9 | 2004 | What Do People Live For? | Lee Jeong-soon | South Korea | ||
| 10 | 2005 | Coreen 2495 | Ha Joon-so | South Korea | ||
| Annyoung Sayonara | Kim Tae-il, Kumiko Katō | South Korea | ||||
| 11 | 2006 | Our School | South Korea | |||
| People Crossing the River | Kim Duk-chul | South Korea | ||||
| 12 | 2007 | Grandmother's Flower | Moon Jung-hyun | South Korea | ||
| Renamed as BIFF Mecenat Award | ||||||
| 13 | 2008 | Mental | Japan | |||
| Old Partner | Lee Chung-ryoul | South Korea | ||||
| 14 | 2009 | Earth's Woman | Kwon Woo-jung | South Korea | ||
| The Other Song | India | |||||
| 15 | 2010 | Miracle on Jongno Street | Lee Hyuk-sang | South Korea | ||
| New Castle | Guo Hengqi | China | ||||
| 16 | 2011 | Sea of Butterfly | Park Bae-il | South Korea | ||
| Shoji & Takao | Ide Yoko | Japan | ||||
| 17 | 2012 | Anxiety | Min Hwan-ki | South Korea | ||
| Embers | Tamara Stepanyan | Lebanon/Qatar/Armenia | ||||
| 18 | 2013 | Jalanan ("Streetside") | Daniel Ziv | Indonesia | ||
| Non-fiction Diary | South Korea | |||||
| 19 | 2014 | Collapse | Mun Jeong-hyun, Lee Won-woo | South Korea | ||
| The Storm Makers | Cambodia | |||||
| 20 | 2015 | Boys Run | Kang Seok-pil | South Korea | ||
| Look Love | Ye Yun | China | ||||
| 21 | 2016 | The Crescent Rising | Sheron Dayoc | Philippines | ||
| Neighborhood | Sung Seung-taek | South Korea | ||||
| 22 | 2017 | Soseongri | Park Bae-il | South Korea | ||
| Sennan Asbestos Disaster | Japan | |||||
| 23 | 2018 | Army | Kelvin Park Kyung-kun | South Korea | ||
| Opening Closing Forgetting | Taiwan | |||||
| 24 | 2019 | Noodle Kid | Huo Ning | China | ||
| Underground | Kim Jeong-keun | South Korea | ||||
| 25 | 2020 | The Art of Living in Danger | Mina Keshavarz | Iran/Germany | ||
| Sister J | Lee Soojung | South Korea | ||||
| 26 | 2021 | Self-Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47 km | Zhang Meng-Chi | China | ||
| 206: Unearthed | Heo Cheol-nyeong | South Korea | ||||
| 27 | 2022 | A Table for Two | Kim Boram | South Korea | ||
| The Football Aficionado | Iran | |||||
| 28 | 2023 | The Voices of the Silenced | Park Ma-ui, Park Soo-nam | South Korea/Japan | ||
| Republic | Jin Jiang | Singapore/China | ||||
Sonje Award(선재상) is given to the best Korean and Asian short films in the Wide Angle section, to assist them in producing next project by providing KRW 10,000,000 to each director.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Arrival of the Train | Andrej Sheleznjakov | Russia | ||
| 2 | 1997 | The Saltmen of Tibet | Switzerland | |||
| 3 | 1998 | Lachrymal | Lim Chang-jae | South Korea | ||
| Heavy | South Korea | |||||
| 4 | 1999 | 28 October 1979, A Sunny Sunday | Kwon Jong-kwan | South Korea | ||
| 5 | 2000 | Bardo | Yoon Young-ho | South Korea | ||
| 6 | 2001 | Siam Hard Romance | Kim Jeong-gu | South Korea | ||
| 7 | 2002 | Chapter Two: How to Breathe | Lee Hyung-suk | South Korea | ||
| 8 | 2003 | The Spring and the Delight | Park Jung-seon | South Korea | ||
| The Third Tongue | Son Kwang-ju | South Korea | ||||
| 9 | 2004 | Punk Eek | Son Kwang-ju | South Korea | ||
| Gold Fish | Park Shin-woo | South Korea | ||||
| 10 | 2005 | Tea & Poison | Joung Yong-ju | South Korea | ||
| A Bowl of Tea | Kim Young-nam | South Korea | ||||
| 11 | 2006 | Portfolio | Yoon Seong-ho | South Korea | ||
| The Wind Stirs | Lee Jin-woo | South Korea | ||||
| 12 | 2007 | Woong's Story | Lee Ha-song | South Korea | ||
| A Man Under the Influenza | Jung July | South Korea | ||||
| 13 | 2008 | Andong | Rommel Tolentino | Philippines | ||
| Girl | Hong Sung-hoon | South Korea | ||||
| 14 | 2009 | Somewhere Unreached | Kim Jae-won | South Korea | ||
| Rare Fish | Basil Mironer | Singapore/Indonesia | ||||
| 15 | 2010 | Broken Night | Yang Hyo-joo | South Korea | ||
| Inhalation | Malaysia/Japan | |||||
| 16 | 2011 | See You Tomorrow | Lee Woo-jung | South Korea | ||
| Thug Beram | Venkat Amudhan | India | ||||
| 17 | 2012 | The Night of The Witness | Park Buem | South Korea | ||
| A Little Farther | Nikan Nezami | Iran | ||||
| 18 | 2013 | A Lady Caddy Who Never Saw a Hole in One | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia | ||
| In the Summer | Son Tae-gyum | South Korea | ||||
| 19 | 2014 | Stairway | Taiwan | |||
| The Night | Choi Ki-yun | South Korea | ||||
| 20 | 2015 | Nia's Door | Lau Kek Huat | Taiwan | ||
| Shame Diary | Lee Eun-jeong | South Korea | ||||
| 21 | 2016 | Off-season | Yelzat Eskendir | Kazakhstan | ||
| Viewer | Kim So-youn | South Korea | ||||
| 22 | 2017 | A Hand-written Poster | Kwak Eun-mi | South Korea | ||
| Madonna | Sinung Winahyoko | Indonesia | ||||
| 23 | 2018 | Cat Day Afternoon | Kwon Sung-mo | South Korea | ||
| Nooreh | Ashish Pandey | India | ||||
| 24 | 2019 | Dragon's Tail | Saeed Keshavarz | Iran | ||
| Hello | Jin Seong-moon | South Korea | ||||
| 25 | 2020 | Georgia | Jayil Pak | South Korea | ||
| Mountain Cat | Mongolia/United Kingdom | |||||
| 26 | 2021 | A Winter Glove | Lee Hyeonju | South Korea | ||
| The Sea Calls for Me | Indonesia | |||||
| 27 | 2022 | Southern Afternoon | Lan Tian | China | ||
| I'm Here | Jeong Eunuk | South Korea | ||||
| 28 | 2023 | MYDEAR | Jeon Do-hee, Kim So-hee | South Korea | ||
| 21 weeks later | Nasreen Mohammadpur | Iran | ||||
The Actor of the Year(올해의 배우상) is the award to focus on the newcomer in the independent Korean films among the New Currents and Korean Cinema Today – Vision section. The renowned Korean actor and actress select one actor and one actress with outstanding performance. The winners will be awarded at the closing ceremony with a cash prize of KRW 5,000,000 each.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Actor | Film | Country | Actress | Film | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2014 | Set Me Free | South Korea | Wild Flowers | South Korea | ||||
| 20 | 2015 | Lee Ju-won | ALONE | South Korea | Sun Jang | Communication & Lies | South Korea | ||
| 21 | 2016 | Jane | South Korea | Lee Min-ji | Jane | South Korea | |||
| 22 | 2017 | Hit the Night | South Korea | After My Death | South Korea | ||||
| 23 | 2018 | Our Body Maggie | South Korea | ||||||
| 24 | 2019 | Kim Jun-hyung | The Education | South Korea | Mun Hye-in | The Education | South Korea | ||
| 25 | 2020 | Our Joyful Summer Days | South Korea | Lim Seong-mi | FIGHTER | South Korea | |||
| 26 | 2021 | Kwon Daham | Through My Midwinter | South Korea | Lim Ji-ho | The Apartment with Two Women | South Korea | ||
| 27 | 2022 | Kim Youngsung | Big Sleep | South Korea | Kim Geumsoon | Star of Ulsan | South Korea | ||
| 28 | 2023 | Jang Sung-bum | Work to Do | South Korea | Oh Min-ae | Concerning My Daughter | South Korea |
KB New Currents Audience Award(KB 뉴 커런츠 관객상; formerly KNN Award) is given to the film that is most highly rated by festival audiences from the New Currents section. Sponsored by KB Kookmin Bank, KRW 20,000,000 is awarded to the director.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSB Award | ||||||
| 3 | 1998 | April Story | Japan | |||
| 4 | 1999 | Gemini | Japan | |||
| 5 | 2000 | Die Bad | South Korea | |||
| 6 | 2001 | Flower Island | South Korea | |||
| 7 | 2002 | Too Young to Die | South Korea | |||
| 8 | 2003 | The Road Taken | Hong Ki-sun | South Korea | ||
| Osama | Afghanistan | |||||
| 9 | 2004 | Survive Style 5+ | Japan | |||
| 10 | 2005 | The Unforgiven | South Korea | |||
| Renamed as KNN Award | ||||||
| 11 | 2006 | The White Silk Dress | Vietnam | |||
| 12 | 2007 | Flower in the Pocket | Malaysia | |||
| 13 | 2008 | 100 | Philippines | |||
| 14 | 2009 | Lan | China | |||
| 15 | 2010 | My Spectacular Theatre | Lu Yang | China | ||
| 16 | 2011 | Watch Indian Circus | India | |||
| 17 | 2012 | Touch of the Light | Chang Jung-Chi | Taiwan | ||
| 18 | 2013 | 10 Minutes | Lee Yong-seung | South Korea | ||
| 19 | 2014 | Ghadi | Lebanon | |||
| 20 | 2015 | Radio Set | Hari Viswanath | India | ||
| 21 | 2016 | In Between Seasons | South Korea | |||
| 22 | 2017 | End of Summer | China | |||
| 23 | 2018 | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bora | South Korea | ||
| 24 | 2019 | An Old Lady | Lim Sun-ae | South Korea | ||
| Renamed as KB New Currents Audience Award | ||||||
| 26 | 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea | ||
| 27 | 2022 | The Winter Within | India/France/Qatar | |||
| 28 | 2023 | Heritage | Lee Jong-su | South Korea | ||
Flash Forward Audience Award(플래시 포워드 관객상) is given to the film that is most highly rated by festival audiences from the Flash Forward section. Sponsored by BIFF Supporters Association, KRW 10,000,000 is awarded to the director.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Forward Award | ||||||
| 14 | 2009 | Last Cowboy Standing | Zaida Bergroth | Finland/Germany | ||
| 15 | 2010 | Pure | Sweden | |||
| 16 | 2011 | LA-BAS - A Criminal Education | Guido Lombardi | Italy | ||
| 17 | 2012 | Flower Buds | Zdeněk Jirasky | Czech Republic | ||
| Renamed as Busan Bank Award | ||||||
| 18 | 2013 | Home | Maximilian Hult | Sweden/Iceland | ||
| 19 | 2014 | The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime | Sebastián Schindel | Argentina | ||
| 20 | 2015 | Highway to Hellas | Aron Lehmann | Germany | ||
| 21 | 2016 | Night of a 1000 Hours | Luxembourg/Austria/Netherlands | |||
| 22 | 2017 | Pulse | Stevie Cruz-Martin | Australia | ||
| 23 | 2018 | The Little Comrade | Moonika Siimets | Estonia | ||
| 24 | 2019 | Fabulous | Mélanie Charbonneau | Canada | ||
| Renamed as Flash Forward Award | ||||||
| 25 | 2020 | Tigers | Ronnie Sandahl | Sweden/Italy/ Denmark | ||
| Renamed as Flash Forward Audience Award | ||||||
| 26 | 2021 | Mass | USA | |||
| 27 | 2022 | Riceboy Sleeps | Anthony Shim | Canada | ||
| 28 | 2023 | The Dreamer | Anais Tellenne | France | ||
FIPRESCI(International Federation of Film Critics) Award(국제영화비평가연맹상) is given to well-made works that reflect its experimental and progressive spirit, among those presented in the New Currents section.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country/Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1997 | Made in Hong Kong | Hong Kong, China | |||
| 3 | 1998 | Ikinai | Hiroshi Shimizu | Japan | ||
| 4 | 1999 | The Cup | Bhutan | |||
| 5 | 2000 | Sunflower | Japan | |||
| 6 | 2001 | Flower Island | South Korea | |||
| One Fine Spring Day | South Korea | |||||
| 7 | 2002 | Too Young to Die | South Korea | |||
| 8 | 2003 | Deep Breath | Iran | |||
| 9 | 2004 | Soap Opera | China | |||
| 10 | 2005 | The Unforgiven | South Korea | |||
| 11 | 2006 | Love Conquers All | Malaysia | |||
| 12 | 2007 | The Red Awn | China | |||
| 13 | 2008 | Jalainur | Ye Zhao | China | ||
| 14 | 2009 | Kick Off | Shawkat Amin Korki | Iraq/Japan | ||
| 15 | 2010 | The Journals of Musan | South Korea | |||
| 16 | 2011 | Mourning | Morteza Farshbaf | Iran | ||
| 17 | 2012 | 36 | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand | ||
| 18 | 2013 | 10 Minutes | Lee Yong-seung | South Korea | ||
| 19 | 2014 | What's the Time in Your World? | Safi Yazdanian | Iran | ||
| 20 | 2015 | Immortal | Hadi Mohaghegh | Iran | ||
| 21 | 2016 | White Ant | Chu Hsien-che | Taiwan | ||
| 22 | 2017 | Last Child | Shin Dong-seok | South Korea | ||
| 23 | 2018 | The Red Phallus | Tashi Gyeltshen | Bhutan/Germany/Nepal | ||
| 24 | 2019 | Running to the Sky | Mirlan Abdykalykov | Kyrgyzstan | ||
| 25 | 2020 | Summer Blur | Han Shuai | China | ||
| 26 | 2021 | Seire | Park Kang | South Korea | ||
| 27 | 2022 | Thousand and One Nights | Nao Kubota | Japan | ||
| 28 | 2023 | That Summer Lie | Son Hyeon-rok | South Korea |
The NETPAC Award(아시아영화진흥기구상) is given to the best film selected by the NETPAC(The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) jury among the films screened in the New Currents section.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Three Friends | South Korea | |||
| 2 | 1997 | Timeless, Bottomless Bad Movie | South Korea | |||
| 3 | 1998 | The Power of Kangwon Province | South Korea | |||
| 4 | 1999 | The Bird Who Stops in the Air | South Korea | |||
| 5 | 2000 | Chunhyang | South Korea | |||
| 6 | 2001 | Take Care of My Cat | South Korea | |||
| 7 | 2002 | Road Movie | South Korea | |||
| 8 | 2003 | Untold Scandal | South Korea | |||
| 9 | 2004 | 3-Iron | South Korea | |||
| 10 | 2005 | South Korea | ||||
| 11 | 2006 | The Last Dining Table | South Korea | |||
| 12 | 2007 | Hello Stranger | Kim Dong-hyun | South Korea | ||
| With a Girl of Black Soil | South Korea | |||||
| 13 | 2008 | Members of the Funeral | Baek Seung-bin | South Korea | ||
| Treeless Mountain | Kim So-yong | South Korea | ||||
| 14 | 2009 | Paju | South Korea | |||
| 15 | 2010 | Dooman River | China | |||
| 16 | 2011 | The King of Pigs | South Korea | |||
| 17 | 2012 | Jiseul | South Korea | |||
| 18 | 2013 | Shuttlecock | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea | ||
| 19 | 2014 | Socialphobia | South Korea | |||
| 20 | 2015 | Communication & Lies | Lee Seung-won | South Korea | ||
| 21 | 2016 | Merry Christmas Mr. Mo | South Korea | |||
| 22 | 2017 | February | Kim Joong-hyun | South Korea | ||
| 23 | 2018 | House of Hummingbird | Kim Bo-ra | South Korea | ||
| 24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea | ||
| 25 | 2020 | FIGHTER | Jéro Yun | South Korea | ||
| 26 | 2021 | The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea | ||
| 27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea | ||
| 28 | 2023 | Solid by the Sea | Patiparn Buntharik | Thailand |
The LG OLED New Currents Award(LG 올레드 뉴 커런츠상) is established in 2023, is given to an Asian feature film in the New Currents section, that demonstrates an innovation in visual aesthetics. The award recipient will be chosen by the New Currents jurors, and will be granted prizes sponsored by LG OLED including 30,000,000 cash award.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2023 | Solid by the Sea | Patiparn Buntharik | Thailand |
The LG OLED Vision Award(LG 올레드 비전상; formerly Daemyung Culture Wave Award, KTH Award, Watcha Award) is given to one Korean film in the Korean Cinema Today - Vision and New Currents section, that demonstrates an innovation in visual aesthetics. The award recipient will be granted prizes sponsored by LG OLED including 30,000,000 cash award.[27] [28]
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daemyung Culture Wave Award | ||||||
| 19 | 2014 | The Liar | Kim Dong-myung | South Korea | ||
| 20 | 2015 | Overman | Seo Eun-young | South Korea | ||
| 21 | 2016 | Yongsoon | Shin Joon | South Korea | ||
| Renamed as KTH Award | ||||||
| 23 | 2018 | Clean up | Kwon Man-ki | South Korea | ||
| A Boy and Sungreen | Ahn Ju-young | South Korea | ||||
| 24 | 2019 | Lucky Monster | Bong Joon-young | South Korea | ||
| Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea | ||||
| 25 | 2020 | Snowball | Lee Woo-jung | South Korea | ||
| Young Adult Matters | Lee Hwan | South Korea | ||||
| Renamed as Watcha Award | ||||||
| 26 | 2021 | Through My Midwinter | Oh Seong-ho | South Korea | ||
| The Apartment with Two Women | Kim Se-in | South Korea | ||||
| 27 | 2022 | Peafowl | Byun Sung-bin | South Korea | ||
| Greenhouse | Lee Sol-hui | South Korea | ||||
| Renamed as LG OLED Vision Award | ||||||
| 28 | 2023 | The Berefts | Jung Beom, Heo Jang | South Korea | ||
The DGK PLUS M Award(한국영화감독조합 플러스엠상; formerly DGK Award) goes to two Korean films from the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. Each winner will be granted KRW 5,000,000. This cash prize is sponsored by Directors Guild of Korea and PLUS M.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Recipient | Category | Film | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGK Award | |||||||
| 16 | 2011 | Director | The King of Pigs | South Korea | |||
| Ha Hyun-kwan | Actor | Beautiful Miss Jin | South Korea | ||||
| Han Song-hee, Hwang Jung-min | Actress | Jesus Hospital | South Korea | ||||
| 17 | 2012 | Director | Jiseul | South Korea | |||
| The Russian Novel | South Korea | ||||||
| Shim Hee-sub, Ahn Jae-hong, Kim Chang-hwan | Actor | Sunshine Boys | South Korea | ||||
| Actress | Azooma | South Korea | |||||
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGK Award | ||||||
| 19 | 2014 | A Midsummer's Fantasia | South Korea | |||
| Socialphobia | South Korea | |||||
| 20 | 2015 | The Boys Who Cried Wolf of | Kim Jin-hwang | South Korea | ||
| Eyelids | South Korea | |||||
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Director | Film | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision-Director's Award | ||||||
| 21 | 2016 | Jang Woo-jin[29] | Autumn, Autumn | South Korea | ||
| Ahn Seon-kyoung | Hyeon's Quartet | South Korea | ||||
| 22 | 2017 | Kim Joong-hyun | February | South Korea | ||
| Jeong Ga-young | Hit the Night | South Korea | ||||
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGK Award | ||||||
| 23 | 2018 | Bori | Kim Jin-yu | South Korea | ||
| Sub-zero Wind | Kim Yu-ri | South Korea | ||||
| 24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea | ||
| Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee | South Korea | ||||
| Renamed as DGK Megabox Award | ||||||
| 25 | 2020 | Young Adult Matters | Lee Hwan | South Korea | ||
| Good Person | Jung Wook | South Korea | ||||
| 26 | 2021 | Through My Midwinter | Oh Seong-ho | South Korea | ||
| A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea | Kim Miyoung | South Korea | ||||
| 27 | 2022 | Big Sleep | Kim Taehoon | South Korea | ||
| Star of Ulsan | Jung Kihyuk | South Korea | ||||
| 28 | 2023 | Work to Do | Park Hong-joon | South Korea | ||
| Isle of Snakes | Kim Yoo-min | South Korea | ||||
CGV Award(CGV상) was newly created in 2011 in collaboration with CJ CGV to shed new light on the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner will receive a cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 sponsored by CJ CGV.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movie Collage Award | ||||||
| 16 | 2011 | The King of Pigs | South Korea | |||
| Renamed as CGV Movie Collage Award | ||||||
| 17 | 2012 | Jiseul | South Korea | |||
| 18 | 2013 | Han Gong-ju | South Korea | |||
| 19 | 2014 | A Matter of Interpretation | South Korea | |||
| Renamed as CGV Arthouse Award | ||||||
| 20 | 2015 | Eyelids | South Korea | |||
| 21 | 2016 | Jane | Cho Hyun-hoon | South Korea | ||
| 22 | 2017 | Microhabitat | Jeon Go-woon | South Korea | ||
| 23 | 2018 | Maggie | Yi Ok-seop | South Korea | ||
| 24 | 2019 | Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee | South Korea | ||
| 25 | 2020 | Good Person | Jung Wook | South Korea | ||
| 26 | 2021 | Chorokbam | Yoon Seo-jin | South Korea | ||
| Renamed as CGV Award | ||||||
| 27 | 2022 | Greenhouse | Lee Sol-hui | South Korea | ||
| 28 | 2023 | Concerning My Daughter | Lee Mi-rang | South Korea | ||
The KBS Independent Film Award(KBS독립영화상) is given to support Korean independent films. One Korean film will be selected among Korean Cinema Today - Vision and New Currents section to receive KRW 10,000,000. This cash prize is sponsored by Korean Broadcasting System.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2018 | Maggie | Yi Ok-seop | South Korea | ||
| 24 | 2019 | Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee | South Korea | ||
| 25 | 2020 | LIMECRIME | Lee Seunghwan, Yoo Jaewook | South Korea | ||
| 26 | 2021 | Hot in Day, Cold at Night | Park Song-yeol | South Korea | ||
| 27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea | ||
| 28 | 2023 | House of the Seasons | Oh Jung-min | South Korea |
The CGK Award(CGK촬영상), sponsored by Cinematographers Guild of Korea, is given to one Korean film from either New Currents or Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner’s cinematographer will be granted KRW 5,000,000.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Cinematographer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGK&SamyangXEEN Award | ||||||
| 24 | 2019 | Kyungmi’s World | Kim Gilja | South Korea | ||
| 25 | 2020 | Snowball | Lee Jae-u | South Korea | ||
| Renamed as CGK Award | ||||||
| 26 | 2021 | Chorokbam | Choo Kyeong-yeob | South Korea | ||
| 27 | 2022 | Hail to Hell | Jung Grim | South Korea | ||
| 28 | 2023 | House of the Seasons | Lee Jinkeun | South Korea | ||
Critic b Award(크리틱b상) is given to one film chosen by Busan Film Critics Association among the selections in the New Currents and the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner will receive KRW 10,000,000.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 2021 | Hot in Day, Cold at Night | Park Song-yeol | South Korea | ||
| 27 | 2022 | a Wild Roomer | Lee Jeong-hong | South Korea | ||
| 28 | 2023 | Last Summer | Choi Seung-woo | South Korea | ||
Watcha Short Award(왓챠단편상) is established to support short film directors in Korean cinema. Two short films chosen from Wide Angle - Korean Short Competition section will be given a cash prize of KRW 5,000,000. This cash prize is sponsored by Watcha.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2022 | Other Life | Roh Dohyeon | South Korea | ||
| 28 | 2023 | MYDEAR | Jeon Do-hee, Kim So-hee | South Korea | ||
| KARMA | Choi Soo-hyuk | South Korea |
Aurora Media Award(오로라미디어상) is established to support new directors in Korean cinema. Two Korean films chosen from the New Currents and the Korean Cinema Today - Vision section will be given a cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 respectively. This cash prize is sponsored by Aurora Media.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 2022 | Greenhouse | Lee Sol-hui | South Korea | ||
| Big Sleep | Kim Taehoon | South Korea | ||||
| 28 | 2023 | House of the Seasons | Oh Jung-min | South Korea | ||
| FAQ | Kim Da-min | South Korea | ||||
Citizen critics from the Busan Cinematheque choose the best film from those screened in Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. Citizen Critics' Award(시민평론가상) is awarded KRW 10,000,000 for supporting the director’s next production.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2011 | Romance Joe | South Korea | |||
| 17 | 2012 | Jiseul | South Korea | |||
| 18 | 2013 | Han Gong-ju | South Korea | |||
| Shuttlecock | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea | ||||
| 19 | 2014 | Set Me Free | South Korea | |||
| 20 | 2015 | ALONE | Park Hong-min | South Korea | ||
| 21 | 2016 | Jamsil | Lee Wan-min | South Korea | ||
| 22 | 2017 | Possible Faces | Lee Kang-hyun | South Korea | ||
| 23 | 2018 | Maggie | Yi Ok-seop | South Korea | ||
| 24 | 2019 | Moving On | Yoon Dan-bi | South Korea | ||
| 26 | 2021 | Chorokbam | Yoon Seo-jin | South Korea | ||
| 27 | 2022 | Birth | Yoo Ji-young | South Korea | ||
| 28 | 2023 | The Berefts | Jung Beom, Heo Jang | South Korea |
Busan Cinephile Award(부산시네필상) is given to the best Korean and Asian documentary film presented in the Wide Angle documentary showcase section. The winner is awarded KRW 5,000,000. The jury of college students, including numerous students from the cinema-related departments of six universities in Busan region, select the winner.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Year | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2011 | The Twin | Gustav Danielsson | Sweden | ||
| 17 | 2012 | 5 Broken Cameras | Palestine/Israel/ France/Netherlands | |||
| 18 | 2013 | Father’s Garden – The Love of My Parents | Switzerland | |||
| 19 | 2014 | The Look of Silence | Denmark | |||
| 20 | 2015 | The Other Side | Roberto Minervini | Italy/France | ||
| 21 | 2016 | The Apology | Canada | |||
| 22 | 2017 | A Free Man | Andreas Hartmann | Germany/Japan | ||
| 23 | 2018 | Bruce Lee and the Outlaw | United Kingdom/Netherlands/ Czech Republic | |||
| 24 | 2019 | Que Sea Ley (Let It Be Law) | France/Argentina/Uruguay | |||
| 26 | 2021 | I′m So Sorry | Hong Kong/France/Netherlands | |||
| 27 | 2022 | While We Watched | Vinay Shukla | United Kingdom | ||
| 28 | 2023 | Yellow Door: ′90s Lo-fi Film Club | Lee Hyuk-rae | South Korea | ||