2026.10.06 — 2026.10.15 · Ended
Busan International Film Festival 2026
The 31st Busan International Film Festival runs 6–15 October, centred on the Busan Cinema Center, with screenings in eight theatres across the city. It opens with Kim Jong-kwan’s The Table: Day and Night, four couples in one café across a summer and an autumn. Zhang Yimou heads the jury for 13 new Asian films in competition; Michelle Yeoh is this year’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year, Ann Hui receives the Camellia Award, and Isabelle Huppert, Kore-eda Hirokazu and Alfonso Cuarón are among the guests.
Kim Jong-kwan’s The Table: Day and Night has its world premiere in Busan: one café, four couples, from summer into autumn.
It is a quiet film of conversations, four relationships slowly shifting in the same place. It screens on opening night, 6 October, the first film of the festival to meet an audience.
Zhang Yimou leads the jury for 13 films, including Midday Meal from the Iranian director Majid Majidi (Children of Heaven), Nanako Hirose’s Between Two Lovers from Japan and Youm Kyu-bock’s animated feature Long Long Night.
The films come from Korea, Japan, China, Iran, Indonesia, Uzbekistan and beyond, animation beside live action, so one day can carry you from one life into another.
Michelle Yeoh is this year’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year and Ann Hui receives the Camellia Award; Isabelle Huppert, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Alfonso Cuarón and Fan Bingbing are on the guest list.
Kore-eda’s new Look Back and Yeon Sang-ho’s Paradise Lost screen as Gala Presentations, and directors including Na Hong-jin and Lav Diaz give master classes. Over ten days you may find yourself a few steps from them, at a cinema door, a Q&A or a master class.
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There are more than two hundred official selections plus community screenings, often several at once, so plan by film.
Check subtitles, guest appearances and Q&As screening by screening; the guest list can change.
Prices are not yet verified; check date, screening and seat when you book.
The eight theatres are spread across the city, so do not schedule screenings too tightly.
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Open official guide ↗2026-10-06–2026-10-15; daily hours follow the official programme.
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A valid ticket or credential for the listed day, session or access tier is required; it does not automatically include other sessions, closed events or meetings.
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Accessible seating, companion policies and assistance vary by venue or ticket type; confirm with the organiser before purchase.
Dates and entry details refer to this edition; individual sessions may differ.
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