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[BIFF Press Release] The 31st BIFF Reveals Official Poster

[BIFF Press Release] The 31st BIFF Reveals Official PosterThe Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled the official posters for the upcoming 31st Busan International Film Festival and the 21st Asian Contents Film Market (ACFM).The Audience, BIFF’s True StarA Portrait in Their HonorAs BIFF continues to expand its international presence as one of Asia’s leading film festivals, this year’s official poster centers on an ensemble portrait of the people who gathered at last year’s festival. Rather than presenting them simply as spectators, the poster places them at the heart of the festival—as active participants who help complete it. The varied faces and perspectives of those who visited BIFF come together on the poster to reaffirm the audience’s place at the heart of the festival. These figures stand for the countless encounters and moments that make up BIFF, weaving each person’s individual experiences into a single shared scene — a reminder that a film festival is ultimately completed by the individual experiences that come together.The official poster was conceived and designed by Choi Soon-dae, who has served as BIFF’s art director since its second edition, shaping the look of its posters and festival spaces. “It has always been the audience filling the seats that completed this festival,” Choi said. “I wanted the poster to capture how the festival becomes a film in itself, in every moment an audience member arrives, waits, and settles in to watch.”With its official poster revealed, the 31st Busan International Film Festival will take place from Oct 6 (Tue) to Oct 15 (Thu) at Busan Cinema Center and throughout Busan.▶ The 31st Busan International Film Festival : Oct 6 (Tue) – Oct 15 (Thu)▶ The 21st Asian Contents Film Market : Oct 10 (Sat) – Oct 13 (Tue)Source: https://www.biff.kr/eng/

Dureraum Summer Special 2026- Aug. 11-Sep. 2, Busan Cinema Center

Dureraum Summer Special 2026- Aug. 11-Sep. 2, Busan Cinema CenterBusan Cinema Center’s Cinematheque presents Dureraum Summer Special 2026, a special summer program that brings the romance of summer and the excitement of travel to the screen.The program brings together films that reflect on summer and travel in their own distinctive ways.Letters, with Thanks explores the encounter between letters and cinema, Museum Journeys X Misaligned Afternoons captures moments of museum visits, walks, wandering, and vacation, while The Night Is Long! follows journeys in search of the night.○ Screening Period: August 11(Tue), 2026 - September 02(Wed), 2026(No screenings on Mondays)○ Venue: Busan Cinema Center○ Tickets: 7,000 won for adults / 5,000 won for members and youth/ 4,000 won for senior and morning movie○ For more info.: 051)780-6000Screening Lineup (21 Films)Letters, with ThanksLetter from an Unknown Woman (1948, Max Ophüls)Walden: Diaries, Notes and Sketches (1968, Jonas Mekas)In the White City (1983, Alain Tanner)Train of Shadows (1997, Jose Luis Guerin)Spanglish (2004, James L. Brooks)Letters to Max (2014, Eric Baudelaire)The Future Tense (2022, Joe Lawlor Christine Molloy)Museum Journeys X Misaligned AfternoonsA Day in the Country (1946, Jean Renoir)Love at Sea (1965, Guy Gilles)Big Wednesday (1978, John Milius)The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1978, Raoul Ruiz)Local Hero (1983, Bill Forsyth)Museum Hours (2012, Jem Cohen)Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision (2013, Edgar Reitz)The Night is Long!Trouble in Paradise (1932, Ernst Lubitsch)Bad Timing (1980, Nicolas Roeg)My Dinner with Andre (1981, Louis Malle)After Hours (1985, Martin Scorsese)The Cook, the Thief, His Wife Her Lover (1989, Peter Greenaway)Metropolitan (1990, Whit Stillman)Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998, Julio MEDEM)※ For more information and the schedule of the film commentary programs, please visit the Busan Cinema Center website and navigate to [Films] - [Upcoming Programs].https://

Waves of laughter at the Busan International Comedy Festival

 The 14th Busan International Comedy Festival will take place from Aug. 21 to 30 at BEXCO and venues across the city.Billed as Asia’s first international comedy festival, this year’s lineup brings together 52 teams from nine countries for performances that transcend language barriers. The opening ceremony is at 7 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the BEXCO Auditorium, hosted by entertainer Seok-jin Jee. The program features the “Malja Show & Gag Concert Gala Show,” spotlighting stars from KBS 2TV’s “Gag Concert,” the beloved comedy series that has entertained audiences since 1999.Throughout the festival, audiences can discover comedy styles from around the world. French visual comedian Patrik Cottet-Moine brings his acclaimed solo show "MIME DE RIEN" to Busan — a wordless performance blending mime and physical comedy to bring a colorful cast of characters to life.A collaborative magic show, "Double," rounds out the international lineup. It stars FISM World Champion Norbert Ferré, European Magic Champion Charlie Mag and Korean comedy magician Min-hyung Kim, teaming up for a mix of magic and lighthearted comedy.The festival wraps with "I Am Comedian Singer," a music-comedy show blending witty banter, live performances and a star-studded cast. Beloved Korean entertainers Dae-hee Kim, Hye-ryun Cho, Se-young Lee, Young-gi, Ji-yo Lee and Bong-won Lee take the stage for a lively finale of music and comedy.※ 14th Busan International Comedy Festival, Aug. 21 to 30◎ Website: bicf.kr  <Today's Vocabulary - 오늘의 단어>transcend: 초월하다 audience: 관중 discover: 발견하다 collaborative: 협동적인Editor: Song SoomiCopy Editors: Ryu Hyoseung, Anton J. Mapoy

Busan and Lee Jaemo Pizza create a signature pie

 Busan is celebrating its design identity one slice at a time. To mark the first anniversary of the city's designation as the 2028 World Design Capital (WDC), Busan has partnered with Lee Jaemo Pizza — a beloved local pizzeria with more than three decades of history — to launch the Busan Sea Pizza.The Busan Sea Pizza blends Busan's maritime culture with one of the city's best-known restaurant brands, capturing the city's identity in every bite.Lee Jaemo Pizza’s first-ever seafood signature dish is topped with premium pollock fish cake from Goraesa Eomuk, Busan's homegrown fish cake company. It also has shrimp, octopus, salted pollock roe sauce and green onions from Gijang.Lee Jaemo also offers the WDC Midnight Purple, a new beverage that reflects the official brand color of the World Design Capital campaign. The drink blends red, symbolizing the passion of Busan's citizens, with blue, representing openness and connection — together forming the campaign's signature color.To celebrate the new dishes, the city is running a social media giveaway for residents and visitors alike. Through Aug. 31, anyone who buys a Busan Sea Pizza and posts a photo on Instagram tagging the official World Design Capital Busan account will be entered into a drawing. Fifty winners will receive a voucher for a large Busan Sea Pizza.The collaboration is part of the city's broader push to expand public-private partnerships that pair design with leading local brands.◎ World Design Capital Busan Instagram:  @worlddesigncapitalbusan2028<Today's Vocabulary - 오늘의 단어>identity: 정체성 blend: 혼합하다 symbolizing: 상징하는 collaboration: 협업Editor: Song SoomiCopy Editors: Ryu Hyoseung, Anton J. Mapoy