The
34th Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) is calling for
film entries through January 10th, 2017 for the international
competition and through January 20, 2017 for the Korean competition.
Launching
in 1980 as the Korea Short Film Festival, BISFF is the first short film
festival in Korea and has continuously expanded its scale worldwide. 2017 BISFF
is scheduled to be held from April 25th to May 1st, 2017.
BISFF
films that have been awarded in competition have been introduced at overseas
short film festivals related to the BISFF honor nation program. “Mirror in Mind” directed by Kim Seung-hee
and “Bargain” directed by Lee Choon-hyun were screened at the Uppsala
International Short Film Festival 2015 in Sweden and at the Toronto
International Film Festival 2016 respectively. “Seol-hee” directed by Bae
Yeon-hee was awarded at the China-Korea international micro film festival in
Weihai, China in 2016. Special Screenings
of the BISFF awarded films was held at the Kalpanirjar International Short
Fiction Film Festival 2015 in India and scheduled to be held at the Jogja-NETPAC
Asian Film Festival 2016 in Indonesia. BISFF has carried out its role as an
overseas expansion platform for Korean short films.
Online
submission is only available at http://festhome.com and http://shortfilmdepot.com
For
more detailed information, please visit the BISFF website at
http://www.bisff.org/eng/html/05_community/0502_view.php?pid=1&idx=3912&page=1&keyword=&keyfield= (English)