Global Information26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival information
 Official poster | |
| Opening film | Men by Alex Garland |
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| Closing film | New Normal by Jeong Beom-sik |
| Location | Bucheon, South Korea |
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| Hosted by | BIFAN Organizing Committee |
| No. of films | 268 films from 49 countries (118 features, 104 shorts, 42 XR) |
| Festival date | Opening: July 7, 2022 Closing: July 17, 2022 |
| Website | BIFAN 2022 Fact Sheet |
The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Korean: 제26회 부천국제판타스틱영화제), an international film festival held in Bucheon, South Korea, began on 7 July 2022 with the slogan 'Stay Strange'.[1] A non-competitive international film festival with a competitive section,[2] opened with film Men by Alex Garland. This year the festival resumed its offline events after two years, which were curtailed due to COVID-19.[3]
The opening ceremony was hosted by Park Byung-eun and Han Sun-hwa,[4] with the red carpet event held during the festival after 2 years. In addition face-to-face interaction between directors, actors, producers, and other people in the film industry and the audience also took place.[5] The festival featured 268 films from 49 countries, and closed with New Normal, a Korean film by Jeong Beom-sik on July 17. 92,353 people participated in the festival in 11 days.[6][7]
You Won't Be Alone by Goran Stolevski won 'Best of Bucheon award', whereas Christian Tafdrup of Denmark won 'Best Director Choice' for film Speak No Evil.[8]
- ^ Son Bong-seok (April 21, 2022). "제26회 부천국제판타스틱영화제(BIFAN), 올해 칸영화제 '판타스틱 7' 출품작 '서울의 공포'(Seoul Horror Story) 선정" [The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) selected 'Seoul Horror Story' as the entry for 'Fantastic 7' at this year's Cannes Film Festival]. Sports trend (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ Kwak Myeong-dong (June 13, 2022). "제26회 부천국제판타스틱영화제,'이상해도 괜찮아' 시리즈 포스터 4종 전격 공개" [The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, 'Stay Strange' Series Posters Revealed]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ Yoon Tae-hyun (July 7, 2022). "'장르영화 축제' 부천영화제 개막…11일간의 여정 시작" ['Genre Film Festival' opens at Bucheon Film Festival... 11-day journey begins]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Park Ji-yoon (June 29, 2022). "박병은·한선화, 제26회 BIFAN 개막식 진행...3년만의 대면 행사" [Park Byeong-eun and Han Seon-hwa, 26th BIFAN Opening Ceremony held... The first face-to-face event in 3 years]. The Fact (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Yoon Tae-hyun (June 10, 2022). "부천영화제 내달 개막…레드카펫 행사 2년만에 재개" [Bucheon Film Festival opens next month... Red carpet event resumes after 2 years]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ Yoon Tae-hyun (July 17, 2022). "부천국제판타스틱영화제 폐막…11일간 9만2천명 참가" [Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Closing... 92,000 people participated in 11 days]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Bucheon Int'l Fantastic Film Festival opens 26th edition". The Korean Times (in Korean). July 7, 2022. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ Kwak Myeong-dong (July 15, 2022). "제26회 부천국제판타스틱영화제 작품상 '혼자가 아닌'(부천 초이스), '신체모음.zip'(코리안 판타스틱) 수상" [26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Award for Best Picture 'Not Alone' (Bucheon Choice), 'Body Collection.zip' (Korean Fantastic)]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.