23rd Busan International Film Festival

23rd Busan International Film Festival
Official poster
Opening filmBeautiful Days
Closing filmMaster Z: The Ip Man Legacy
LocationBusan Cinema Center
Founded1995
Hosted byKim Nam-gil and Han Ji-min
Festival dateOpening: October 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)
Closing: October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)
Busan International Film Festival

The 23rd Busan International Film Festival was held from 3 October to 13 October 2018 at the Busan Cinema Center. 324 films from 79 countries were screened at the festival, including 115 world premieres and 25 international premieres.[1][2]

The DGK Award was also reinstated after it was boycotted by the Director's Guild of Korea in 2016 and 2017.

  1. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (3 September 2018). "Busan: North Korean Defector Drama Beautiful Days to Open Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ "23rd Busan International Film Festival Vision's Night Award Announcement". BIFF. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.