 Official poster | |
| Opening film | Till We Meet Again |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Medium |
| Location | Bucheon, South Korea |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Awards | Best of Bucheon |
| Hosted by | BIFAN Organizing Committee |
| No. of films | 257 |
| Festival date | Opening: July 8, 2021 Closing: July 18, 2021 |
| Website | BIFAN 2021 Fact Sheet |
The 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Korean: 제25회 부천국제판타스틱영화제), an international film festival held in Bucheon, South Korea, took place from 8 to 18 July 2021, it featured 257 films from 47 countries. The film festival due to the impact of the COVID-19 is held in a 'hybrid' format (online and offline) at 5 different locations including Oul Madang and CGV Picnic from 8 to the 18 July.[1]
As per quarantine guidelines of COVID-19, online screening of 154 films (61 feature films, 93 short films), which is about 60% of the entire film festival are open on Wavve. The opening ceremony was held at the Bucheon City Hall. Red carpet event to meet citizens was withdrawn this year.[2]
This festival is a non-competitive international film festival with a competitive section.
- ^ Yoon Tae-hyu (July 8, 2021). "'장르 영화 축제' 부천국제판타스틱영화제 개막…방역에 총력" ['Genre Film Festival' Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival opens... focus on quarantine]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Lee Jin-young (July 9, 2021). "웨이브, 오늘부터 부천국제판타스틱영화제 온라인 상영관 오픈" [Wave, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival online screening open from today]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 11, 2021.