Busan Peace Film Festival (부산평화영화제)

Busan Peace Film Festival

부산평화영화제

Also known as: BPFF
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Busan Peace Film Festival examines peace through cinema, connecting questions of war and violence with discrimination, human rights, the environment and community. The festival takes place in Busan, South Korea, and dates back to 2010. Its Korean feature and short film competitions accept fiction, documentary, animation and experimental work addressing these concerns.

The programme combines competition screenings with thematic presentations on peace, conversations with filmmakers and family screenings. Screenings at BNK Busan Bank Art Cinema Corner Theater and neighbourhood libraries extend the programme across the city's old downtown.

Country

South Korea

Focus

Animation, Documentary, Experimental

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short

Awards and prizes

Dreaming Peace Award (꿈꾸는평화상): for a film combining an insightful perspective on peace with artistic achievement. Feature Excellence Award (장편우수상): for a feature film expressing the value of peace through an original perspective and accomplished storytelling. Short Film Excellence Award (단편우수상): for a short film offering a striking story and perspective on peace. Doran Doran Cuckoo Award (도란도란쿠쿠상): the audience award, decided by audience voting.

Festival rules

For the 2026 feature and short film competitions, eligible works address peace and are completed from January 2025 onward. Fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films are accepted. Relevant themes include opposition to discrimination, violence and war; the environment; sharing and community; and inter-Korean relations and reunification. Individual entries use the online application form; group entries use the festival application template and are submitted to the festival office by email. Films confirmed for the final selection may not subsequently withdraw their screening.

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