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]
Bucheon City Hall Lawn Square, Sohyang-ro, Bucheon Jungang Park, Ahn Jung-geun Park, BIFAN Street, Koryo Hotel
Special exhibition
The festival will resume the event after 3 years and host an actor special exhibition 'The Actor, Sol Kyung-gu' focusing on actor Sol Kyung-gu's 29-year acting career along with various events such as the publication of a commemorative booklet entitled 'Sul Kyung-gu is Snow Gyeong-gu', and mega talk during the festival.[9][10]
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^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.
^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.
^Kang Min-kyung (May 24, 2022). "[공식] BIFAN, 3년 만 배우 특별전 개최…주인공은 '지천명 아이돌' 설경구" [[Official] BIFAN to hold an actor special exhibition for the first time in 3 years… The main character is Seol Kyung-gu, 'Idol of Thousand Names']. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
^Kang Min-kyung (July 14, 2022). "설경구, BIFAN 특별전→GV 맹활약 "연기 30년史 굴곡 많았지만 '잘 버텼다'"" [Seol Kyung-gu, BIFAN special exhibition → GV big performance "30 years of acting, there were many ups and downs, but 'well endured'"]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^Jeong Il-hyung (June 14, 2022). "'이상해도 괜찮아'…제26회 부천국제영화제 2년만에 오프라인 재개" ['It's okay to be weird'... The 26th Bucheon International Film Festival resumes offline after 2 years]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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^Ko Seung-ah (July 5, 2022). "한상혁 '신체모음.zip' 주연…공포영화 첫 도전" [Han Sang-hyuk starring in 'Body Collection.zip'... first horror movie]. News1 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^Kwak Myeong-dong (July 12, 2022). "제26회 부천국제판타스틱영화제, 단편 '경쟁' 부문 수상작 발표" [The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, the winners of the short 'Competition' category announced]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^Kim Mi-hwa (July 15, 2022). "정려원, '하얀차를 탄 여자'로 2022 BIFAN 배우상 수상 쾌거" [Ryeo-Won Jung won the 2022 BIFAN Actor Award for 'Woman in a White Car']. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^Kim Hyun-rok (July 15, 2022). "서현우, BIFAN 코리안 판타스틱 배우상 "좋아서 하는 일로 상까지…행복" [Seo Hyun-woo, BIFAN Korean Fantastic Actor Award "I am happy with what I do]. Spotify News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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^Park Ah-reum (July 10, 2022). "'오징어 게임' BIFAN서 시리즈 영화상 수상 "오늘부터 영화"" ['Squid Game' won the Series Film Award at BIFAN “Movie from today”]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
