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Busan International Film Festival

The Busan International Film Festival, founded in 1996, is the largest film festival in Asia. Its New Currents Award goes to first or second features by Asian directors; the Sonje, Kim Jiseok, FIPRESCI and NETPAC prizes are listed under selection and section prizes.

Winners of the Busan International Film Festival (South Korea), year by year. Names link to the film or person page when they are on Sinekatalog. Compiled from Wikipedia.

Best Film Selection and Section Prizes

Best Film

29 years listed (1996–2024); some years may be missing from the source data.

YearFilmDirector / winner
2024MA - Cry of SilenceThe Maw Naing
The Land of Morning CalmPark Yi-woong
2023Boli – The WrestlerIqbal Chowdhury
September 1923Tatsuya Mori
2022ShivammaJaishankar Aryar
A Wild RoomerLee Jeong-hong
2021Farewell, My HometownWang Er Zhou
The Apartment with Two WomenKim Se-in
2020A Balance (2020)Harumoto Yujiro
Three (2020)Ruslan Pak
2019Haifa StreetMohanad Hayal
RomTran Thanh Huy
2018Clean Up (2018)Kwon Man-ki
Savage (2019)Cui Siwei
2017After My DeathKim Ui-seok
BlockageMohsen Gharaei
2016Knife in the Clear WaterWang Xuebo
The DonorZang Qiwu
2015Immortal (2015)Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh
Walnut TreeYerlan Nurmukhambetov
2014End of WinterKim Dae-hwan
2013PaschaAhn Sun-kyoung
Remote ControlByamba Sakhya
201236Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
KayanMaryam Najafi
2011MourningMorteza Farshbaf
Niño (2011)Loy Arcenas
2010Bleak NightYoon Sung-hyun
The Journals of MusanPark Jung-bum
2009I'm in Trouble!So Sang-min
Kick OffShawkat Amin Korki
2008Land of ScarecrowsRoh Gyeong-tae
Naked of DefensesMasahide Ichii
2007Flower in the PocketLiew Seng Tat
Life TrackGuang Hao Jin
Wonderful TownAditya Assarat
2006BetelnutHeng Yang
Love Conquers AllTan Chui Mui
2005Grain in EarZhang Lu
2004This Charming GirlLee Yun-ki
2003The MissingLee Kang-sheng
Tiny SnowflakesAlireza Amini
2002Jealousy Is My Middle NamePark Chan-ok
The Rite, a PassionK.N.T. Sastry
2001Flower IslandSong Il-gon
2000The Day I Became a WomanMarziyeh Meshkini
1999Timeless MelodyHiroshi Okuhara
1998Xiao WuJia Zhangke
1997Motel CactusPark Ki-yong
1996Rain Clouds over WushanZhang Ming
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Selection and Section Prizes

29 years listed (1996–2024); some years may be missing from the source data.

YearFilmDirector / winnerAward
202321 Weeks LaterNasreen MohammadpurSonje Award
MYDEARJeon Do-hee, Kim So-heeSonje Award
2022I'm Here (2022)Jeong EunukSonje Award
Southern AfternoonLan TianSonje Award
2021A Winter GloveLee HyeonjuSonje Award
The Sea Calls for MeTumpal TampubolonSonje Award
2020GeorgiaJayil PakSonje Award
Mountain CatLkhagvadulam Purev-OchirSonje Award
2019Dragon's TailSaeed KeshavarzSonje Award
HelloJin Seong-moonSonje Award
2018Cat Day AfternoonKwon Sung-moSonje Award
NoorehAshish PandeySonje Award
2017A Hand-written PosterKwak Eun-miSonje Award
Madonna (2015)Sinung WinahyokoSonje Award
2016Off-seasonYelzat EskendirSonje Award
ViewerKim So-younSonje Award
2015Nia's DoorLau Kek HuatSonje Award
Shame DiaryLee Eun-jeongSonje Award
2014StairwayMatt WuSonje Award
The NightChoi Ki-yunSonje Award
2013A Lady Caddy Who Never Saw a Hole in OneYosep Anggi NoenSonje Award
In the SummerSon Tae-gyumSonje Award
2012A Little FartherNikan NezamiSonje Award
The Night of the WitnessPark BuemSonje Award
2011See You TomorrowLee Woo-jungSonje Award
Thug BeramVenkat AmudhanSonje Award
2010Broken NightYang Hyo-jooSonje Award
InhalationEdmund YeoSonje Award
2009Rare FishBasil MironerSonje Award
Somewhere UnreachedKim Jae-wonSonje Award
2008AndongRommel TolentinoSonje Award
GirlHong Sung-hoonSonje Award
2007A Man Under the InfluenzaJung JulySonje Award
웅이 이야기Lee Ha-songSonje Award
2006PortfolioYoon Seong-hoSonje Award
The Wind StirsLee Jin-wooSonje Award
2005A Bowl of TeaKim Young-namSonje Award
Tea & PoisonJoung Yong-juSonje Award
2004About a Bad BoyPark Shin-wooSonje Award
Punk EekSon Kwang-juSonje Award
2003The Spring and the DelightPark Jung-seonSonje Award
The Third TongueSon Kwang-juSonje Award
2002Chapter Two: How to BreatheLee Hyung-sukSonje Award
2001Siam Hard RomanceKim Jeong-guSonje Award
2000BardoYoon Young-hoSonje Award
199928 October 1979, A Sunny SundayKwon Jong-kwanSonje Award
1998Heavy (1998)Park Chan-okSonje Award
LachrymalLim Chang-jaeSonje Award
1997The Saltmen of TibetUlrike KochSonje Award
1996Arrival of the TrainAndrej SheleznjakovSonje Award
2024Village Rockstars 2Rima DasKim Jiseok Award
2023Bride AbductionMirlan AbdikhalikovKim Jiseok Award
Paradise (2023)Prasanna VithanageKim Jiseok Award
2022AlterationYalkin TuychievKim Jiseok Award
Scent of WindSeyed Hadi MohagheghKim Jiseok Award
2021Gensan PunchBrillante MendozaKim Jiseok Award
The RapistAparna SenKim Jiseok Award
2020Drowning in Holy WaterNavid MahmoudiKim Jiseok Award
The SlaughterhouseAbbas AminiKim Jiseok Award
2019Zindagi TamashaSarmad KhoosatKim Jiseok Award
Market (2019)Pradip KurbahKim Jiseok Award
2018Rona, Azim's MotherJamshid MahmoudiKim Jiseok Award
The RibZhang WeiKim Jiseok Award
2017Malila: The Farewell FlowerAnucha BoonyawatanaKim Jiseok Award
The Scythian LambDaihachi YoshidaKim Jiseok Award
2023That Summer LieSon Hyeon-rokFIPRESCI Award
2022Thousand and One NightsNao KubotaFIPRESCI Award
2021SeirePark KangFIPRESCI Award
2020Summer BlurHan ShuaiFIPRESCI Award
2019Running to the SkyMirlan AbdykalykovFIPRESCI Award
2018The Red PhallusTashi GyeltshenFIPRESCI Award
2017Last ChildShin Dong-seokFIPRESCI Award
2016White AntChu Hsien-cheFIPRESCI Award
2015Immortal (2015)Hadi MohagheghFIPRESCI Award
2014What's the Time in Your World?Safi YazdanianFIPRESCI Award
201310 Minutes (2014)Lee Yong-seungFIPRESCI Award
201236Nawapol ThamrongrattanaritFIPRESCI Award
2011MourningMorteza FarshbafFIPRESCI Award
2010The Journals of MusanPark Jung-bumFIPRESCI Award
2009Kick OffShawkat Amin KorkiFIPRESCI Award
2008JalainurYe ZhaoFIPRESCI Award
2007The Red AwnCai ShangjunFIPRESCI Award
2006Love Conquers AllTan Chui MuiFIPRESCI Award
2005The Unforgiven (2005)Yoon Jong-binFIPRESCI Award
2004Soap OperaWuershanFIPRESCI Award
2003Deep BreathParviz ShahbaziFIPRESCI Award
2002Too Young to DiePark Jin-pyoFIPRESCI Award
2001Flower IslandSong Il-gonFIPRESCI Award
One Fine Spring DayHur Jin-hoFIPRESCI Award
2000Sunflower (2000)Isao YukisadaFIPRESCI Award
1999The CupKhyentse NorbuFIPRESCI Award
1998Suicide BusHiroshi ShimizuFIPRESCI Award
1997Made in Hong KongFruit ChanFIPRESCI Award
2023Solid by the SeaPatiparn BuntharikNETPAC Award
2022A Wild RoomerLee Jeong-hongNETPAC Award
2021The Apartment with Two WomenKim Se-inNETPAC Award
2020FIGHTERJéro YunNETPAC Award
2019Moving On (2020)Yoon Dan-biNETPAC Award
2018House of HummingbirdKim Bo-raNETPAC Award
2017The Blackcoat's DaughterKim Joong-hyunNETPAC Award
2016Merry Christmas Mr. MoLim Dae-hyungNETPAC Award
2015Communication & LiesLee Seung-wonNETPAC Award
2014SocialphobiaHong Seok-jaeNETPAC Award
2013ShuttlecockLee Yu-binNETPAC Award
2012JiseulO MuelNETPAC Award
2011The King of PigsYeon Sang-hoNETPAC Award
2010Dooman RiverZhang LuNETPAC Award
2009PajuPark Chan-okNETPAC Award
2008Members of the FuneralBaek Seung-binNETPAC Award
Treeless MountainKim So-yongNETPAC Award
2007Hello, StrangerKim Dong-hyunNETPAC Award
With a Girl of Black SoilJeon Soo-ilNETPAC Award
2006The Last Dining TableRoh Gyeong-taeNETPAC Award
2005The Unforgiven (2005)Yoon Jong-binNETPAC Award
20043-IronKim Ki-dukNETPAC Award
2003Untold ScandalE J-yongNETPAC Award
2002Road MovieKim In-sikNETPAC Award
2001Take Care of My CatJeong Jae-eunNETPAC Award
2000ChunhyangIm Kwon-taekNETPAC Award
1999The Bird Who Stops in the AirJeon Soo-ilNETPAC Award
1998The Power of Kangwon ProvinceHong Sang-sooNETPAC Award
1997Timeless Bottomless Bad MovieJang Sun-wooNETPAC Award
1996Three FriendsYim Soon-ryeNETPAC Award