Bifan 2026 - The Film Verdict

Knock

July 11, 2026 di Clarence Tsui

Winning four big prizes at BIFAN, Jeong Beom’s ‘Knock’ thrives on a powerful premise and thumping performances, but spirals towards stylistic incoherence at the end.

Pacific

July 8, 2026 di Clarence Tsui

Argentine VFX-artist-turned-director Gonzalo Gutierrez delivers a mature creature feature that fleshes out a sketchy premise with state-of-the-art scary imagery.

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Self-avowed no-budget specialist and indie director Baek Seung-kee mixes absurd comedy, kitschily convincing AI-generated sequences and earnest commentary about the state of cinema in ‘Longtake Onetake Mistake’.

The Fertilizer Home

July 6, 2026 di Clarence Tsui

Young Korean auteur Jeong Hyo-jung makes a dazzling feature debut that explores the deadly mystery swirling around a smalltown factory owner.

The Mouths

July 4, 2026 di Clarence Tsui

Revolving around an ominous tree able to bring grudges out into the open, J-horror veteran Takashi Shimizu’s soundly structured suspense thriller bows at BIFAN just days after going on wide release in Japan.

Something Hard, Something Strange: BIFAN hits 30

July 4, 2026 di The Film Verdict

As the Bucheon International Fantasy Film Festival turns 30, its new Korean Cinema programmer Kim Hyung-seok explains why “the divide between art films and genre films is ultimately artificial”.