A special session offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from LEE Byung Hun-this year¡¯s featured actor in our retrospective program. Renowned for his exceptional versatility across genres and performances both on and off screen, he stands as one of the most iconic figures in Korean cinema and a truly global artist in every sense.

In celebration of the picture book release of director Kim Tae-yong¡¯s short film Her Story, BIFAN presents screenings of both the feature Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels, known for Kim¡¯s signature warmth, and the short film itself. Audiences will also have the rare chance to see several of the director¡¯s lesser-known short works on the big screen. Following the screenings, a special talk with the director and the picture book¡¯s illustrator, along with a variety of related events, will offer deeper insight into the stories and creative process.

This special program offers a rare opportunity to experience the brilliance of Yukawa, the genius physicist from the Detective Galileo series by HIGASHINO Keigo, the master of Japanese mystery and thriller fiction. In addition to Suspect X¤Ña work so popular it has been remade into films and musicals in Korea¤Ñthe program will feature two films making their Korean premiere. These screenings will be accompanied by special events that explore the thrilling connections between HIGASHINO¡¯s novels and their cinematic adaptations.