¡ãAward winners pose for a group photo with Bucheon Mayor CHO Yong-eek and BIFAN Festival Director SHIN Chul.

The 29th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Festival Director: SHIN Chul, BIFAN) has announced the winners of its NAFF Project Market awards. The BIFAN+ Awards Ceremony took place on the afternoon of July 8 at the Convention Hall of the Bucheon Webtoon Convergence Center.

In the Cash Awards category, the Bucheon Award went to Brilliant Melody (Philippines/France/Indonesia), directed by Carlo Francisco MANATAD. The CNC Award was given to Don't Worry About Vampires (Taiwan), directed by CHEN Ho-yu. The NAFF Award went to TRIANGLE (Spain), directed by Joseph DIAZ. The Asian Discovery Award was presented to WASH AWAY (Japan), directed by MIYAHARA Takuya, while the Korean Discovery Award went to Vairocana: Three Tales (Korea), directed by CHUNG Huibin. The NAFF Korean Award was awarded to LYNX (Korea), directed by HA Myungmi. The VIPO Award also went to Brilliant Melody (Philippines/France/Indonesia), directed by Carlo Francisco MANATAD. Lastly, the DHL Award was presented to KOKO (Finland/USA), directed by Hanna VÄSTINSALO.

In the Post-production Support category, the SBA Award Post Production Support Award was presented to Brunch for a Depressed Zombie (Korea), directed by KIM Eunyoung and The Second Child (Korea) directed by YU Eunjeong. The awards include Includes DI (Digital Intermediate), sound mixing, digital mastering, and support equivalent to KRW 50 million.

The Mocha Chai Award went to Fuxi: Joy in the Four Chapters (Taiwan/Hong Kong/Japan/France) directed by QIU Jiongjiong and Lovely Ugly Your Friend (Japan) directed by YASUKAWA Yuka, each receiving post-production support worth USD 35,000.

The Kantana Post Award was granted to UNDER (Korea) directed by SON Ho-seung, AHN Jeong-min, while the Kantana Sound Award was awarded to TUNDA (Korea) directed by LEE Yong-seuk.

The Abnormal Studios Award was given to Unhearable (Hong Kong) directed by Stanley WONG, and the Abnormal Studio Award for Post Production and Marketing & Distribution was presented to Inheritance (Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia) directed by Joel SOH.

Following the awards ceremony, award winners, filmmakers, and festival delegates joined the ‘Nordic Genre Invasion Networking Party’ to celebrate the occasion.

The BIFAN 2025 runs through July 13 at venues across Bucheon City.

¡á INFORMATION
▪ Title: 29th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
▪ Characteristics: Non-competitive international film festival with a few competition sections
▪ Scale: 221 films from 41 countries (104 Features, 91 Shorts, 11 AI Films, 26 XR works)
▪ Date: July 3 (THU)~July 13 (SUN), 11 days
▪ Venues: Bucheon City Hall, CGV Sopung, Bucheon Art Bunker B39, Bucheon Arts Center, Webtoon Convergence Center

¡á Contact
▪ Email: foreignpress@bifan.kr
▪ Website: www.bifan.kr/eng/

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