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11 films selected for BIFAN 2026 competition
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival included 11 films in the international competition section of its 30th edition. The festival will be held from July 2-12 in Bucheon, South Korea...
The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held in South Korea selected 11 films for the international competition section in its 30th year. The flagship competition of the festival was renewed this year and named Bucheon Choice: World — Features.
This section will determine the productions competing for the festival's biggest award, Best of Bucheon. It was announced that the festival will be held from July 2-12 in Bucheon, a city west of Seoul.
Highlight films of the competition
The selection includes notable recent festival films. Curry Barker's psychological horror film Obsession and Jane Schoenbrun's Un Certain Regard opening film at Cannes Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma were highlighted among the selected works.
Another Cannes-origin film, Species by Marion Le Coroller, tells a story where the anxieties of a successful generation turn into bodily horror. Makoto Nagahisa's film Burn from Sundance also focuses on anxious youth.
Adrian Chiarella's Leviticus combines a queer love story and horror elements through the language of Christian taboos. Among the selected films, horror, fantasy, and thriller lines stand out together.
Films making their world premiere at Bucheon
Two productions in the competition will have their world premiere at the festival. One is Kan Yamamoto's Japanese horror film Cursed Meme, and the other is NIKO, a re-edited future-set film in Seoul.
NIKO is a Korea-Taiwan co-production included in the selection and features Tiffany Young, a member of the K-pop group Girls’ Generation. The film stood out as one of the strong Asia-centered titles in this year's competition lineup.
Finnish director Hanna Bergholm's film Nightborn was also included in the competition. The film, which combines postpartum period, folk horror, and bodily horror genres, stars rising actor Seidi Haarla alongside Rupert Grint.
Wide selection from different countries
Irish director Damian McCarthy's film Hokum was also included in the competition. The film became one of the notable titles along with Paul Urkijo's The Night (Gaua), inspired by the Basque witchcraft legend.
The animated musical Zsazsa Zaturnnah by Avid Liongoren from the Philippines was also selected for the competition. Adapted from a comic book, the film tells the story of a gay hairdresser who transforms into a female superhero.
This year's selection brings together productions from different countries such as Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Spain, Ireland, Finland, and Australia. The program is noted for its strong sense of queer sensitivity.
The festival management will announce the remaining part of the 2026 program at a press conference on June 9. After this announcement, the general framework of the competition will become clearer.
BIFAN was founded in 1997 and is now known as one of Asia's largest showcases for horror, fantasy, and thriller cinema. The 30th edition carries a remarkable renewal both in terms of program structure and competition name for the festival.
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