25th Busan International Film Festival

The 25th Busan International Film Festival took place on October 21 to 30, 2020 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. A total of 192 films from 68 countries were screened at the festival, the numbers reduced from the previous edition.

The festival was scheduled to be held on October 7–16, 2020, but was postponed due to concern over the spread of COVID-19 after Chuseok holidays. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the attendance of BIFF had been downsized and no international guests were invited to the festival. All outdoor events were also cancelled in order to prevent crowds. The screening limit capacity were only up to 50 people. The judging of all films took place online.

The most prestigious awards of the festival, New Currents, were handed to A Balance and Three.

New Currents

 * Mira Nair, Indian-American director, Head Juror
 * Thierry Jobin, Swiss film critic, Fribourg International Film Festival artistic director
 * Haegue Yang, South Korean visual artist

Kim Jiseok Award

 * Zhao Tao, Chinese actress
 * Jung Sung-il, South Korean film critic and director
 * Mouly Surya, Indonesian director

BIFF Mecenat Award

 * Nick Deocampo, Filipino director
 * Park Inho, South Korean film critic
 * Chalida Uabumrungjit, Thai archive director

Sonje Award

 * Ifa Isfansyah, Indonesian director
 * Kim Yi-seok, South Korean film professor
 * Sharipa Urazbayeva, Uzbekistani director

Actor and Actress of the Year

 * Chu Sang-mi, South Korean actress and director
 * Jung Jin-young, South Korean actor and director

FIPRESCI Award

 * Sanja Struna, Slovenian film critic
 * Sung Il-kwon, South Korean film critic
 * Alin Taciyan, FIPRESCI deputy secretary

NETPAC Award

 * Riccardo Gelli, Florence Korean Film Festival director
 * Kim Kyoung-wook, South Korean film critic
 * Hassan Muthalib, Malaysian writer, film critic, and film historian

DGK Megabox Award

 * Kim Ho-jun, South Korean director
 * Lee Sang-cheol, South Korean director
 * Cho Chang-ho, South Korean director

KBS Independent Film Award

 * Jeong Jae-eun, South Korean director
 * Ju Sung-chul, South Korean film critic
 * Kwak Sin-ae, South Korean film producer

CGK&SamyangXEEN Award

 * Nam Dong-keun, South Korean cinematographer
 * Park Jung-hun, South Korean cinematographer
 * Sung Seung-taek, South Korean cinematographer

A Window on Asian Cinema

 * Highlighted titles and daggers (†) indicate Kim Joseok Award winners.

New Currents

 * Highlighted titles and daggers (†) indicate New Currents winners.
 * Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicate FIPRESCI Award winner.
 * Hashtag (#) indicates KTH Award winner.
 * Down-arrow indicates CGK&SamyangXEEN Award winner.

Vision

 * Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicate NETPAC Award winner.
 * Highlighted titles and double-daggers (‡) indicate DGK MEGABOX Award winners.
 * Section sign (§) indicates CGV Arthouse Award winner.
 * Hashtag (#) indicates KTH Award winner.
 * Up-arrow indicates KBS Independent Film Award winner.

Flash Forward

 * Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicate Flash Forward winner.

Korean Short Film Competition

 * Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicate Sonje Award winner.

Asian Short Film Competition

 * Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicate Sonje Award winner.

Documentary Competition

 * Highlighted titles and daggers (†) indicate BIFF Mecenat Award winners.

Awards
The following awards were presented at the 25th edition:
 * New Currents Award
 * A Balance by Yujiro Harumoto
 * Three by Ruslan Pak
 * Kim Jiseok Award
 * Drowning in Holy Water by Navid Mahmoudi
 * The Slaughterhouse by Abbas Amini
 * BIFF Mecenat Award
 * The Art of Living in Danger by Mina Keshavarz
 * Sister J by Lee Soo-jung
 * Sonje Award
 * Georgia by Jayil Pak
 * Mountain Cat by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
 * Actor & Actress of the Year Award
 * Actor of the Year: Ji Soo for Our Joyful Summer Days
 * Actress of the Year: Lim Seong-mi for Fighter
 * Flash Forward Award
 * Tigers by Ronnie Sandahl
 * FIPRESCI Award
 * Summer Blur by Han Shuai
 * NETPAC Award
 * Fighter by Jéro Yun
 * DGK MEGABOX Award
 * Young Adult Matters by Lee Hwan
 * Good Person by Jung Wook
 * CGV Arthouse Award
 * Good Person by Jung Wook
 * KTH Award
 * Snowball by Lee Woo-jung
 * Young Adult Matters by Lee Hwan
 * KBS Independent Film Award
 * Limecrime by Lee Seung-hwan and Yoo Jae-wook
 * CGK&SamyangXEEN Award
 * Snowball – Cinematography by Lee Jae-u