New Currents Award
New Currents Award is given to the two best feature films selected from the first or second feature of new Asian directors introduced in the New Currents section (a competitive section of BIFF for Asian films). A grand prize of USD 30,000 is awarded to each film. The jury consists of world-renowned film experts who will choose winners to discover and encourage the hidden jewels of Asian cinema.
Kim Jiseok Award
It is to remember and honor the late Kim Ji-seok who passed away after devoting his whole life to discovering young Asian directors and supporting the growth of Asian cinema. A grand of prize of USD 10,000 is awarded to two films.
BIFF Mecenat Award
BIFF Mecenat Award is granted to the best documentary from Korea and Asia in Wide Angle competitive section. The winner will be granted KRW 10,000,000(approx. USD 9,000) with the purpose of assisting their next production.
Sonje Award
Sonje Award is given to the best Korean and Asian short films in the Wide Angle section, to assist them in producing next project by providing KRW 10,000,000(approx. USD 9,000) to each director.
Actor & Actress of the Year
This award focuses on newcomers starring in Korean independent films. Top-class Korean actors and actresses take the role of juries and select one actor and one actress with outstanding performance in the New Currents and Korean Cinema Today Vision section. The winners will be awarded at the closing ceremony with cash prize of KRW 5,000,000 (approx. USD 4,500) each.
New Currents Audience Award
This award is given to the film that is most highly rated by festival audiences from from New Currents section. KRW 20,000,000 (approx. USD 18,000) is awarded to the director.
Flash Foward Audience Award
This award is given to the film that is most highly rated by festival audiences from Flash Forward section. KRW 10,000,000 (approx. USD 9,000) is awarded to the director.
FIPRESCI Award
FIPRESCI Award is awarded to well-made works that reflect its experimental and progressive spirit, among those presented in the New Currents section.
NETPAC Award
This award is given to the year’s best Korean film from either New Currents or Korean Cinema Today_Vision section. NETPAC is an international organization founded in 1990 devoted to the expansion of Asian film distribution and screening.
DGK MEGABOX Award
DGK MEGABOX Award goes to two Korean films from Korean Cinema Today-Vision section. Each winner will be granted KRW 5,000,000 (approx. USD 4,500).
CGV Arthouse Award
This award is presented in collaboration with CJ CGV Arthouse to shed new light on the Korean Cinema Today_Vision section. The award aims to provide independent films, indie films, new films, and low budget films with distribution and screening opportunities. A total of KRW 10,000,000(approx. USD 9,000) is awarded to the distributor of the winning film with the support of promotion and marketing in CGV Arthouse.
KTH Award
KTH Award is designed to support Korean independent films. Two winners will be selected among Korean Cinema Today_Vision and New Currents sections and granted KRW 10,000,000 (approx. 9,000 USD).
KBS Independent Film Award
KBS Independent Film Award is given to support Korean independent films. One Korean film will be selected among Korean Cinema Today_Vision and New Currents sections to receive KRW 10,000,000 (approx. 9,000 USD).
CGK&SamyangXEEN Award
CGK&SamyangXEEN Award, sponsored by Cinematographers Guil