Song Kang-ho of Parasite fame welcomed filmmakers as host of the festival, while Park Eun-bin acted as the moderator of the ceremony, which was broadcast live on YouTube channel and Naver TV.

[2] Jung Sung-il, South Korean film critic, director and screenwriter served as chairman of the jury for its main competition section.

[6] The main award of the festival New Currents Award was given to Bangladeshi film The Wrestler by Iqbal H. Chowdhary, which follows an eccentric old fisherman who trains rigorously in a traditional form of wrestling; and Japanese film September 1923 by Tatsuya Mori, a historical feature marking 100 years of Great Kanto earthquake, which dramatises a massacre that followed the natural disaster.

It also includes I Am a Running Mate, which marks the directorial debut of Han Jin-won, the co-writer for Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite.

[13] On September 5, BIFF unveiled full line-up for its 2023 edition and announced Chow Yun-fat the winner of Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.

[14] The eve event to wish the success of the festival was held on October 3, at the outdoor stage of BIFF Square in Jung-gu.

[15] Song Kang-ho of Parasite fame welcomed the guests at the opening ceremony, while Park Eun-bin acted as moderator.

[1] Busan Mayor Park Hyeong-jun, the Filmmaker of the Year awardee Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat, Japanese actress and model Suzu Hirose, Rie Miyazawa, Hana Sugisaki, Aina the End and Chinese star Fan Bingbing and South Korean actresses Jin Seo-yeon, Youn Yuh-jung, Im Soo-jung, Krystal Jung and Jeon So-nee attended the ceremony among others.

The festival closed with the screening of Chinese film industry satire The Movie Emperor by Ning Hao.

Dear Jinri capturing the late K-pop star Sulli’s final interview is included in this year's selection.

[32] A collection of new and internationally acclaimed films, offering an ideal mix of the popular with the artistic are screened at the hallmark outdoor theater.