Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival

★★ Ready~ Action! Notification Date is 23rd April.
Non-competition(professional directors) section Notification Date is Middle of May★★

19th Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival will be held 8 to 14 July 2024 in Busan, the second biggest city of South Korea.

BIKY is the only young festival in Korea that has provided a venue for young audience to communicate through various films from all over the world.

BIKY has one competition called 'Ready~Action!' for films directed by young directors who under age of 18. the remaining sections are non-competition for professionals.
For professionals, BIKY presents "Heart-on Award".

[Competition]
Ready~Action : Short films by young directors under age of 18

[Non-competition] : Feature and short by professionals
1) Staying Together: Films focused on conflict and harmony within communities
2) Finding Myself: Films take a journey to discover real identities
3) Embrace the Difference: Films that tell ways to embrace differences and respect each other
4) Beyond the Boundary: Films that show exciting and meaningful adventures
5) Special Program: Feature and short invited films with one special subject
6) Cinema Delivery: Film delivery to the classroom and children will study and play with the film
7) Open Cinema-Moonlight Starlight: Family Films for open-air cinema in summer night
8) Green Pea Cinema: An exchange program between international festivals and films the BIKY distributes

[Reborn the BIKY] : Non competition shorts by young directors under age of 18