New Currents

New Currents is a competitive section of Busan International Film Festival's official selection. The section was introduced at the festival's inaugural edition, in 1996.[1]

New Currents
Awarded forBest first or second feature films by Asian directors
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byBusan International Film Festival
First awarded1996
Last awarded2023
Currently held byThe Wrestler by Iqbal Chowdhury, Bangladesh
September 1923 by Tatsuya Mori, Japan
Websitebiff.kr

It showcases the first or second feature films by up-and-coming Asian directors.[2] The two winning directors are awarded each a prize of US$30,000.[3]

Selection
Jia Zhangke, 1998 winner
Marzieh Meshkini, 2000 winner
Song Il-gon, 2001 winner
Lee Kang-sheng, 2003 co-winner
Wanma Caidan, 2005 Special Mention winner
Morteza Farshbaf, 2011 co-winner
Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, 2012 co-winner
Houman Seyyedi, 2014 co-winner
Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh, 2015 co-winner
Key
‡ Indicates New Currents winners
† Indicates Special Mention winner

1990s
Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
1996 Rain Clouds over Wushan‡ 巫山云雨 Zhang Ming China
Accidental Legend 飛天 Wang Shaudi Taiwan
Ah-Chung 忠仔 Chang Tso-chi Taiwan
All Usual in the Village Xiaocun wu gushi Yu Xiangyuan China
Common Plight Dard-e moshtarak Yassamin Maleknasr Iran
Dark Night of the Soul Anantha Rathriya Prasanna Vithanage Sri Lanka
Mee Pok Man Eric Khoo Singapore
Nineteenth April উনিশে এপ্রিল Rituparno Ghosh India
Okaeri おかえり Makoto Shinozaki Japan
Three Friends 세친구 Yim Soon-rye South Korea
Time Lasts 시간은 오래 지속된다 Kim Eung-soo South Korea
The White Balloon بادکنک سفید Jafar Panahi Iran
Yuri 유리 Yang Yun-ho South Korea
1997 Motel Cactus‡ 모텔 선인장 Park Ki-yong South Korea
After the Crescent 月未老 Chang Wai Chung Hong Kong
Falling Up Waking Down Arthur Chyu Taiwan
Fiction Kahini Malay Bhattacharya India
Fun Bar Karaoke ฝัน บ้า คาราโอเกะ Pen-ek Ratanaruang Thailand
Green Fish 초록물고기 Lee Chang-dong South Korea
Just Another Day いつものように Satoshi Kenmochi Japan
Made in Hong Kong 香港製造 Fruit Chan Hong Kong
My Secret Cache ひみつの花園 Shinobu Yaguchi Japan
Paper Airplanes Mooshak e Kaghazi Farhad Mehranfar Iran
Wind Echoing in My Being 내 안에 우는 바람 Jeon Soo-il South Korea
1998 Xiao Wu‡ 小武 Jia Zhangke China
After Life ワンダフルライフ Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan
Fly Low 하우등 Kim Si-un South Korea
Girls' Night Out 처녀들의 저녁식사 Im Sang-soo South Korea
Ikinai 生きない Hiroshi Shimizu Japan
The Making of Steel 长大成人 Lu Xuechang China
Paradise Sea 楽園 Koji Hagiuda Japan
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 一個字頭的誕生 Wai Ka-fai Hong Kong
The Tree of Life Derakht-e-jan Farhad Mehranfar Iran
The Weight of Cotton Rui Ka Bojh Subhash Agrawal India
Who Is Running? ท้าฟ้าลิขิต Oxide Pang Thailand
Yellow Flower 둘 하나 섹스 Lee Ji-sung South Korea
1999 Timeless Melody‡ タイムレスメロディ Hiroshi Okuhara Japan
Autumn Blossoms あつもの Shunsaku Ikehata Japan
The Bird Who Stops in the Air 새는 폐곡선을 그린다 Jeon Soo-il South Korea
Black Hole 구멍 Kim Kuk-hyeong South Korea
The Cup ཕོར་པ། Khyentse Norbu Bhutan, Australia
Love Will Tear Us Apart 天上人間 Yu Lik-wai Hong Kong, China
Men and Women 男男女女 Liu Bingjian China
O-Negative รัก-ออกแบบไม่ได้ Pinyu Roothum Thailand
The Outcast Padadaya Linton Semage Sri Lanka
Postcard 明信片 Cheng Wen-tang Taiwan
Sri Marselli Sumarno Indonesia
Throne of Death Marana Simhasanam Murali Nair India

2000s
Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2000 The Day I Became a Woman‡ روزی که زن شدم Marzieh Meshkini Iran, Italy
Die Bad 죽거나 혹은 나쁘거나 Ryoo Seung-wan South Korea
Djomeh جمعه Hassan Yektapanah Iran
Father 冤家父子 Wang Shuo China
Fluffy Rhapsody 起毛球了 Wu Mi-sen Taiwan
Hidden Whisper 小百无禁忌 Vivian Chang Taiwan
Interview 인터뷰 Daniel H. Byun South Korea
Not Forgotten 忘れられぬ人々 Makoto Shinozaki Japan
The Paper 纸 Ding Jiancheng China
Pomildong Blues Kim Hee-jin South Korea
Sunflower ひまわり Isao Yukisada Japan
Twelve Nights 十二夜 Lam Oi-Wah Hong Kong
2001 Flower Island‡ 꽃섬 Song Il-gon South Korea
Blue Spring 青い春 Toshiaki Toyoda Japan
Conjugation 动词变位 Emily Tang Hong Kong
Dejavu Biju Viswanath India
A Drowning Man 溺れる人 Naoki Ichio Japan
Going By از کنار هم میگذریم Iraj Karimi Iran
Maya Digvijay Singh India
Seafood 海鲜 Zhu Wen China
Take Care of My Cat 고양이를 부탁해 Jeong Jae-eun South Korea
The Unfinished Song Qateh-ye natamam Maziar Miri Iran
Whispering Sands Pasir Berbisik Nan T. Achnas Indonesia
2002 Jealousy Is My Middle Name‡ 질투는 나의 힘 Park Chan-ok South Korea
The Rite... A Passion‡ Thilaadanam K. N. T. Sastry India
Ardor 밀애 Byun Young-joo South Korea
Border Line Lee Sang-il Japan
Brave 20 鹹豆漿 Wang Ming Tai Taiwan
Eliana, Eliana Riri Riza Indonesia
The Missing Gun 寻枪 Lu Chuan China
Too Young to Die 죽어도 좋아 Park Jin-pyo South Korea
The Trigger 扣板机 Alex Yang Taiwan
Woman of Water 水の女 Hidenori Sugimori Japan
Women's Prison زندان زنان Manijeh Hekmat Iran
2003 The Missing‡ 不見 Lee Kang-sheng Taiwan
Tiny Snowflakes‡ Danehaye rize barf Alireza Amini Iran
15 Royston Tan Singapore
An Estranged Paradise 陌生天堂 Yang Fudong China
Dancing in the Dust رقص در غبار Asghar Farhadi Iran
The Floating Landscape 戀之風景 Carol Lai Hong Kong
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women मातृभूमि Manish Jha India
One Night Husband คืนไร้เงา Pimpaka Towira Thailand
The Only Sons 山清水秀 Xiao'er Gan China
Osama اُسامه Siddiq Barmak Afghanistan, Iran
River リバー Takayuki Suzui Japan
The Road Taken 선택 Hong Ki-seon South Korea
Uniform 制服 Diao Yinan China
2004 This Charming Girl‡ 여자, 정혜 Lee Yoon-ki South Korea
Sanctuary† Yuhang Ho Malaysia
The Cat of Hollywood Chun-Yue Lam Hong Kong
Dogs & Cats 犬猫 Nami Iguchi Japan
Holiday Dreaming 梦游夏威夷 Fu-chun Hsu Taiwan
The Killing Danav Makarand Deshpande India
My Generation 마이 제너레이션 Noh Dong-seok South Korea
The Rainmaker Impian Kemarau Ravi Bharwani Indonesia
So Cute 귀여워 Kim Soo-hyun South Korea
Soap Opera Wuershan China
Survive Style 5+ Gen Sekiguchi Japan
Waiting Alone 独自等待 Dayyan Eng China
2005 Grain in Ear‡ 芒种 Zhang Lü China, South Korea
The Silent Holy Stones† 静静的嘛呢石 Wanma Caidan China
Big River ビッグ・リバー Atsushi Funahashi Japan
One Summer with You 与你同在的夏天 Xie Dongshen Hong Kong
The Peter Pan Formula 피터팬의 공식 Cho Chang-ho South Korea
Poet of the Wastes شاعر زباله‌ها Mohammad Ahmadi Iran, Japan
Reaching Silence Nisshabd Jahar Kanungo India, France
The Shoe Fairy 人鱼朵朵 Robin Lee Taiwan, Hong Kong
Ssunday Seoul 썬데이 서울 Park Sung-hun South Korea
The Unforgiven 용서받지 못한 자 Yoon Jong-bin South Korea
Writing on the Earth Yadasht Bar Zamin Ali Mohammad Ghasemi Iran
2006 Betelnut‡ 槟榔 Yang Heng China
Love Conquers All‡ Tan Chui Mui Malaysia
Distance Yuanli Wei Tie China
Driving with My Wife's Lover 아내의 애인을 만나다 Kim Tai-sik South Korea
Eternal Summer 盛夏光年 Leste Chen Taiwan
Just Like Before Tulad ng Dati Mike Sandejas Philippines
Luxury Car 江城夏日 Wang Chao China, France
The Railroad 경의선 Park Heung-sik South Korea
The Summer of Stickleback ハリヨの夏 Mayu Nakamura Japan
The White Silk Dress Áo Lụa Hà Đông Lưu Huỳnh Vietnam
Wool 100% ウール100% Mai Tominaga Japan
2007 Life Track‡ Gwedo Jin Guanghao China, South Korea
Flower in the Pocket‡ 口袋裏的花 Liew Seng Tat Malaysia
Wonderful Town‡ เมืองเหงาซ่อนรัก Aditya Assarat Thailand
Asyl: Park and Love Hotel パーク アンド ラブホテル Izuru Kumasaka Japan
A Bao A Qu Naoki Sato Japan
Endless Night Jianlin Pan China
God Man Dog 流浪神狗人 Singing Chen Taiwan
Milky Way Liberation Front 은하해방전선 Yoon Seong-ho South Korea
My Song Is... 나의 노래는 Ahn Seul-gi South Korea
The Red Awn 红色康拜因 Cai Shangjun China
Tribe Tribu Jim Meer Libiran Philippines
2008 Land of Scarecrows‡ Gwedo Roh Gyeong-tae South Korea, France
Naked of Defenses‡ 無防備 Masahide Ichii Japan
Er Dong† 二冬 Yang Jin China
Members of the Funeral† 장례식의 멤버 Baek Seung-bin South Korea
100 Chris Martinez Philippines
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly Babi Buta yang Ingin Terbang Edwin Indonesia
Empty Chair صندلی خالی Saman Estereki Iran
Jalainur Zha lai nuo er Zhao Ye China
A Light in the Fog Cheraghi dar meh Panahbarkhoda Rezaee Iran
A Moment in June ณ ขณะรัก O. Nathapon Thailand
Ocean of an Old Man Rajesh Shera India
The Pot 독 Kim Tae-gon South Korea
Routine Holiday 黄金周 Li Hongqi China
Turmoil Аурелен Sabit Kurmanbekov, Kanymbek Kassymbekov Kazakhstan
2009 Kick Off‡ شوێنێک بۆ یاری Shawkat Amin Korki Iraq
I'm in Trouble!‡ 나는 곤경에 처했다! So Sang-min South Korea
Squalor† Astig G.B. Sampedro Philippines
Dead Slowly 慢性中毒 Rita Hui Hong Kong
Lan 我们天上见 Jiang Wenli China
Lost Paradise in Tokyo ロストパラダイス・イン・トーキョー Kazuya Shiraishi Japan
A Man Who Ate His Cherries Mardi ke gilass hayash ra khord Payment Haghani Iran
Mundane History เจ้านกกระจอก Anocha Suwichakornpong Thailand
My Daughter 理发店的女儿 Charlotte Lim Malaysia
Paju 파주 Park Chan-ok South Korea
True Noon Qiyami roz Nosir Saidov Tajikistan
Vihir Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni India

2010s
Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2010 The Journals of Musan‡ 무산일기 Park Jung-bum South Korea
Bleak Night‡ 파수꾼 Yoon Sung-hyun South Korea
Ashamed 창피해 Kim Soo-hyeon South Korea
Eternity ที่รัก Sivaroj Kongsakul Thailand
The Floating Lives Cánh đồng bất tận Quang Binh Nguyen Phan Vietnam, Singapore
Lover's Discourse 恋人絮语 Derek Tsang, Jimmy Wan Hong Kong, China
Memories in March Sanjoy Nag India
My Spectacular Theatre 盲人电影院 Lu Yang China
The Old Donkey 老驢頭 Li Ruijun China
The Quarter of Scarecrows Garaqi daholakan Hassan-Ali Mahmoud Iraq
Sampaguita, National Flower Francis Xavier Eusebio Pasion Philippines
Strawberry Cliff 贖命 Chris Chow Hong Kong, China, United States, France
Ways of the Sea Halaw Sheron Dayoc Philippines
2011 Mourning‡ Soog Morteza Farshbaf Iran
Niño‡ Loy Arcenas Philippines
August Drizzle නිකිණි වැස්ස Aruna Jayawardana Sri Lanka
Choked 가시 Kim Joong-hyun South Korea
Damn Life ダムライフ Hitoshi Kitagawa Japan
Here...or There? Do Hay Day Siu Pham Vietnam, Switzerland
I Carried You Home ปาดังเบซาร์ Tongpong Chantarangku Thailand
Lost in Mountain 空山軼 Gao Zipeng China
The Mirror Never Lies Laut Bercermin Kamila Andini Indonesia
The Passion of a Man Called Choe Che-u 동학, 수운 최제우 Stanley Park South Korea
Return to Burma Midi Z Myanmar, Taiwan
Starry Starry Night 星空 Tom Lin Shu-yu Taiwan, China, Hong Kong
Watch Indian Circus Dekh Indian Circus Mangesh Hadawale India
2012 36‡ Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Thailand
Kayan‡ Maryam Najafi Lebanon, Canada
Filmistaan† Nitin Kakkar India
About 111 Girls درباره ی ۱۱۱ دختر Nahid Ghobadi, Bijan Zmanpira Iraq
Apparition Aparisyon Isabel Sandoval[lower-alpha 1] Philippines
Fatal 가시꽃 Lee Don-ku South Korea
Together 甜.秘密 Hsu Chao-jen Taiwan
The Town of Whales くじらのまち Keiko Tsuruoka Japan
Touch of the Light 逆光飛翔 Chang Jung-chi Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
Your Time Is Up 누구나 제 명에 죽고 싶다 Kim Seung-hyun South Korea
2013 Pascha‡ 파스카 Ahn Seon-kyoung South Korea
Remote Control‡ Алсын Удирдлага Byamba Sakhya Mongolia, Germany
Transit† Hannah Espia Philippines
10 Minutes 10분 Lee Yong-seung South Korea
Again ゆるせない、逢いたい Junichi Kanai Japan
Concrete Clouds ภวังค์รัก Lee Chatametikool Thailand
The Isthmus ที่ว่างระหว่างสมุทร Sopawan Boonnimitra, Peerachai Kerdsint Thailand
Sarikend Mehdi Parizad Iran
Steel Cold Winter 소녀 Choi Jin-sung South Korea
The Story of an Old Woman История одной старушки Alexey Gorlov Kazakhstan
Toilet Blues Dirmawan Hatta Indonesia
Water Jal Girish Malik India
2014 End of Winter‡ 철원기행 Kim Dae-hwan South Korea
13† ۱۳ Houman Seyyedi Iran
(Sex) Appeal 寒蟬效應 Wang Wei-ming Taiwan
Don't Say That Word ガンバレとかうるせえ Takuma Sato Japan
The Face of the Ash Shakhwan Idrees Iraq
Ghadi غدي Amin Dora Lebanon, Qatar
Jalal's Story জালালের গল্প Abu Shahed Emon Bangladesh
Mariquina Milo Sogueco Philippines
Nezha 少女哪吒 Li Xiaofeng China
Sunrise Partho Sen-Gupta India, France
We Will Be OK 그들이 죽었다 Baek Jae-ho South Korea
What's the Time in Your World? در دنیای تو ساعت چند است؟ Safi Yazdanian Iran
2015 Immortal‡ ممیرو Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh Iran
Walnut Tree‡ Zhangak tal Yerlan Nurmukhambetov Kazakhstan
Black Horse Memories خاطرات اسب سیاه Shahram Alidi Iran, Turkey
Communication & Lies 소통과 거짓말 Lee Seung-won South Korea
Go Home Jihane Chouaib Lebanon, France, Switzerland, Belgium
Night and Fog in Zona 천당의 밤과 안개 Jung Sung-il South Korea
Radio Set Radiopetti Hari Viswanath India
West North West 西北西 Takuro Nakamura Japan
2016 The Donor‡ 捐赠者 Zang Xichuan China
Knife in the Clear Water‡ 清水里的刀子 Xuebo Wang China
Parting† رفتن Navid Mahmoudi Iran, Afghanistan
A Billion Colour Story Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy India
Burning Birds දැවෙන විහඟුන් Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Sri Lanka, France, Netherlands, Qatar
Her Mother HER MOTHER 娘を殺した死刑囚との対話 Yoshinori Sato Japan
In Between Seasons 환절기 Lee Dong-eun South Korea
Lady of the Lake Loktak Lairembee Haobam Paban Kumar India
Merry Christmas Mr. Mo 메리 크리스마스 미스터 모 Lim Dae-hyung South Korea
Someone to Talk to 一句顶一万句 Liu Yulin China, Hong Kong
White Ant 白蟻─慾望謎網 Chu Hsien-che
2017 After My Death‡ 죄 많은 소녀 Kim Ui-seok South Korea
Blockage‡ سد معبر Mohsen Gharaei Iran
Ajji Devashish Makhija India
Ashwatthama Pushpendra Singh India, South Korea
End of Summer 西小河的夏天 Zhou Quan China
How to Breathe Underwater 물속에서 숨 쉬는 법 Ko Hyun-seok South Korea
Last Child 살아남은 아이 Shin Dong-seok South Korea
The Last Verse 最後的詩句 Ying-Ting Tseng Taiwan
One Night on the Wharf 在码头 Han Dong China
Somewhere Beyond the Mist 藍天白雲 Cheung King-wai Hong Kong, China
2018 Clean Up‡ 호흡 Kwon Man-ki South Korea
Savage‡ 雪暴 Cui Si Wei China
Aurora Bekzat Pirmatov Kyrgyzstan
Gold Carrier حمال طلا Touraj Aslani Iran
His Lost Name 夜明け Nanako Hirose Japan
House of Hummingbird 벌새 Kim Bora South Korea
House of My Fathers නොමියෙන මතකය Suba Sivakumaran Sri Lanka
The Red Phallus Tashi Gyeltshen Bhutan
Second Life 선희와 슬기 Park Young-ju South Korea
Vanishing Days 漫游 Zhu Xin China
2019 Ròm‡ Tran Thanh Huy Vietnam
Haifa Street‡ شارع حيفا Mohanad Hayal Iraq
Among the Hills در میان تپه‌ها Mohammadreza Keivanfar Iran
Boluomi 菠蘿蜜 Kek Huat Lau, Vera Chen Taiwan
Diapason شب اول 18 سالگی Hamed Tehrani Iran
The Education 에듀케이션 Kim Duk-joong South Korea
John Denver Trending Arden Rod Condez Philippines
Just Like That Aise Hee Kislay Kislay India
Lucky Monster 럭키 몬스터 Bong Joon-young South Korea
My Identity 神様のいるところ Sae Suzuki Japan
An Old Lady 69세 Lim Sun-ae South Korea
Over the Sea 少年与海 Aoqian Sun China
A Road to Spring 通往春天的列车 Li Ji China
Running to the Sky Жөө Күлүк Mirlan Abdykalykov Kyrgyzstan

2020s
Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2020 A Balance‡ 由宇子の天秤 Yujiro Harumoto Japan
Three‡ Tpu Ruslan Pak Kazakhstan, South Korea, Uzbekistan
Bilesuvar Elvin Adigozel Azerbaijan, France
Butterfly on a Windowpane ऐना झ्यालको पुतली Sujit Bidari Nepal
Chnchik Aram Shahbazyan Armenia, Germany, Netherlands
Harami हरामी Shyam Madiraju India, United States
A Leave 휴가 Lee Ran-hee South Korea
Money Has Four Legs ခြေလေးချောင် Maung Sun Myanmar
Snowball 최선의 삶 Lee Woo-jung South Korea
Summer Blur 汉南夏日 Han Shuai China
2021 Farewell, My Hometown‡ 再见，乐园 Wang Er Zhuo China
The Apartment with Two Women‡ 같은 속옷을 입는 두 여자 Kim Se-in South Korea
The Absent Director در نبود کارگردان Arvand Dashtaray Iran
Asteroid سیارک Mehdi Hosseinivand Aalipour Iran
House of Time কালকোকখো Rajdeep Paul, Sarmistha Maiti India
Memoryland Miền ký ức Kim Quy Bui Vietnam, Germany
Missing さがす Shinzo Katayama Japan
Pedro Natesh Hedge India
Photocopier Penyalin Cahaya Wregas Bhanuteja Indonesia
Red Pomegranate қызыл анар Sharipa Urazbayeva Kazakhstan
Seire 세이레 Kang Park South Korea
2022 A Wild Roomer‡ 괴인 Lee Jeong-hong South Korea
Shivamma‡ Jaishankar Aryar India
Ajoomma 아줌마 He Shuming Singapore, South Korea
Blue Again บลู อะเกน Thapanee Loosuwan Thailand
Long Live Hell 지옥만세 Im Oh-jeong South Korea
Memento Mori: Earth Memento Mori: Đất Marcus Mạnh Cường Vũ Vietnam
No End Bi payan Nader Saeivar Iran
A Place of Silence Sam Quah Malaysia
A Thousand and One Nights 千夜、一夜 Nao Kubota Japan
The Winter Within Maagh Aamir Bashir India
2023
The Wrestler‡ Iqbal Chowdhury Bangladesh
September 1923‡ 福田村事件 Tatsuya Mori Japan
After a Fever Akira Yamamoto Japan
Borrowed Time Choi Ji China
Heritage 부모 바보 Lee Jong-soo South Korea
Now, Oasis Chia Chee Sum Malaysia
Solids by the Seashore ทะเลของฉันมีคลื่นเล็กน้อยถึงปานกลาง Patiparn Boontarig Thailand
Spark Rajesh Zala India
Stranger Agantuk Biplop Sarkar Bangladesh
That Summer Lie 그 여름날의 거짓말 Son Hyeon-rok South Korea

Notes
  1. Credited as Vincent Sandoval.

References
  1. Park, Soomee (September 5, 2022). "Busan Film Festival Unveils Diverse Competition Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. Song, Seung-hyun (October 7, 2022). "Jurors for BIFF's New Currents Award hope to discover revolutionary work". The Korea Herald. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. "27th Busan International Film Festival Announces Jury Members for New Currents and Kim Jiseok Awards". Haps Korea. August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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