Four short films will open the Busan International Short Film Festival which will take place from April 23 – 28, 2026 in Busan, South Korea.

Opening Night
April 23, 2026 | Thursday | Haneulyeon Theatre | 19:00 pm

Fanny by Milder Sisters – Netherlands | 2026 – 30 minutes | World Premiere

The ambitious hairdresser Fanny must survive within the demanding world of the Viennese court. When she pays no mind to the existing rules and moralities of the time, she draws the unexpected attention of the Empress, as well as a public audience. (BISFF 2026)

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April 25, 2026 | Saturday | CINEMA I 17:00 pm

The Apple Doesn’t Fall by Dean Wei – China | 2026 – 19 minutes | Asian Premiere

A portrait of an ordinary “one child” Chinese family in their habitat an ordinary apartment. Over the course of five nights their lives range from unremarkable to downright banal as the characters slip in and out of their respective roles. (BISFF 2026)

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April 24, 2026 | Friday | Cinematheque | 20:30 pm

The Cinema That Never Was by Mark Wachholz – Germany | 2025 – 6 minutes

Have you ever wondered about all the films we lost – not to time, but to never having existed? Not abandoned projects, but films that were never written, never imagined, never even conceived. What if the cinema we know and love is just a fraction of what could have been? Let’s remember these films that were never made. (BISFF 2026)

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April 26, 2026 | Sunday | Cinema I | 14: 00 pm

There’s always something missing (especially when you don’t know what you look for) by Paul Rigoux – France | 2025 – 27 minutes | International Premiere

Abraham finishes a concert in front of an almost empty hall. As he packs up his equipment, a woman calls out to him: he has forgotten something on stage. Unfortunately, Abraham does not see what she is talking about, and the stage is empty. Thus begins a strange nocturnal wanderlust for two, in search of that something—or something else entirely. (BISFF 2026)

Also screens on:
April 26, 2026 | Sunday | Cinema II | 11: 00 am

For more information, please visit: https://www.bisff.org/eng/