I The 38th BISFF will be held April 21st-26th at Busan Cinema Center and BNK BUSAN BANK Art Cinema.

I BISFF unveils its official poster.

I Establishing safety-focused disinfection plan, officially sponsored by Blueindus, a top mask manufacturer in the Busan/Gyeongnam region.

Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) unveils the official poster of its 38th edition, which will be held from April 21st to 26th, 2021. Along with the poster, program details are also introduced, revealing the blueprint for this year's festival and the various sections included.

The 38th Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) will take place over 6 days from April 21st to the 26th, at Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu and BNK Busan Bank Art Cinema in Jung-gu, Busan. The theme for this year’s festival will be ‘A State of 

Exception’. The theme reflects the way our daily lives have become exceptional due to the spread of COVID-19. The poster for the festival, which was designed to convey this, has been unveiled.

Eomji, who has worked as an illustrator in different fields, designed this year's poster titled 'Gardener in the Desert'. A BISFF official clarified why this artwork was chosen for the poster: "We can see a gardener taking care of a giant cactus that is way bigger than 

the 

gardener in the barren soil of the desert. We can see ourselves, which consistently resist the pandemic situation by looking at the gardener.”

At this year's festival, around 130 short films from around the world will be screened in seven sections, including the Opening and Closing sections, the Competition section, and the Guest Country section. Approximately 3,000 short films were submitted for the 

Competition section this year, and after a preliminary selection process, about 60 were selected and announced in February. Further, the Netherlands have been selected as the Guest Country this year in order to highlight the country's diversity of films and culture. 

In addition, the festival is set to provide audiences with important programs, such as 'Hub of Asia,' which will concentrate on short films from Asian countries, 'Korean Shorts,' which will feature Korean short films with different subjects, and 'Beyond Shorts,' which 

will showcase different types of short films, including 3D, interactive and experimental films.

Meanwhile, BISFF says it will make every effort to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading by complying with social distancing rules to run the festival as safely as possible. All visitors will be checked for fever and asked to leave their contact information. In 

addition, a professional disinfection service company will be employed to sterilize theaters on a daily basis so that the audience can experience the festival in comfort. In particular, Blueindus, a manufacturer of face masks located in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 

will provide sponsorship in the form of masks for festival attendees. Jung Chunsik, CEO of Blueindus, who won a Social Contribution Award at the Busan Culture Awards in 2018, has actively sponsored a number of cultural and corporate social responsibility 

initiatives within the local community as well as nationwide. With the invaluable assistance of local corporations, BISFF is able to run safely.

Details of the programs and screening information of the 38th Busan International Short Film Festival will be available on the website (http://www.bisff.org) and on official social media platforms at the end of March.

[Attachment 1] 38th BISFF Poster​