Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival

The '''Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival''' ([[:ko:부천국제판타스틱영화제|부천국제판타스틱영화제]]), or '''PiFan''', is an international [[film festival]] held annually in July in [[Bucheon]], [[South Korea]]. Inaugurated in 1997, the festival focuses on [[Cinema of South Korea|South Korean]] and international horror, thriller, mystery and fantasy films, with particular attention to [[Asian cinema]], mainly films from [[East Asian cinema|East Asia]] and [[Southeast Asian cinema|Southeast Asia]]. The 11th edition of PiFan, held from 12 to 21 July 2007, featured 214 films from 33 countries. The 12th edition of PiFan was held between 18 and 27 July 2008. ==Program== The festival's programming consists of eight sections: * Puchon Choice * World Fantastic Cinema * Fantastic Short Films * Forbidden Zone * Family Fanta * Ani-Fanta * Special Programs * Retrospectives ==Awards== The festival is non-competitive, except for the Puchon Choice section, in which the "Golden Kebbi" is bestowed the "Best of Puchon" film. ==Boycott== The festival faced a [[boycott]] in 2005 to protest what was seen by critics as meddling by Bucheon mayor [[Hong Geon-pyo]]. A rival event called RealFanta was organized that year on the same dates as PiFan by former festival director Kim Hong-joon. The festival returned in 2006 without any dispute under the direction of veteran filmmaker [[Lee Jang-ho]] and a new programming team. ==External links== * [http://www.pifan.com Official site] * [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Puchon_International_Fantastic_Film_Festival/ Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival] at the [[Internet Movie Database]] * [http://culturatti.com/2007/09/05/pifan-uncooked/ PIFAN 2007 at The Culturatti] {{coord missing|South Korea}}