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About BICF

BICF OBJECTIVES
  • Asia's first and largest international comedy
    festival, raising awareness and raising the image
    of a cultural powerhouse.
  • Providing Busan citizens and tourists with
    opportunities to enjoy world-class comedy performances
  • Contribute to regional and national economic
    development by creating direct and indirect
    added value through the development of
    comedy cultural contents and
9st BICF OBJECTIVES(2021)
  • Operate offline performances involving visitors
    in compliance with thorough social distancing
    in accordance with COVID-19 response guidelines.
  • Presenting a new direction of the festival in line
    with the national disaster situation(Untack culture
    direction), and aims to operate the festival as a
    normal operation so that people do not lose their
    laughter even in difficult situations.
  • Establishing mid- to long-term strategies by
    establishing budget independence and securing
    profitability by increasing paid tickets and new
    profit structure
10st BICF OBJECTIVES(2022)
  • Foundation of the International Comedy Festival
    Association (ICFA), which will be the cornerstone
    of the infinite development of comedy festivals
    starting in Busan, South Korea
  • Comedy Academy and Permanent Performance
    Halls are planned to be completed to produce
    a variety of comedy contents (including online
    and offline).
  • The goal of making laughter lighthouses around
    the world is to spread the laughter lighthouse,
    as a symbol of Korea's laughter.
BICF
Festival Schedule
11th BICF

Aug 25(Fri) – Sep 3 (Sun), for 10 days

Venue
Busan
Host/Organization
Busan International Comedy Festival Organizing Committee
Sponsor
Busan Metropolitan City, BICF Consulting Committee, Busan Cinema Center