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Cannes Fantastic 7

The Cannes Fantastic 7 is an initiative launched in 2019 at the March? du Film of the Cannes Film Festival, with the aim of revitalizing the global genre film industry. Co-hosted by the March? du Film and the Sitges Film Festival, the program brings together seven leading international fantastic film festivals each year to spotlight emerging talents and projects in the genre cinema space.

For the 2025 edition, the participating festivals include the Sitges Film Festival, South by Southwest (SXSW), Guadalajara Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN).

BIFAN¡¯s official selection for the seventh edition of Fantastic 7 is Sisterhood, directed by YOON Eunkyung and produced by LEE Yunjin. The director and producer were formally invited to the Fantastic Pavilion at this year¡¯s Cannes Film Market, where they participated in the Fantastic 7 pitching session, as well as key networking events such as ¡°Spot the Composer¡± and ¡°Fantastic Night.¡± Their participation highlighted the creative strength and global potential of Korean genre film projects to international industry professionals.

The seven participating festivals of Cannes Fantastic 7 remain committed to fostering global collaboration, building robust professional networks, nurturing emerging talent, and promoting the discovery and development of exceptional genre films worldwide.

Cannes Fantastic 7 Selection 2025

Year Project Director Producer Country
2025 SISTERHOOD  new window YOON Eunkyung LEE Yunjin Korea
2025 Project SISTERHOOD  new window
Director YOON Eunkyung
Producer LEE Yunjin
Country Korea

Previous Cannes Fantastic 7 Selection

Year Project Director Producer Production Country
2024 Esper¡¯s Light JUNG Jaehoon KO Yoohee Korea
2023 The Fin PARK Syeyoung OH Heejung Korea
2022 Seoul Horror Story KIM Hyunjin LEE Dongha Korea
2021 Lay the Ghost YU Eunjung PARK Doohee Korea
2020 ILLICIT KANG Minji Luke SPEARS,
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Han Sangbeom
Korea, USA
2019 Superpower Girl KIM Sooyoung KIM Donghwan Korea