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Cannes Fantastic 7

The Cannes ¡®Fantastic 7¡¯ is a program to revitalize the fantastic genre film industry that started at the Cannes Film Festival¡¯ Film Market in 2019. Hosted by the Cannes Film Festival/Cannes Film Market and the Sitges Film Festival, and seven international fantastic film festivals representing the world participate every year. This year, it was named alongside the Sitges Film Festival, South by Southwest, Guadalajara Film Festival, Cairo Film Festival, New Zealand Film Festival, and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

BIFAN¡¯s selection for the sixth Fantastic 7 this year is the project Espers¡¯s Light. Director Jung Jae-hoon and producer Ko Yoohee were officially invited to the Fantastic Pavilion at this year's Cannes Film Market, where they participated in the Fantastic 7 pitching session as well as networking programs such as ¡°Spot The Composer¡± and ¡°Fantastic Fanatics Mixer.¡± They showcased the excellence of Korean genre film projects to industry professionals from around the world.

The seven film festivals participating in the Cannes Fantastic 7 will continue to collaborate to build mutual networks, nurture global talent, and promote the discovery and development of genre films.

Cannes Fantastic 7 Selection 2024

Year Project Director Producer Country
2024 Esper's Light  new window JUNG Jaehoon KO Yoohee Korea
2024 Project Esper's Light  new window
Director JUNG Jaehoon
Producer KO Yoohee
Country Korea

Previous Cannes Fantastic 7 Selection

Year Project Director Producer Production Country
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