Queer Horror 'Leviticus' Sweeps Bucheon Film Festival Awards
Quick Look
- Queer horror film "Leviticus" won the Best of Bucheon and Audience Awards in the world features category at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN).
- "Knock" by Jeong Beom also secured top honors in the Korean features category.
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The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) is South Korea's largest genre film festival, showcasing a wide range of international and domestic films.
SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- The queer horror "Leviticus" took both the Best of Bucheon awards and the Audience Awards in the world features category at the ongoing Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), organizers said Friday.
The jury praised "Leviticus" as a film that "opens up striking new possibilities for queer horror," according to the organizers.
The Best Director Choice award went to Curry Barker's "Obsession," while the Jury's Choice prize went to Jane Schoenbrum's "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma."
In the Korean features category, "Knock" by Jeong Beom clinched both the Best of Bucheon awards and the Audience Award.
BIFAN, heid in Bucheon, west of Seoul, is the country's biggest genre film festival. This year, it features 321 features and shorts from 50 countries, and runs through Sunday.
