Booking update, checked at 02:12 KST on October 2: BIFF’s announced maintenance window ended at 02:00 KST. The official English homepage now presents online ticket sales as available, and the official news list shows no extension notice. We did not complete a checkout, so confirm access and seat availability before paying. The earlier interruption was system maintenance, not a festival cancellation. You do not need to follow every premiere to find a reason to visit Busan’s film festival. This year’s animation programming supplies a focused route through an otherwise sprawling event. BIFF lists Long Long Night, a 2026 Korean animated feature directed by YOUM Kyubock, in Competition. The official film page describes a journey shared by a rhinoceros and a penguin, and identifies it as the director’s feature debut. Its listed screenings include October 8 at 20:30 in Busan Cinema Center’s Haneulyeon Theatre and October 9 at 19:10 in its Cinematheque; both currently carry guest-visit markings. These are schedule listings, not guarantees of tickets or guests. BIFF’s official schedule guide says an unmarked Korean-language screening carries English subtitles; the Long Long Night listings are unmarked, so the published guide currently indicates English subtitles for these screenings. Recheck the code at booking because schedule metadata can change. Alongside that new Korean work, a Japanese animation special includes Angel’s Egg (1985) and Belladonna of Sadness (1973). The pairing is our suggested itinerary across separate parts of the festival, not an official joint program. It makes Busan interesting as a place to encounter animation across generations and borders, rather than simply consume Korean celebrity appearances. It does not prove a Korean animation boom. Use BIFF’s English schedule and booking guide to select individual screenings. General screenings are listed at KRW 10,000, while special categories have different prices. The guide requires email-verified registration, including new registration for previous-year users. Check each screening’s subtitles, age rating, location and availability before paying. We have not watched these films or tested checkout, so this is a program discovery, not a film review.