The Busan Story Market (BSM) has unveiled 25 official selections for 2026, including international bestseller Hwang Bo-reum and two-time Hans Christian Andersen Award finalist Lee Geum-yi, drawing on original IP from four Asian countries.
BSM is part of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the official market of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Among the Korean selections is “My Upstairs Neighbors” by Hwang Bo-reum, the author behind the international bestseller “Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop,” and “Chasm of Sorrow” by Lee Geum-yi, whose more than 50 published books and international translations have made her one of Korea’s most recognized children’s and young-adult authors. The lineup as a whole comprises 15 titles from Korea and four each from Taiwan and Japan, alongside two from Indonesia.
Genres and narratives range widely this year, spanning stories that explore universal emotions and relationships, including life and death, family, growth, love and loss, through fresh genre settings, alongside plot-driven works built around hidden agendas and fixations that take unpredictable turns.
BSM operates as a marketplace connecting film and audiovisual adaptations of original IP, drawing from books, webtoons, web novels, video games and other formats, with content platforms and IP holders worldwide. The official selections take part in pitching sessions and one-on-one business meetings aimed at secondary rights deals and adaptation collaborations.
