The 21st Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to October 15, 2016 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by Sol Kyung-gu and Han Hyo-joo. A total of 301 films from 69 countries were screened at the festival, including 96 world premieres and 27 international premieres.

Lee Min-ji is a South Korean actress. She began her acting career in short films such as See You Tomorrow (2011) and Safe (2013), and has starred in leading roles in the indies End of Animal (2011), Jane (2016) and the television series Schoolgirl Detectives (2014).