The relaunch of Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) has been pulled forward to September and is set to open with the world premiere of Thai horror Death Whisperer 3 .

The festival, last held in 2009, will return from September 27 to October 15 alongside industry platform the Bangkok Film and Content Market, set to take place October 2-5. This moves the event up nearly four months from its original berth of mid-January 2026.

BKKIFF has been revived by a new organising team with the support of Thailand’s Department of Cultural Promotion (DCP) under the Ministry of Culture and Thailand Creative Culture Agency (THACCA). First announced at Cannes in May, the latest details were outlined at a press event held at One Bangkok in the Thai capital today (August 18).

The festival will f

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