The HYBE Cine Fest is taking its global reach further this year with a weeklong international event scheduled to arrive in theaters across more than 60 territories from Oct. 24-31. Following its debut in Latin America in 2024 and expansion into Asia in 2025, this year’s partnership between Trafalgar Releasing and HYBE will present six separate events, including the first-ever cinema broadcasts of two BTS live performances from South America.
The BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ in Buenos Aires: Live Viewing will showcase the K-pop supergroup’s first performance in Argentina, with cinema screenings planned for Oct. 24 across the Americas and Oct. 25 in other parts of the world. Another BTS event, ARIRANG in SÃO PAULO: Live Viewing, will serve as the closing performance of the group’s Latin American tour, with screenings scheduled for Oct. 30 in the Americas and Oct. 31 across the rest of the world.
“Following the incredible response to HYBE CINE FEST across Latin America and Asia, we are scaling this festival format to global cinema audiences,” said Trafalgar Releasing CEO Marc Allenby in a statement. “Bringing together major concert films, interactive 3D cheering parties and landmark live broadcasts across a single week gives fans everywhere an unprecedented way to celebrate their favorite HYBE artists together in cinemas.”
The lineup will additionally include SEVENTEEN’s WORLD TOUR ‘NEW_’ concert film, celebrating the group’s 10th anniversary, along with TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s ACT : TOMORROW from the group’s fourth world tour. The program will also include footage from the Seoul opening of ENHYPEN’S BLOOD SAGA WORLD TOUR and a HYBE Cheering Party (in 3D), inviting fans to chant and sing along with 3D-enhanced lyrics displayed on screen while waving their official light sticks during music videos from their favorite HYBE acts (LE SSERAFIM, &TEAM, BOYNEXTDOOR, TWS, ILLIT, KATSEYE, aoen, CORTIS and SANTOS BRAVOS).
Global ticket sales will begin Sept. 30 at 9 a.m. ET, while detailed programming schedules, regional screening times and ticketing information will be available here. The BTS live viewing events will follow designated live and delayed broadcast schedules, whereas all other festival selections will be shown between Oct. 24-31.
This year’s festival will grow substantially beyond the scale of its first two editions, with screenings planned across Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, U.K., U.S., Venezuela and Vietnam.