21st Busan International Film Festival

21st Busan International Film Festival
Opening film A Quiet Dream
Closing film The Dark Wind
Location Busan Cinema Center
Founded 1995
Hosted by Sol Kyung-gu
Han Hyo-joo
Festival date October 6–15, 2016

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 will be screened at the festival, including 96 world premieres and 27 international premieres.[1][2][3]

A new Vision-Director Award will be given to two promising directors of newly produced independent films in the Korean Cinema Today-Vision section, who have shown the most outstanding production skills. The winner will get a cash prize reward of 5,000 USD sponsored by MEGABOX.[4]

Five major South Korean domestic filmmakers' groups, including the Producers' Guild of Korea and the Directors' Guild of Korea, have boycotted this year's festival over a bitter dispute with the municipal government of Busan since the screening in 2014 of a controversial documentary about the Sewol ferry disaster in spite of the opposition from Busan mayor and BIFF organizing committee Chairman Suh Byung-soo.[5][6][7]

Program

Opening

Gala Presentation

A Window on Asian Cinema

New Currents

Korean Cinema Today - Panorama

Korean Cinema Today - Vision

Korean Cinema Retrospective

Lee Doo-yong: The Pathfinder of Korean Genre Films

World Cinema

Flash Forward

Wide Angle

Korean Short Film Competition

Asian Short Film Competition

Short Film Showcase

Documentary Competition

Documentary Showcase

Cinekids

Animation Showcase

Open Cinema

Special Programs in Focus

And Film Goes On: Abbas Kiarostami Retrospective

Cali Group: Root of Colombian Cinema

Midnight Passion

Closing

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Conran, Pierce (9 September 2016). "ZHANG Lu's A Quiet Dream to Open 21st BIFF". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (6 September 2016). "Busan Film Festival Unveils Lineup Amid Ongoing Power Struggle". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  3. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (26 July 2016). "Busan Film Festival: South Korean Industry to Vote on End of Boycott". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  4. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (14 October 2016). "Busan: Vision Awards Go to South Korean Indie Filmmakers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  5. ↑ Shim, Sun-ah (6 October 2016). "(LEAD) Busan film festival opens after two tumultuous years". Yonhap. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Crisis-hit Busan Film Festival opens". Japan Today. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  7. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (4 October 2016). "How the Busan Film Festival Is Bouncing Back Despite Political Pressure". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  8. ↑ "LEE Doo Yong: The Pathfinder of Korean Genre Films". Busan International Film Festival. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  9. ↑ "21st Busan International Film Festival Closing Ceremony Awards List". BIFF. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  10. ↑ "21st Busan International Film Festival 'Vision Awards' List". BIFF. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  11. ↑ "The Late film-director Abbas Kiarostami is selected as the recipient of The Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award at the Busan International Film Festival 2016". BIFF. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  12. ↑ "The 21st BIFF selects Laurence HERSZBERG for the Korean Cinema Award". BIFF. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.

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