24th Busan International Film Festival explained
The 24th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 3 to October 12, 2019 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. A total of 299 films from 85 countries were screened at the festival, including 118 world premieres and 27 international premieres.[1] [2]
A new "Icons" section was created to introduce the latest films made by iconic filmmakers from around the world in order to focus on both the directors and their works. The Wide Angle section on Animation Showcase and Cinekids have been integrated into A Window on Asian Cinema and World Cinema sections.
This Busan International Film Festival also screened 10 of the most historically meaningful and remarkable classic films to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Korean cinema. Korean cinema had become the fifth-largest player in the world film industry based on the number of box office admissions, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.[3]
Program
Opening
- The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time - Yerlan NURMUKHAMBETOV, Lisa Takeba (Kazakhstan/Japan)
Gala Presentation
Icons
A Window on Asian Cinema
- A Dark-Dark Man - Adilkhan YERZHANOV (Kazakhstan/France)
- A Sun - Chung Mong-hong (Taiwan)
- Aadhaar - Suman Ghosh (India)
- African Violet - Mona Zandi Haghighi (Iran)
- Ama Khando - Dhondup Tsering GURUNG (Nepal)
- Balloon - Pema Tseden (China)
- Bitter Chestnut - Gurvinder Singh (India)
- Bombay Rose - Gitanjali Rao (India/United Kingdom/France/Qatar)
- The Cave - Tom Waller (Thailand)
- Changfeng Town - WANG Jing (China/Singapore)
- Children of the Sun - Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka/India)
- Cinema Donkey - Shahed AHMADLOU (Iran)
- Circus of Life - Sarmad Khoosat (Pakistan)
- Dear Devil Brother - VU Ngoc Phuong (Vietnam)
- Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars - Alankrita Shrivastava (India)
- Dwelling In The Fuchun Mountains - GU Xiaogang (China)
- Fagara - Heiward Mak (Hong Kong, China)
- The Gangs, The Oscars, and The Walking Dead - KAO Pin-Chuan (Taiwan)
- The Garden of Evening Mists - Tom Shu-Yu LIN (Malaysia)
- Goodbye Mother - TRINH Dinh Le Minh (Vietnam)
- Hava, Maryam, Ayesha - Sahraa KARIMI (Afghanistan)
- Heavy Craving - HSIEH Pei-Ju (Taiwan)
- Home Sweet Home - TRAN HUU TAN (Vietnam)
- It Stopped Raining - NAKAGAWA Ryutaro (Japan)
- Jallikkattu - Lijo Jose Pellissery (India)
- Krabi, 2562 - Ben Rivers, Anocha Suwichakornpong (United Kingdom/Thailand)
- Lingua Franca - Isabel SANDOVAL (United States/Philippines)
- The Long Walk - Mattie Do (Laos/Spain/Singapore)
- - Pawo Choyning DORJI (Bhutan)
- Maadathy, An Unfairy Tale - Leena Manimekalai (India/Singapore/France)
- Mariam - Sharipa URAZBAYEVA (Kazakhstan)
- Market - Pradip KURBAH (India)
- The Murders of Oiso - MISAWA Takuya (Japan/Hong Kong, China/Korea)
- Nina Wu - Midi Z (Taiwan/Malaysia/Myanmar)
- Nirvana Inn - Vijay Jayapal (India)
- No.7 Cherry Lane - Yonfan (Hong Kong, China)
- The Orphanage - Shahrbanoo Sadat (Denmark/Germany/France/Luxembourg/Afghanistan)
- The Perfect Candidate - Haifaa al-Mansour (Germany/Saudi Arabia)
- The Promised Land - Takahisa Zeze (Japan)
- Roam Rome Mein - Tannishtha Chatterjee (India/Italy)
- Saturday Afternoon - Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (Bangladesh/Germany)
- The Science of Fictions - Yosep ANGGI NOEN (Indonesia/Malaysia/France)
- Secrets of the Wind - Quang Binh NGUYEN PHAN (Vietnam)
- Seven and a Half - Navid MAHMOUDI (Afghanistan/Iran)
- Sisterhood - NISHIHARA Takashi (Japan)
- Spring Follows Winter - LIU Junfeng (China)
- Suddenly a Tree - Safi YAZDANIAN (Iran)
- Suk Suk - Ray Yeung (Hong Kong, China)
- Talking the Pictures - Masayuki Suo (Japan)
- They Say Nothing Stays the Same - Joe Odagiri (Japan)
- Verdict - Raymund RIBAY GUTIERREZ (Philippines)
- The Wayfarers - Goutam Ghose (India)
- When the Moon Was Full - Narges Abyar (Iran)
- Where We Belong - Kongdej Jaturanrasamee (Thailand)
- Wild Sparrow - SHIH Li (Taiwan)
New Currents
- A Road to Spring - LI Ji (China)
- Among the Hills - Mohammadreza KEIVANFAR (Iran)
- An Old Lady - LIM Sun-ae (Korea)
- Boluomi - LAU Kek Huat, Vera CHEN (Taiwan)
- Diapason - Hamed TEHRANI (Iran)
- The Education - KIM Dukjoong (Korea)
- Haifa Street - Mohanad HAYAL (Iraq/Qatar)
- John Denver Trending - Arden Rod CONDEZ (Philippines)
- Just Like That - Kislay KISLAY (India)
- Lucky Monster - BONG Joon-young (Korea)
- My Identity - SUZUKI Sae (Japan)
- Over the Sea - SUN Aoqian (China)
- Rom - TRAN THANH Huy (Vietnam)
- Running to the Sky - Mirlan ABDYKALYKOV (Kyrgyzstan)
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
Korean Cinema Today - Vision
- Eunmi - JEONG Jeeyeong (Korea)
- HEART - JEONG Ga-young (Korea)
- The Hill of Wind - Park Suk-young (Korea)
- Kyungmi's World - KOO Jihyun (Korea)
- Lucky Chan-sil - Cho-hee KIM (Korea)
- Moving On - YOON Danbi (Korea)
- The Pregnant Tree and the Goblin - KIM Dongryung, PARK Kyoungtae (Korea)
- RUBY - PARK Hanjin (Korea)
- Way Back Home - PARK Sunjoo (Korea)
- We Gon' Be Alright - PARK Minkook (Korea)
Korean Cinema Retrospective
World Cinema
Flash Forward
- 5 Is the Perfect Number - Igort (Italy/Belgium/France)
- The Accidental Rebel - Randa CHAHOUD (Germany/United Kingdom)
- Carturan - Liviu SĂNDULESCU (Romania/Sweden)
- Chronology - Ali AYDıN (Turkey/Germany)
- Fabulous - Mélanie CHARBONNEAU (Canada)
- Great Poetry - Alexander LUNGIN (Russia)
- Los Lobos - Samuel KISHI LEOPO (Mexico)
- Motherland - Tomas VENGRIS (Lithuania/Latvia/Germany/Greece)
- O Fim do Mundo - Basil DA CUNHA (Switzerland)
- Paradise - Davide DEL DEGAN (Italy/Slovenia)
- Savage - Sam KELLY (New Zealand)
- Son of Ox - Haroldo BORGES, Ermesto MOLINERO (Brazil)
- Valley of Souls - Nicolás RINCÓN GILLE (Colombia/Belgium/Brazil/France)
Wide Angle
Korean Short Film Competition
- AKA 5JO - LEE Kyeong-won (Korea)
- Fruits - YANG Jae-joon (Korea)
- Hello - JIN Seong-moon (Korea)
- How are you, Joo-hee - CHOI Min-goo (Korea)
- Jesa - SONG Kyungwon (United States/Korea)
- Joan - KIM Jisan, YOO Jungsoo (Korea)
- My Little Television - LI Hongmei (Korea)
- Nose - YOON Hanna (Korea)
- Snail Man - PARK Jae-beom (Korea)
- Starex - ROH Dohyeon (Korea)
- The Dog Days - LEE Haeun (Korea)
- While you play - KIM Kyungrae (Korea)
Asian Short Film Competition
- BASURERO - Eileen CABILING (Philippines/United States)
- Birdland - KOGAHARA Takeshi (Japan)
- Dragon's Tail - Saeed KESHAVARZ (Iran)
- In This Land We′re Briefly Ghosts - Chen-Wen LO (Taiwan/Myanmar)
- KALAM - Prabin Kumar RAWAT (Nepal)
- Maulen - Darina MANAPOVA (Kazakhstan)
- No One is Crazy in This Town - Wregas BHANUTEJA (Indonesia)
- Reprise - Stanley XU (Taiwan/Singapore)
- Shooting Ms Rena's Film! - Elvin ADIGOZEL (Azerbaijan/France)
- Sweet, Salty - DUONG Dieu Linh (Vietnam)
Short Film Showcase
- Erotica - Gavin Lin (Taiwan)
- Knock Knock Knock - Sudhanshu Saria (India)
- Piece of Meat - Huang Junxiang, Jerrold CHONG (Singapore)
- Roqaia - Diana Saqeb JAMAL (Afghanistan/Bangladesh)
- Stay Awake, Be Ready - PHAM THIEN An (Vietnam/Korea/United States)
Documentary Competition
- book-paper-scissors - HIROSE Nanako (Japan)
- Come and See - Nottapon BOONPRAKOB (Thailand)
- Flag, Blue Sky, Party - JANG Yun-mi (Korea)
- Letters to Buriram - OH Minwook (Korea)
- Noodle Kid - HUO Ning (China)
- The Taste of Secrets - Guillaume Suon (Cambodia/France)
- Underground - KIM Jeong-keun (Korea)
- The Unseen - Behzad NALBANDI (Iran)
- Welcome to X-world - HAN Taeee (Korea)
- Yellow Ribbon - JU Hyunsook (Korea)
Documentary Showcase
- The Cave - Feras Fayyad (Syria/Denmark)
- The Cordillera of Dreams - Patricio Guzmán (Chile/France)
- HAMBA - BANG Sungjun (Korea)
- I AM A PILOT - KIM Daehyun (Korea)
- I BY YOU BY EVERYBODY - KIM Namsuk, CHOI Seung Yoon (Korea)
- M for Malaysia - Ineza ROUSSILLE, Dian LEE (Malaysia)
- The Men's Room - Petter SOMMER, Jo Vemund SVENDSEN (Norway)
- Mullah's Daughter - Hassan SOLHJOU, Mahdieh Sadat MIRHABIBI (Iran/United Kingdom)
- Musoon, Across the Universe - NAM Seung-suk (Korea)
- Narrow Red Line - Farzad KHOSHDAST (Iran)
- One Child Nation - Nanfu Wang, ZHANG Jialing (China/United States)
- Overseas - YOON Sung-A (Belgium/France)
- Pebble - Quentin QIAO (China)
- President's 7 Hours - LEE Sangho (Korea)
- Que Sea Ley (Let It Be Law) - Juan Diego Solanas (France/Argentina/Uruguay)
- Sacavém - Júlio ALVES (Portugal)
- Things That Do Us Part - Im Heung-soon (Korea)
- This is not a Documentary 2 - PARK Hong-yeol, HWANG Da-eun (Korea)
- Tiny Souls - Dina NASER (Jordan/France/Qatar/Lebanon)
- Transnistra - Anna EBORN (Sweden/Denmark/Belgium)
- Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie) - TANAKA Koki (Japan)
- What Can You Do about It - TSUBOTA Yoshifumi(Japan)
Open Cinema
Special Programs in Focus
The 100 Year History of Korean Cinema: 10 Great Korean Films
Gaze and Memories: Asia's Leading Women Filmmakers
Busan Classic
Midnight Passion
Closing
Awards
- New Currents Award
- Haifa Street - Mohanad HAYAL (Iraq/Qatar)[4] [5] [6]
- Rom - TRAN THANH Huy (Vietnam)
- Special Mention : Just Like That - Kislay KISLAY (India)
- BIFF Mecenat Award
- Noodle Kid - HUO Ning (China)
- Underground - KIM Jeong-keun (Korea)
- Sonje Award
- Dragon's Tail - Saeed KESHAVARZ (Iran)
- Hello - JIN Seong-moon (Korea)
- Actor & Actress of the Year Award
- Kim Jun-hyung - The Education (Korea)
- Mun Hye-in - The Education (Korea)
- FIPRESCI Award
- Running to the Sky - Mirlan ABDYKALYKOV (Kyrgyzstan)
- NETPAC Award
- Moving On - YOON Danbi (Korea)
- Kim Jiseok Award
- KNN Award
- An Old Lady - LIM Sun-ae (Korea)
- Busan Bank Award
- Citizen Critics' Award
- Moving On - YOON Danbi (Korea)
- Busan Cinephile Award
- DGK Award
- CGV Arthouse Award
- KBS Independent Film Award
- KTH Award
- Lucky Monster - BONG Joon-young (Korea)
- Moving On - YOON Danbi (Korea)
- CGK&SamyangXEEN Award
- Kyungmi's World - Cinematographer KIM Gilja (Korea)
- The Asian Filmmaker of the Year
- Korean Cinema Award
- Bae Yongjae (Korea)[8]
- Yoo Dongsuk (Korea)
Notes and References
- Web site: 24th BUSAN International Film Festival. BIFF. 6 September 2019. September 2019.
- Web site: Jean. Noh. Busan to open with The Horse Thieves. Roads Of Time, close with Moonlit Winter. www.screendaily.com. 5 September 2019. 4 September 2019.
- Web site: Yoon. Min-sik. Korean cinema: 100 years in the making. The Korea Herald. 18 September 2019. 30 May 2019.
- Web site: 24th Busan International Film Festival Awards Announced. BIFF. 15 October 2019. 12 October 2019.
- Web site: Jean. Noh. Busan awards top prizes to Rom, Haifa Street, Moving On. screendaily.com. 15 October 2019. 12 October 2019.
- Web site: Mathew. Scott. Busan: Main Awards Handed to Iraqi-Qatari and Vietnamese Dramas. The Hollywood Reporter. 15 October 2019. 12 October 2019.
- Web site: Jean. Noh. Hirokazu Kore-eda recognized as Asian filmmaker of the year at 24th Busan International Film Festival. The Japan Times. 5 September 2019. 4 September 2019.
- Web site: 24th Busan International Film Festival Awards - Korean Cinema Award. BIFF. 17 October 2019. October 2019.
