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Busan Film Fest to Focus on Asia
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The 17th festival is to be held at the Busan Cinema Center and seven other movie theaters in the southern port city of Busan from Oct. 4 to 13. Launched in 1996, the annual festival has already developed into the largest of its kind in Asia.
The cinema center has three movie theaters and a 4,000-seat outdoor performance hall, and opened prior to last year's event to serve as the primary permanent venue of the annual festival.
"Cold War," a Hong Kong action-thriller movie directed by first-timers Sunny Luk and Longman Leung, was designated as the festival opener, while "Television" by Bangladesh director Mostofa Farooki will close the event.
The designation, which is rare since Korean films have usually opened or closed the festival, was intended to highlight the diversity of Asian films, according to the organizers.
This year's festival will feature 304 movies from 75 countries around the world, a level similar to past years. They will include 93 world premiers, slightly more than 89 that opened last year.
"This year's festival will be held for 10 days, as the length of the event was extended for one more day than last year to include two weekends," Busan Mayor Hur Nam-sik, also chief organizer of the BIFF, said in a news conference in Busan.
"We made efforts to help visitors experience a fancy environment, but comfortably enjoy the festival," he said.
Date
2012.09.10
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According to Yonhap News,
The annual Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will open next month with a focus on Asia's diversity, the festival's organizers said Monday.The 17th festival is to be held at the Busan Cinema Center and seven other movie theaters in the southern port city of Busan from Oct. 4 to 13. Launched in 1996, the annual festival has already developed into the largest of its kind in Asia.
The cinema center has three movie theaters and a 4,000-seat outdoor performance hall, and opened prior to last year's event to serve as the primary permanent venue of the annual festival.
"Cold War," a Hong Kong action-thriller movie directed by first-timers Sunny Luk and Longman Leung, was designated as the festival opener, while "Television" by Bangladesh director Mostofa Farooki will close the event.
The designation, which is rare since Korean films have usually opened or closed the festival, was intended to highlight the diversity of Asian films, according to the organizers.
This year's festival will feature 304 movies from 75 countries around the world, a level similar to past years. They will include 93 world premiers, slightly more than 89 that opened last year.
"This year's festival will be held for 10 days, as the length of the event was extended for one more day than last year to include two weekends," Busan Mayor Hur Nam-sik, also chief organizer of the BIFF, said in a news conference in Busan.
"We made efforts to help visitors experience a fancy environment, but comfortably enjoy the festival," he said.