Busan International Film Festival

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Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 17:00

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Period
  • Oct. 4 (THU) – 13 (SAT), 2012
Screening Venues
  • 37 screens at 7 theaters
    • Centum City: Busan Cinema Center, CGV, Lotte Cinema, Community Media Center, Sohyang Musical Center
    • Haeundae: Megabox Haeundae
    • Nampo-dong: Megabox Busan Theater
Screening
  • Total of 304 films from 75 countries
  • 132 World & International Premieres
    • 93 World Premieres (66 Feature Films, 27 Short Films)
    • 39 International Premieres (34 Feature Films, 5 Short Films)
    • All New Currents and Flash Forward screenings are World & International premieres
  • 30 APM projects
  • Asian Cinema Fund (ACF)
    • 8 Script Development Fund projects, 6 Post-production Fund projects
    • 17 AND Fund projects
 
Korean Cinema Retrospective
  • SHIN Young-kyun, the Male Icon of Korean Cinema : From Farmhand to King
  • Special Programs in Focus
    The Eternal Travelers for Freedom: Sergei PARAJANOV and Mikhail VARTANOV
  • Afghanistan National Film Archive: The Rise from the Ashes
  • Poland in Close-up: The Great Polish Masters
  • Arturo RIPSTEIN : Four Stories of Captive Minds
  • Cinema Archaeology
  • Special Screening
Handprinting / Master Class
  • Handprinting
    Each year the Busan International Film Festival selects distinguished film professionals for its handprinting ceremony to honor their outstanding contributions to world cinema.
    • SHIN Young-kyun / Actor / South Korea
    • WAKAMATSU Koji / Director / Japan
    • Arturo RIPSTEIN / Director / Mexico
    • Agnieszka HOLLAND / Director / Poland
  • Master Class
    Note to the world-renowned directors' life and film philosophy
    • WAKAMATSU Koji / Director / Japan
    • ISOMI Toshihiro / Art Director / Japan
    • Arturo RIPSTEIN / Director / Mexico
Cinema Talk Beyond Cinema
  • Cinema Talk Beyond Cinema will provide a back-story for film history with the support of visual aids to enhance audience discussions.
    • Tony RAYNS : The Secret History of Korean Cinema in the 1990s
    • David GILMOUR: The Film Club: A Memoir
    • JEONG Jae Seung : Cinema, Inspiration for an Scientist
Korean Classical Cinema Screening
BIFF Square in Nampo-dong will bring back meaningful Korean Cinema classics. Audiences have the opportunity to watch the oldest existing Korean film, Turning Point of the Youngsters (Cheongchun-ui Sibjalo), the first Korean musical film Hyperbolae of Youth (Cheong Chun Ssang Gog Seon) and Four films showing Busan in the 50s to 70s will be screened as well.
Screening Service for Kids and Senior Citizens
Six films for kids from 7-year-olds to elementary school students as well as special services for seniors (over 60-year-old) are programmed to provide enjoyable festival experience for all audiences in different age groups.
Asian Film Market
  • Major Asian Sales Companies' Participation 
    Most Asian major sales companies registered for the Asian Film Market: Toho, Toei, TBS, NTV, GAGA and Kadokawa from Japan, and Distribution Workshop, Golden Network Asia, Edko, Emperor from Hong Kong. Also, North American companies like Myriad Pictures, Cinema Management Group, and Cinemavault will hold their sales booth.
  • Publication Contents Pitching Event - Book To Film 
    In order to link the publication and film industries, the Asian Film Market will introduce a Publication Contents Pitching Event. It will help diversify cinema content and help revitalize the market.
  • KOFIC Industry Forum
    Korean Film Council (KOFIC) will host the KOFIC Industry Forum under the theme of "International Co-production" during the Asian Film Market
Asian Cinema Fund
  • AND Publishes Asian Documentary Today
  • AND Partners with Al Jazeera English for a Workshop Project
  • AND Partners with Cinelan
  • World Documentary Exchange (WDE) Broadens Its Network
Busan Cinema Forum
  • BCF sails again for the critical understanding of the new world cinema. The theme of this year's edition is "Politics of Film Restoration and Preservation in the Digital Era." BCF will offer participants a grand networking platform by facilitating an in-depth discussion on cinema aesthetics and the film industry.
Asian Film Academy 2012
  • The Future of Asian Cinema Gathers at Busan
    Asian Film Academy is a 18-day educational program, where the young film professionals from all around the world gather and participate. The fellows will take parts in various programs including two-short film production program and master classes with the invited masters and professionals from each field.
  • Launching of Asian Actors Academy
    As a newly created sector of the Asian Film Academy (AFA), the Asian Actors Academy (AAA) is a project dedicated to producing global Asian actors through various acting lessons and training.
Sergei PARAJANOV Special Exhibition
Sergei Parajanov's film posters, his art-works and photos are showcased. This rare opportunity was assisted by the Parajanov museum in Armenia.