The 18th edition of the Busan International Film Festival will run from from October 3 to 12, 2013. Opening on the first Thursday of October, BIFF will last for 10 days and cover two weekends.
The Asian Film Market and Asian Project Market will take place from October 7-10, 2013.
During the festival’s ten day run, the city hums with cinemaphiles, starlets, screen gods and other industry types. For those familiar with the Asian film scene in particular, it’s a great place to catch a glimpse of much admired film stars and idolized directors.
However, don’t get so caught up in the glitzy scene that you neglect the films. Although the festival is non-competitive, the selections are top quality. The festival opens Thursday, October 3th and over the next 10 days all 36 screens are put to good use. Roughly 300 films from 70 different countries will be showcased for an audience of more than 10,000 international guests and nearly 200,000 locals.
Festival goers can enjoy everything from shorts to cinematic masterpieces. The festival’s many themes range from “A Window on Asian Cinema,” which highlights talented Asian filmmakers, to “Wide Angle,” a category dedicated to animation, documentaries and experimental films.
Guests will especially love “Open Cinema,” which treats moviegoers to an open air experience. All Open Cinema selections are screened outdoors, where visitors can literally feel the ocean breeze. Finally, if you’re not afraid of the dark, the festival’s edgy “Midnight Passion” category provides horror, sci-fi and cult film aficionados a chance to mingle and indulge.
Guests of the 18th BIFF International Guests
(in order by section)
Shahana GOSWAMI
Actor / India
Opening Film <Vara: A Blessing>
Devesh RANJAN
Actor / India
Opening Film <Vara: A Blessing>
Amos GITAI
Director / Israel
Gala Presentation <Ana Arabia>
LEE Sang-il
Director / Japan
Gala Presentation <Unforgiven>
WATANABE Ken
Actor / Japan
Gala Presentation <Unforgiven>
Mani RATNAM
Director / India
Gala Presentation <Kadal>
KORE-EDA Hirokazu
Director / Japan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Like Father Like Son>
FUKUYAMA Masaharu
Actor / Japan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Like Father Like Son>
AOYAMA Shinji
Director / Japan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Backwater>,Jury for New Currents
VINOD RAJ Vikram Kennedy
Actor / India
A Window on Asian Cinema <David>
KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
Director / Japan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Real>
YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
Director / Japan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Tamako In Moratorium>
MAEDA Atsuko
Actor / Japan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Tamako In Moratorium>
Jimmy WONG
Actor / Taiwan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Soul>,<One-armed Swordsman>
CHUNG Mong-Hong
Director / Taiwan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Soul>
SONO Sion
Director / Japan
A Window on Asian Cinema<WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL?>
JIA Zhangke
Director / China
A Window on Asian Cinema <A Touch of Sin>
Ubolratana RAJAKANYA
Actor, Princess / Thailand
A Window on Asian Cinema <Together>
TSAI Ming Liang
Director / Taiwan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Stray Dogs>
LEE KangSheng
Actor / Taiwan
A Window on Asian Cinema <Stray Dogs>
NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi
Actor / Japan
Korean Cinema Today <Genome Hazard>
Albert SERRA
Director / Spain
World Cinema <Story of My Death>
Claire DENIS
Director / France
World Cinema <Bastards>
Edgar PÊRA
Director / Portugal
World Cinema <3X3D>
Pawel PAWLIKOWSKI
Director / Poland
World Cinema <Ida>
Mohsen MAKHMALBAF
Director / Iran
Wide Angle <Ongoing Smile>
Peter LIECHTI
Director / Switzerland
Wide Angle <Father's Garden - The Love of My Parents>
Rithy PANH
Director / Cambodia
Wide Angle <The Missing Picture>
Jim SHERIDAN
Director / Ireland
Special Programs In Focus <In America>
Aaron KWOK
Actor / Hong Kong, China)
Opening Ceremony Moderator
Charles TESSON
Artistic Director of Critic’s Week at the Cannes International Film Festival / France
Korean Cinema Award Recipient
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