Busan International Film Festival ( Busan International Film Festival , 부산 국제 영화제, 釜山 國際 映 畵 祭) is the largest film festival in Asia, held annually in the South Korean city of Busan since 1996 . Specializes in showing new films and works by aspiring directors. The official exclusive venue for the festival is the Busan Cinema Center .
| Busan International Film Festival | |
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| Busan international film festival | |
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| the date of the | since 1996 |
| Location |  Republic of Korea , Busan |
| Festival Official Website (Cor .) | |
History
- 1st INC, September 13–21, 1996
- Film screening: 173 films from 31 countries
- Opening film: Secrets and Lies , Mike Lee , UK / France
- Closing film: In the hope , Ming Zhang, PRC
- Attending guests: 224 guests from 27 countries
- Total viewers: 184,071
- Opening film: Secrets and Lies , Mike Lee , UK / France
- 2nd INC, October 10–18, 1997
- Film screening: 163 films from 33 countries
- Opening movie: Chinese box , Wayne Wang, UK / France / USA / Japan
- Closing film: Eighteen Springs , Anne Hui , Hong Kong / PRC
- Attendees: 450 guests from 30 countries
- Total viewers: 170,206
- Opening movie: Chinese box , Wayne Wang, UK / France / USA / Japan
- 3rd INC, September 24 - October 1, 1998
- Film screening: 211 films from 41 countries
- Opening film: Silence , Mohsen Makhmalbaf , Iran / France / Tajikistan
- Closing film: Dr. Akagi , Shokhei Imamura , Japan
- Attendees: 659 guests from 25 countries
- Total viewers: 192,547 (paid audiences: 174,870)
- Opening film: Silence , Mohsen Makhmalbaf , Iran / France / Tajikistan
- 4th PIFF, October 14–23, 1999
- Film screening: 207 films from 53 countries
- Opening movie: Peppermint , Lee Chang- dong , Korea
- Closing film: None Less , Zhang Yimou , PRC
- Attending guests: 555 guests from 36 countries
- Total viewers: 180,914
- Opening movie: Peppermint , Lee Chang- dong , Korea
- 5th INC, October 6–14, 2000
- Film screening: 207 films from 55 countries
- Opening film: Uttara , Buddhadeb Dasgupta, India
- Closing film: Love mood , Wong Karwai , Hong Kong
- Attending guests: 3,017 guests from 39 countries
- Total viewers: 181,708
- Opening film: Uttara , Buddhadeb Dasgupta, India
- 6th INC, November 9–17, 2001
- Film screening: 201 films from 60 countries
- Opening film: The Last Witness , Bae Chang-Ho, Korea
- Closing film: The Legend of Suriotai , Chatrichalerm Yukol, Thailand
- Attendees: 3,761 guests from 30 countries
- Total viewers: 143.103 people
- Opening film: The Last Witness , Bae Chang-Ho, Korea
- 7th INC, November 11–23, 2002
- Film screening: 226 films from 55 countries
- Opening film: Coast Guard , Kim Ki-Dook , Korea
- Closing film: Dolls , Takeshi Kitano , Japan
- Attendees: 2,002 guests from 35 countries
- Total viewers: 167,349 people
- Opening film: Coast Guard , Kim Ki-Dook , Korea
- 8th INC, October 2–10, 2003
- Film screening: 243 films from 61 countries
- Opening film: Doppelganger , Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Japan
- Cover film: Acacia , Park Ki Hyung, Korea
- Attending guests: 2,523 people from 44 countries
- Total viewers: 165.102
- Opening film: Doppelganger , Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Japan
- 9th INC, October 7–15, 2004
- Film screening: A total of 262 films from 63 countries
- Opening film: 2046 , Wong Karwai, Hong Kong-PRC
- Closing film: Scarlet Letter , Daniel H. Byun, Korea
- Participating guests: A total of 5,638 guests from 50 countries
- Total viewers: 166,164
- Opening film: 2046 , Wong Karwai, Hong Kong-PRC
- 10th INC, October 6–14, 2005
- Film screening: 307 films from 73 countries
- Opening movie: Best Times , Hou Xiaoxian , Taiwan
- Closing film: Wedding Campaign , Hwang Byeng Gug, Korea
- Participating guests: 6.088 from 55 countries
- Total viewers: 192,970
- Opening movie: Best Times , Hou Xiaoxian , Taiwan
- 11th INC, October 12–20, 2006
- Film screening: 245 films from 63 countries
- Opening film: Traces of Love , Daeseung Kim, Korea
- Closing film: Crazy for a Stone , Ning Hao, PRC / Hong Kong
- Attending guests: 8,321 from 51 countries
- Total viewers: 162,835
- Opening film: Traces of Love , Daeseung Kim, Korea
- 12th INC, October 4–12, 2007
- Film screening: 271 films from 64 countries in 770 views
- Opening film: The Signal to Collect , Feng Xiaogang , PRC
- Closing film: Evangelion 1.11: You're (Not) Alone , Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno , Masayuki, Japan
- Attendees: 7,361
- Total viewers: 198,603
- Opening film: The Signal to Collect , Feng Xiaogang , PRC
- 13th INC, October 2–10, 2008
- Film screening: 315 films from 60 countries
- Opening film: Present to Stalin , Rustem Abdrashev , Russia / Kazakhstan / Israel / Poland
- Closing film: I am happy , Yoon Jong-Chan, Korea
- Attendees: 9,516
- Total viewers: 198,818
- Opening film: Present to Stalin , Rustem Abdrashev , Russia / Kazakhstan / Israel / Poland
- 14th INC, October 8–16, 2009
- Film screening: 355 film from 70 countries. 803 hits.
- Opening film: Good Morning President , Jang Jin, Korea
- Cover movie: Post , Gao Qunshu, Chen Kuo-fu, PRC
- Attendees: 6,400
- Total viewers: 173,516
- Opening film: Good Morning President , Jang Jin, Korea
- 15th INC, October 7–15, 2010
- Film screening: 306 films from 67 countries
- Opening movie: Under the branches of hawthorn , Zhang Yimou , PRC
- Cover film: Camellia , Wisit Sasanatieng, Isao Yukisada , Jang Joonhwan, Thailand / Japan / Korea
- Attendees: 9,367
- Total number of viewers: 182,046
- Opening movie: Under the branches of hawthorn , Zhang Yimou , PRC
- 16th INC, October 6–14, 2011
- Film screening: 307 films from 70 countries [1]
- Opening film: Always (Only You) , Song Il Gon , South Korea
- Closing film: My Mother's Chronicles (film) , Masato Harada , Japan
- Attending guests: 11,268, including the press 2,440 [1]
- Total viewers: 196,177 [1]
- Opening film: Always (Only You) , Song Il Gon , South Korea
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3rd 16th manual gearbox Final Statistic Data (inaccessible link)
Links
- biff.kr (cor.) - the official website of the festival (English)
- IMDb: Pusan International Film Festival
- EFP at the Pusan International Film Festival: Discovering the Asian market