21st Busan International Film Festival

21st Busan International Film Festival
Opening film A Quiet Dream
Closing film The Dark Wind
Location Busan Cinema Center
Founded 1995
Hosted by Sol Kyung-gu
Han Hyo-joo
Festival date October 6–15, 2016

The 21st Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to October 15, 2016 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by Sol Kyung-gu and Han Hyo-joo. A total of 301 films from 69 countries will be screened at the festival, including 96 world premieres and 27 international premieres.[1][2][3]

A new Vision-Director Award will be given to two promising directors of newly produced independent films in the Korean Cinema Today-Vision section, who have shown the most outstanding production skills. The winner will get a cash prize reward of 5,000 USD sponsored by MEGABOX.[4]

Five major South Korean domestic filmmakers' groups, including the Producers' Guild of Korea and the Directors' Guild of Korea, have boycotted this year's festival over a bitter dispute with the municipal government of Busan since the screening in 2014 of a controversial documentary about the Sewol ferry disaster in spite of the opposition from Busan mayor and BIFF organizing committee Chairman Suh Byung-soo.[5][6][7]

Program

Opening

Gala Presentation

A Window on Asian Cinema

New Currents

Korean Cinema Today - Panorama

Korean Cinema Today - Vision

  • Autumn, Autumn - JANG Woo-jin (Korea)
  • Baby Beside Me - SON Tae-gyum (Korea)
  • Come, Together - SHIN Dong-il (Korea)
  • Hyeon's Quartet - AHN Seon-kyoung (Korea)
  • Jamsil - LEE Wanmin (Korea)
  • Jane - CHO Hyunhoon (Korea)
  • Lost to Shame - Nam Yeon-woo (Korea)
  • Picture of Hell - PARK Ki-yong (Korea/Japan)
  • Second Winter - KIM Euigon (Korea)
  • The Noises - MIN Je-hong (Korea)
  • Yongsoon - SHIN Joon - (Korea)

Korean Cinema Retrospective

Lee Doo-yong: The Pathfinder of Korean Genre Films

World Cinema

Flash Forward

  • 1:54 - Yan England (Canada)
  • A Pact Among Angels - Richard ANGERS (Canada)
  • Aloys - Tobias NÖLLE (Switzerland/France)
  • Amerika Square - Yannis SAKARIDIS (Greece/United Kingdom/Germany)
  • As You Are - Miles JORIS-PEYRAFITTE (United States)
  • Bad Girl - Fin EDQUIST (Australia)
  • Between Worlds - Miya HATAV (Israel)
  • Bonfire - Dmitry Davydov (Russia)
  • Fräulein - A winter’s tale - Caterina CARONE (Italy)
  • Glory - Kristina GROZEVA, Petar VALCHANOV (Bulgaria/Greece)
  • Godless - Ralitza PETROVA (Bulgaria/Denmark/France)
  • Heartstone - Guðmundur ARNAR GUðMUNDSSON (Iceland/Denmark)
  • Hounds of Love - Ben YOUNG (Australia)
  • Maria and Everybody Else - Nely REGUERA (Spain)
  • Marija - Michael Koch (Germany/Switzerland)
  • Mimosas - Oliver Laxe (Spain/France/Morocco/Qatar)
  • Night of a 1000 Hours - Virgil Widrich (Luxembourg/Austria/Netherlands)
  • One Week and a Day - Asaph POLONSKY (Israel)
  • Starfish - Bill CLARK (United Kingdom)
  • The Bear Skin - Marco SEGATO (Italy)
  • The Dancer - Stéphanie Di Giusto (France)
  • The Empty Box - Claudia SAINTE-LUCE (Mexico/France)
  • The Giant - Johannes NYHOLM (Sweden/Denmark)
  • The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki - Juho Kuosmanen (Finland/Germany/Sweden)
  • The Idea of a Lake - Milagros MUMENTHALER (Argentina/Switzerland/Qatar)
  • The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis - Francisco MARQUEZ, Andrea TESTA (Argentina)
  • The Poisoning Angel - Stephanie PILLONCA (France/Belgium)
  • The Saint - Andrius BLAZEVICIUS (Lithuania/Poland)
  • The Unseen - Perivi KATJAVIVI (Namibia)
  • Una - Benedict Andrews (United Kingdom)
  • We are the Tide - Sebastian HILGER (Germany)
  • Wolf and Sheep - Shahrbanoo SADAT (Denmark/France/Sweden/Afghanistan)
  • Worldly Girl - Marco DANIELI (Italy/France)
  • Worlds Apart - Christopher Papakaliatis (Greece)
  • Zoology - Ivan I. TVERDOVSKY (Russia/France/Germany)

Wide Angle

Korean Short Film Competition

  • Confessions - KIM Woo-hyun (Korea)
  • Family Plan - CHUNG Jiyun (Korea)
  • Heart On Fire - SUN Jonghoon (Korea)
  • Her Secret Day - JUNG Inbong (Korea)
  • Here with Me - Antoine AHN (Korea)
  • Missing - YOO Dong-gyu (Korea)
  • Mom's Rice Ball - YOO Yong-ji (Korea)
  • Parade - NA Jihyun (Korea)
  • Sleepless Night - HUR Jung-jae (Korea)
  • The Bird Fights Its Way Out of The Egg - CHO Changgeun (Korea)
  • The Boy is with Us - YOON Heewon (Korea)
  • The Distance between Us - LEE Jung-gon (Korea)
  • The Girl Burying Bodies - CHUN Juyoung (Korea)
  • The Master : An Ordinary Man - YUN Puhui (Korea)
  • The Noodle - KIM Sujin (Korea)
  • Viewer - KIM Soyoun (Korea)

Asian Short Film Competition

  • A Little Tiger - Nutthapon RAKKHATHAM (Thailand)
  • Memoria - Kamila Andini (Indonesia/East Timor)
  • Night-Fly - Aziz ZHAMBAKIYEV (Kazakhstan)
  • Off-season - Yelzat ESKENDIR (Kazakhstan)
  • Pain in Silence - LI Yujian (China)
  • Supot - Phil GIORDANO (Philippines/United States)
  • The Doomed Way - GUO Sanpi (China)
  • The Limit - Sonia SAHARAN (India)
  • The Robe - Wera AUNG (Myanmar)
  • Year of the Bird - Shenang Gyamjo TAMANG (Nepal)

Short Film Showcase

Documentary Competition

  • A Whale of a Tale - SASAKI Megumi (Japan/United States)
  • Absent Without Leave - LAU Kek-Huat, CHEN Jing-Lian (Taiwan/Malaysia)
  • Burmese on the Roof - OH Hyunjin, KO Duhyun (Korea)
  • Farming Boys - BYUN Siyeon, JANG Sejung, KANG Hojun (Korea)
  • Neighborhood - SUNG Seungtaek (Korea)
  • Railways Sleepers - Sompot CHIDGASORNPONGSE (Thailand)
  • SUN - WON Hoyeon (Korea)
  • Sunday Beauty Queen - Baby Ruth VILLARAMA (Philippines/Hong Kong, China/Japan/United Kingdom)
  • The Crescent Rising - Sheron DAYOC (Philippines)
  • Those from the Shore - Tamara STEPANYAN (Lebanon/Qatar/Armenia/France)
  • Time to Read Poems - LEE Soojung (Korea)

Documentary Showcase

Cinekids

  • Friends Forever - A Pig's Tale - Theresa STROZYK, Tony LOESER (Germany)
  • Get Santa - Jacob LEY (Denmark)
  • McDull: Rise of the Rice Cooker - Brian Tse (Hong Kong, China)
  • Mercy Street - Stefan BUZEA (Romania)
  • The Mobarak - Mohammad Reza EMAMI (Iran)

Animation Showcase

Open Cinema

Special Programs in Focus

And Film Goes On: Abbas Kiarostami Retrospective

Cali Group: Root of Colombian Cinema

  • Araucaima Mansion - Carlos MAYOLO (Colombia)
  • Asuncion - Carlos MAYOLO, Luis OSPINA (Colombia)
  • Blood and Rain - Jorge NAVAS (Colombia/Argentina)
  • Crab Trap - Oscar RUIZ NAVIA (Colombia/France)
  • Flesh of Your Flesh - Carlos MAYOLO (Colombia)
  • Hammock - Carlos MAYOLO (Colombia)
  • It All Started at the End - Luis OSPINA (Colombia)
  • Listen Look - Luis OSPINA, Carlos MAYOLO (Colombia)
  • Liveforever - Carlos MORENO (Colombia/Mexico)
  • Pollution is... - Carlos MAYOLO (Colombia)
  • Pure Blood - Luis OSPINA (Colombia)
  • That 19th - Carlos MAYOLO (Colombia)
  • The Towrope - William VEGA (Colombia/France/Mexico)
  • The Vampires of Poverty - Luis OSPINA, Carlos MAYOLO (Colombia)

Midnight Passion

Closing

Awards

  • New Currents Award
    • The Donor - ZANG Qiwu (China)[9][10]
    • Knife in the Clear Water - WANG Xuebo (China)
  • BIFF Mecenat Award
    • Neighborhood - SUNG Seungtaek (Korea)
    • The Crescent Rising - Sheron DAYOC (Philippines)
  • Sonje Award
    • Viewer - KIM Soyoun (Korea)
    • Off-season - Yelzat ESKENDIR (Kazakhstan)
  • Actor & Actress of the Year Award
  • FIPRESCI Award
  • NETPAC Award
    • Merry Christmas Mr. Mo - LIM Dae-hyung (Korea)
  • Daemyung Culture Wave Award
  • KNN Award
  • Busan Bank Award
    • Night of a 1000 Hours - Virgil Widrich (Luxembourg/Austria/Netherlands)
  • Citizen Critics' Award
    • Jamsil - LEE Wanmin (Korea)
  • Busan Cinephile Award
  • CGV Arthouse Award
    • Jane - CHO Hyunhoon (Korea)
  • Vision-Director's Award
    • JANG Woo-jin - Autumn, Autumn (Korea)
    • AHN Seon-kyoung - Hyeon's Quartet (Korea)
  • The Asian Filmmaker of the Year
  • Korean Cinema Award
    • Laurence Herszberg (France)[12]

References

  1. ↑ Conran, Pierce (9 September 2016). "ZHANG Lu's A Quiet Dream to Open 21st BIFF". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (6 September 2016). "Busan Film Festival Unveils Lineup Amid Ongoing Power Struggle". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  3. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (26 July 2016). "Busan Film Festival: South Korean Industry to Vote on End of Boycott". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  4. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (14 October 2016). "Busan: Vision Awards Go to South Korean Indie Filmmakers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  5. ↑ Shim, Sun-ah (6 October 2016). "(LEAD) Busan film festival opens after two tumultuous years". Yonhap. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Crisis-hit Busan Film Festival opens". Japan Today. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  7. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (4 October 2016). "How the Busan Film Festival Is Bouncing Back Despite Political Pressure". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  8. ↑ "LEE Doo Yong: The Pathfinder of Korean Genre Films". Busan International Film Festival. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  9. ↑ "21st Busan International Film Festival Closing Ceremony Awards List". BIFF. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  10. ↑ "21st Busan International Film Festival 'Vision Awards' List". BIFF. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  11. ↑ "The Late film-director Abbas Kiarostami is selected as the recipient of The Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award at the Busan International Film Festival 2016". BIFF. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  12. ↑ "The 21st BIFF selects Laurence HERSZBERG for the Korean Cinema Award". BIFF. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
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