The 27th Busan International Film Festival (Korean: 제27회 부산국제영화제) was held from October 5 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea till October 14. This year, the festival restarted events and program sections which were not conducted due to COVID-19 for last 2 years.[1][2] The festival opened with Iranian film Scent of the Wind by director Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh, Jeon Yeo-been with Ryu Jun-yeol were master of ceremonies for the opening ceremony.[3]
In 27th edition 243 films from 71 countries were invited, in these films there were 89 world premieres, and 13 international premieres. 111 community service films were also part of 2022 festival.
This year BIFF opened special program, ‘The New Wave of Japanese Cinema’ dedicated to 10 notable next-generation Japanese directors. 10 Japanese-directed films selected by director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Shozo Ichiyama, the executive director of the Tokyo International Film Festival, Teruoka Sozo, a programmer at the Osaka Asian Film Festival, and Toshiyuki Hasegawa, a programmer at the Skip City International D Cinema Film Festival, will be screened during the course of the festival.[4] Another addition to special program was 'A New Perspective on Documentary in the 21st Century', which introduced 10 innovative documentaries. These films were fresh and unique works that are outside the traditional documentary framework.[5] The third feature of 'Special Program in Focus' was screening of 6 films of Tony Leung, a Hong Kong actor and singer, who is also the winner of the 'Asian Filmmaker of the Year' award this year.[6]
The festival visited by 160,000 people closed on October 14, with Japanese film One Man by director Kei Ishikawa.[7]Han Sun-hwa with Kwon Yul hosted the closing ceremony of the festival.[8][9]
Actors' House: Contemporary actors representing Korea, having acting talents and star qualities, tell honest and in-depth stories about their acting and works.
BIFF in the Neighborhood: BIFF in the Neighborhood is a program where the entire village of Busan is transformed into a venue for the film festival.
Cinema Together: October 10 to 12 — Mentors and mentees program with 16 people including directors, actors, critics, and music directors acting as mentors.[10]
Everything About Avatar: The Way of Water:
Unveiling of the remastered version of Nakdong River: The film Nakdong River (1952) by Jeon Chang-geun, produced during the Korean War will be digitally remastered and premiered at the festival.[11]
Eija Niskanen, Finnish film critic and film event coordinator.
WANG Hsin, a Taiwanese writer and cultural critic.
AHN Chi-yong, South Korean film critic, A member of both the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and the Korean Association of Film Critics, Ahn writes film critiques at Le Monde diplomatique and OhmyNews.
The selected titles are eligible for multiple awards, including the New Currents Award, the FIPRESCI Award, the NETPAC Award, and the KB New Currents Audience Award.[18][19]
A competition among non-Asian filmmakers’ first or second features that take an innovative and original approach to cinema. The winner is decided by the audience and awarded the Flash Forward Award.
A collection of new and internationally acclaimed films, offering an ideal mix of the popular with the artistic are screened at the hallmark outdoor theater.
The festival will screen the works of 10 notable next-generation Japanese directors who have made their debuts after 2010 and who have been acknowledged by the press and critics.[24][25]
In 2022 edition the festival will present a special program 'A New Perspective on Documentary in the 21st Century' introducing 10 innovative documentaries. These films will be fresh and unique works that go beyond the traditional documentary genre.[26]
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^Lee Ja-young (August 31, 2022). "3년 만의 정상 개최 부산국제영화제, 새 섹션 '지석' 등 첫 선" [Busan International Film Festival held at the summit for the first time in 3 years, new section 'Jiseok' debuted]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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