The 15th

Busan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...

was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors

Jung Joon-ho Jung Joon-ho (; born October 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who gained fame in the 2000 series, Women Like You, (왕추). His recent hits are '' Last Scandal'' (내 생애 마지막 스캔들) and ''IRIS''. Jung Jun-ho has a passionate interes ...

and

Han Ji-hye Han Ji-hye (born Lee Ji-hye on June 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Background Born Lee Ji-hye, she used the stage name "Han Ji-hye" upon learning that her real name would cause confusion among fans since an older actress, Lena Lee, also ...

. A total of 308 films from 67 countries were screened in 6 theaters, with a record 103 world premieres and 52 international premieres. The festival had a total attendance of 182,046. During the event, festival director Kim Dong-ho announced the construction of the

Busan Cinema Center The Busan Cinema Center (also called "Dureraum", meaning enjoying seeing movies all together in Korean) is the official, exclusive venue of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), where its opening and closing ceremonies take place, located ...

, which will be the main venue of the festival in the future. Kim also announced his own retirement, having served as director since the festival was founded in 1996.

Program

:† World premiere :†† International premiere :

Opening Film

Gala Presentation

A Window on Asian Cinema

New Currents

Korean Cinema Today - Panorama

Korean Cinema Today - Vision

Korean Cinema Retrospective

All That She Allows : Star, Actress, and Jimi Kim

World Cinema

Flash Forward

Wide Angle

Korean Short Film Competition

Asian Short Film Competition

Short Film Showcase

Documentary Competition

Documentary Showcase

Animation Showcase

Open Cinema

Special Program in Focus

Kurdish Cinema, The Unconquered Spirit

Subversive Imagination: The Spanish Masterpiece from Franco Regime

Czech Films Now: Cinema of Liberalism

A Tribute to Kwak Ji-kyoon: Portrait of Melodrama

Midnight Passion

Closing Film

Awards

*New Currents Award **''

Bleak Night ''Bleak Night'' (; lit. "The Lookout") is a 2010 South Korean coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Yoon Sung-hyun. The film is about a father's search for answers following his son's death, and the shifting dynamics at play among three ...

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Yoon Sung-hyun Yoon Sung-hyun (born August 3, 1982) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Yoon's directorial debut, a graduation project, ''Bleak Night'' received rave reviews and won several Best New Director awards at the 48th Grand Bell Awards, ...

(South Korea) **'' The Journals of Musan'' -

Park Jung-bum Park Jung-bum (born 1976) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and actor. Park wrote, directed, and acted in his directorial debut '' The Journals of Musan'' (2011), which won the New Currents Award and FIPRESCI Award at the 15th Bus ...

(South Korea) *Flash Forward Award - ''

Pure Pure may refer to: Computing * A pure function * A pure virtual function * PureSystems, a family of computer systems introduced by IBM in 2012 * Pure Software, a company founded in 1991 by Reed Hastings to support the Purify tool * Pure-FTPd, F ...

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Lisa Langseth Lisa Langseth (born 20 April 1975) is a Swedish screenwriter and film director. Her writing and directing film credits include ''Pure'' (2009), '' Hotell'' (2013) and '' Euphoria'' (2017). Career Langseth began her career as a playwright and t ...

(Sweden) **Special Mention - ''Erratum'' - Marek Lechki (Poland) *BIFF Mecenat Award Asia **''Miracle on Jongno Street'' - Lee Hyuk-sang (South Korea) **''New Castle'' - Guo Hengqi (China) *FIPRESCI Award - '' The Journals of Musan'' -

(South Korea) *NETPAC Award - ''

Dooman River Eugene Hoffman Dooman (March 25, 1890 – February 2, 1969) was a counselor at the United States Embassy in Tokyo during the critical negotiations between the two countries before World War II. Background Born in Osaka to Grace and Isaac Dooman, t ...

'' - Zhang Lu (China, South Korea) *KNN Award - ''My Spectacular Theatre'' - Lu Yang (China)

References

External links

Official site
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