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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 3 to October 12, 2013 and was hosted by

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and

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. The 10-day festival attracted 217,865 people despite the organizers having been forced to reschedule some events due to a typhoon. Upcoming filmmakers from

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won $30,000 for the New Currents Awards. Over 299 films from 70 countries were screened, with 94 world premieres and 40 international premieres. The event opened with Bhutanese film '' Vara: A Blessing'' and closed with the South Korean film ''The Dinner''.

Program

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Opening Film

Gala Presentation

A Window on Asian Cinema

New Currents

Korean Cinema Today – Panorama

Korean Cinema Today – Vision

Korean Cinema Retrospective

Fly High, Run Far: The Making of Korean Master Im Kwon-taek

World Cinema

Flash Forward

Open Cinema

Special Program in Focus

Rogues, Rebels and Romantics: A Season of Irish Cinema

Unknown New Wave Central Asian Cinema

Park Cheol-soo Special Commemoration: Eternal Movie Youth

Midnight Passion

Wide Angle – Documentary Competition

*''Gureombi –The Wind Is Blowing'' – Cho Sung-bong (South Korea) *''Dream House by the Border'' – Kim Kyang (South Korea) *''Jazz in Love'' – Baby Ruth Villarama (Philippines/Germany/France) *''Non-fiction Diary'' – Jung Yoon-suk (South Korea) *''Past Present'' – Tion Guan Saw (Malaysia) *''Tale of a Butcher Shop'' – Aya Hanabusa (Japan) *''To Singapore, with Love'' –

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(Singapore) *''Sandal'' – Kim Mi-re (South Korea) *''

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'' – Daniel Ziv (Indonesia)

Awards

*New Currents Award **''Pascha'' – Ahn Seon-Kyoung (South Korea) **''Remote Control'' – Byamba Sakhya (Mongolia/Germany) **Special Mention: ''

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'' – Hannah Espia (Philippines) *Sonje Award **''A Lady Caddy Who Never Saw a Hole in One'' – Yosep Anggi Noen (Indonesia) **''In the Summer'' – Son Tae-gyum (South Korea) **Special Mention: ''Temporary'' – Behzad Azadi (Iran) **Special Mention: ''Sprout'' –

Yoon Ga-eun Yoon Ga-eun (born February 15, 1982) is a South Korean film director and script writer. Her films explore the stories of young children and youth. Career Yoon Ga-eun graduated from the History Department of Sogang University and continued her ...

(Korea) *BIFF Mecenat Award **''

'' – Daniel Ziv (Indonesia) **''Non-fiction Diary'' – Jung Yoon-suk (South Korea) **Special Mention: ''Gureombi – The Wind Is Blowing'' – Cho Sung-bong (Korea) *Busan Bank Award (Audience Award) **''Home'' – Maximilian Hult (Sweden/Iceland) *KNN Movie Award (Audience Award) **'' 10 Minutes'' – Lee Yong-seung (South Korea) *FIPRESCI Award **'' 10 Minutes'' – Lee Yong-seung (South Korea) *NETPAC Award **''Shuttlecock'' – Lee Yu-bin (South Korea) *Busan Cinephile Award **''Father's Garden –The Love of My Parents'' –

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(Switzerland) *Citizen Reviewers' Award **''Shuttlecock'' – Lee Yu-bin (South Korea) **''

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'' – Lee Su-jin (South Korea) *CGV Movie Collage Award **''

'' – Lee Su-jin (South Korea) *The Asian Filmmaker of the Year –

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(Cambodia) *Korean Cinema Award – Charles Tesson (France)

References

External links

BIFF official website
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2013 in South Korea Busan International Film Festival 2013 festivals in South Korea