Selected International Film Festivals
Busan International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival
Busan Headquarter
Annex 2-1, #1393, Woo 1-dong, Haeundae-gu
612-797 Busan
South Korea
phone +82-51-747 2861
fax +82-51-747 2067
http://www.biff.kr
Seoul Office
5th Floor, Seven Bldg., 13-21 Namsan-dong 3-ga, Jung-gu
100-043 Seoul
South Korea
phone + 82 2 3675 5097
fax + 82 2 3675 5098
Director
Mr. Lee Yong Kwan
Deputy Director
Mr. Jay Jeon
program@biff.kr
Year of Foundation 1996
Event Date from 03 October 2013 till 12 October 2013
in Busan, South Korea
Sections Gala Presentations: Premiere screenings of renowned directors' new films or masterpieces
A Window on Asian Cinema: recent Asian feature films (excluding Korea)
New Currents: recent Asian feature films by new directors (including Korea)
Korean Cinema Today: recent Korean feature films
Korean Cinema Retrospective: Korean feature films from past
World Cinema: recent feature films from around the world (excluding Asia and Korea)
Wide Angle: recent short films, animations, documentaries, and experimental films
Open Cinema: recent and relatively commercial feature films
Special Programs in Focus: Changes the theme annually
Midnight Passion: horror, sci-fi and cult films acclaimed
Terms of Entry The festival program gives priority to world and international premiere screenings. All screenings must be at least Korean premieres. All films have to be completed after 30 September 11
Subtitles English subtitles recommended
Format 16 mm, 35 mm, Beta SP PAL
Registration Deadline Shorts: 28 June 2013
Features: 31 July 2013
Fees none
Attendance Figures 196,177
Participants of the Film Industry BIFF has a pre-market called PPP, the industry oriented event which takes place for 3 days during the festival period. Last time, 790 (foreign and domestic excluding directors and actors) of official investors, producers, buyers, and sellers visited PPP during the festival.
Prizes/Awards New Currents Award (30.000 USD), all other awards, funds, and prizes are only for films from Asia, FIPRESCI Prize
2012
Closing Film
TELEVISION by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (BD/DE, Mogador Film)
World Cinema
3 by Pablo Stoll Ward (CO/DE/AR, Pandora Film)
AMOUR (LIEBE) by Michael Haneke, (FR/DE/AT, X Filme Creative Pool)
A ROYAL AFFAIR (DIE KÖNIGIN UND DER LEIBARZT) by Nikolai Arcel (DK/SE/CZ/DE, Zentropa Entertainment)
BARBARA by Christian Petzold (Schramm Film Koerner & Weber)
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO by Peter Strickland (GB/DE, Geißendörfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion/Cologne)
CALM AT SEA (DAS MEER AM MORGEN) by Volker Schlöndorff (FR/DE, Provobis Film)
DUST ON OUR HEARTS (STAUB AUF UNSEREN HERZEN) by Hanna Doose (Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin, Team Zuckerdoose)
HOLY MOTORS by Leos Carax (FR/DE, Pandora Filmproduktion, Pola Pandora)
IN THE FOG (IM NEBEL) by Sergei Loznitsa (DE/LV/NL/BY, ma.ja.de fiction)
JUST THE WIND by Bence Fliegauf (HU/DE/FR, The Post Republic)
KILL ME (TÖTE MICH) by Emily Atef (Niko Film, Wüste Film West)
LORE by Cate Shortland (DE/AU/GB, Rohfilm)
NAIROBI HALF LIFE by Tosh Gitonga (KE/DE, One Fine Day Films)
THE PIROGUE by Moussa Touré (FR/SN/DE, Royal Pony Film)
PARADISE: LOVE (PARADIES: LIEBE) by Ulrich Seidl (AT/FR/DE, Tatfilm)
THE PATIENCE STONE by Atiq Rahimi, Razor Film (FR/DE/AF)
POST TENEBRAS LUX by Carlos Reygadas (MX/FR/DE/NL, The Match Factory)
REPORTED MISSING (DIE VERMISSTEN) by Jan Speckenbach (JUNIFILM )
SHELL by Scott Graham (UK/DE, Flying Moon Filmproduktion)
THE WOMAN WHO BRUSHED OFF HER TEARS by Teona Strugar Mitevska (MK/DE/SI/BE, Ostlicht Filmproduktion)
WOMAN’S LAKE (FRAUENSEE) by Zoltan Paul (Next Film Filmproduktion)
Flash Forward
ANNELIE by Antej Farac (DE/CH, Drei Wünsche Filmproduktion)
FÜR ELISE by Wolfgang Dinslage (Ostlicht Filmproduktion)
A Window on Asian Cinema
CAPTIVE by Brillante Mendoza (FR/PH/DE/GB, B.A. Produktion)
Wide Angle
POLLUTING PARADISE (MÜLL IM GARTEN EDEN) by Fatih Akin (corazón international)
Special Programs in Focus, Poland in Close-up: The Great Polish Masters
A YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN by Krzysztof Zanussi (PL/US/DE, Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion)
IN DARKNESS by Agnieszka Holland (DE/PL/CA, Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv)
Midnight Passion
THE FOURTH STATE (DIE VIERTE MACHT) by Dennis Gansel (UFA Cinema)
Number of Films Shown 307 films
Media Coverage 1988 domestic and 452 foreign journalists from TV, radio, daily newspapers and magazine
Specific Characteristics Recognized by FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) as Competitive Spezialised Feature Film Festival.Evaluation The festival has grown in size and importance to be one of Asia's most important festivals. The primarily young audience is enthusiastic. The Pusan Promotion Plan, the festival's professional sidebar, has developed into an important annual gathering of film professionals from all over the world. It is of great importance to European filmmakers, producers and world sales companies who find excellent opportunities to advance into the Asian market. Good organization and a constantly improving quality of the cinemas complement the wide-ranging program. The European Film Promotion is regularly represented by a high-powered delegation of European filmmakers.
Services The festival covers for Korean subtitling and shipping of print (one way or roundtrip depending on situation).
