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| Opening film | Uprising by Kim Sang-man |
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| Closing film | Spirit World by Eric Khoo |
| Location | Busan Cinema Center |
| Founded | 1995 |
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| No. of films | 278 |
| Festival date | Opening: October 2, 2024 Closing: October 11, 2024 |
| Website | www |
The 29th Busan International Film Festival (Korean: 제29회 부산국제영화제) opened on October 2 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, with South Korean film Uprising by Kim Sang-man, and screened 278 films from 63 countries, including 224 officially invited films and 54 community beef screenings.[1] Park Bo-young and Ahn Jae-hong hosted the opening ceremony.[2]
Mohammad Rasoulof, an Iranian film director was chosen as president of the competitive section 'New Currents' jury.[3] The festival this year announced a Special Program in Focus, 'In Memory of Lee Sun-kyun' who died on December 27, 2023, and was known for his role in the Oscar winning film Parasite. He will also posthumously receive the Korean Film Achievement Award.[4]
The festival closed with the ceremony hosted by Gong Myung and Choi Soo-young.[5] Spirit World, a fantasy-drama film directed by Singapore's Eric Khoo and starring French actress Catherine Deneuve was screened as closing film.[6]
On closing day, the main award of the festival New Currents Award was awarded to the South Korean film The Land Of Morning Calm by Park Yi-woong, set among inhabitants of a rural coastal community; and a co-production film Ma – Cry of Silence by The Maw Nang, a film about a young Burmese woman who moves to the big city to work in a garment factory.[7]
- ^ Lee Jong-min (September 3, 2024). "부산국제영화 개막작에 '전,란'…224편 공식 초청" ['Jeon, Ran' as the opening film of Busan International Film Festival… 224 official invitations]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Bae Hyo-joo (September 6, 2024). "박보영·안재홍, 부산국제영화제 개막식 사회자 발탁" [Park Bo-young and Ahn Jae-hong selected as hosts for the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (September 3, 2024). "Busan film festival to open with Park Chan-wook produced Netflix drama 'Uprising' amid ongoing challenges". ScreenDaily. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Kang Da-yoon (August 23, 2024). "故 이선균, 제29회 부산국제영화제 공로상 수상…특별전 개최 [공식]" [The late Lee Sun-kyun, 29th Busan International Film Festival Merit Award… Special Exhibition Held [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
close:ncnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Shackleton, Liz (September 3, 2024). "Busan To Open With Park Chan-wook's Netflix Title 'Uprising', Close With Eric Khoo's 'Spirit World'; Kiyoshi Kurosawa Named Asian Filmmaker Of The Year". Deadline. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ Shackleton, Liz (October 10, 2024). "Korea's 'The Land Of Morning Calm', Myanmar's 'MA Cry Of Silence' Win New Currents Awards At Busan". Deadline. Retrieved October 11, 2024.