Korea’s Busan Worldwide Movie Competition has unveiled the total program of its twenty ninth version, which is able to open with the world premiere of Rebellion, produced and co-written by Park Chan-wook, and shut with Spirit World, starring Catherine Deneuve and directed by Singapore’s Eric Khoo.
Directed by Kim Sang-Man, Rebellion marks Park’s first collaboration with Netflix. Gang Dong-won and Park Jeong-min star within the interval epic, which Park co-scripted with Shin Chul, about two childhood pals who’re was bitter adversaries.
Spirit World stars Deneuve as a legendary singer who flies to Japan for a ultimate sold-out live performance after which she embarks on an sudden life within the spirit world with one among her greatest followers as her information. Masaaki Sakai additionally stars within the movie, a France-Singapore-Japan co-production that’s being offered internationally by Goodfellas.
Busan additionally introduced that Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa has been named Asian Filmmaker Of The 12 months. Two of his movies might be screened on the pageant – Serpent’s Path, a French-language remake of his 1998 Japanese movie of the identical title, and Cloud, which is Japan’s submission for the Finest Worldwide Characteristic class of subsequent yr’s Oscars.
In complete the pageant will display screen 279 movies throughout its ten-day run (October 2-11), together with 86 world premieres and 13 worldwide premieres. Organizers stated the variety of screenings is growing by round 8% in comparison with final yr, regardless of a 50% minimize in authorities subsidy. KOFIC Theater has been secured as an extra venue, becoming a member of the core Busan Cinema Middle venue and multiplexes throughout town.
Particular Applications in Focus embody Miguel Gomes, who gained greatest director at Cannes this yr for Grand Tour, and beforehand introduced particular packages ‘Teen Spirit, Teen Film’, screening Asian coming-of-age movies together with Tiger Stripes, Metropolis Of Wind, My Sunshine and Happyend; and ‘In Reminiscence of Lee Solar-kyun’, remembering the Parasite actor who died by suicide on the finish of final yr.
The beforehand introduced Information Currents and Jiseok competitors sections embody works by Brillante Mendoza, Rima Das and Tom Lin.
Busan has additionally launched a Documentary Viewers Award, to assist Asian documentary filmmaking, which might be introduced to the movie that obtained the very best score from pageant audiences within the Broad Angle – Documentary Competitors part, together with a $7,500 (KRW10m) prize.
Busan’s trade platform, Asian Contents and Movie Market (ACFM), has added a Producer Hub, which has set Korea because the Focus Nation for its inaugural version, and also will host AI and streaming-related seminars.
As well as, Busan’s Asia Contents Awards & International OTT Awards, which recognise TV and streaming content material, might be held on October 6 with PTS Taiwan’s Imperfect Us, Wong Kar Wai’s Blossoms Shanghai and Netflix’s Cigarette Woman and A Killer Paradox main the nominations.
