The 15th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Han Ji-hye .[ 1] [ 2]
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.[ 3] [ 4]
During the event, festival director Kim Dong-ho announced the construction of the Busan Cinema Center , which will be the main venue of the festival in the future.[ 5] [ 6] Kim also announced his own retirement, having served as director since the festival was founded in 1996.[ 5]
Program
† World premiere
†† International premiere
Award winner
Opening Film
Gala Presentation
A Window on Asian Cinema
New Currents
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Ashamed
창피해Changpihae
Kim Soo-hyeon
South Korea
†
Bleak Night
파수꾼Pasuggun (lit. "The Lookout")
Yoon Sung-hyun
South Korea
†
Eternity
Tee Rak
Sivaroj Kongsakul
Thailand
†
Floating Lives
CÁNH ĐỒNG BẤT TẬN
Quang Binh Nguyen Phan
Vietnam Singapore
†
Lover's Discourse
恋人絮语Lian Ren Xu Yu
Hong Kong, China
Derek Tsang Jimmy Wan
†
Memories in March
Sanjoy Nag
India
†
My Spectacular Theatre
Lu Yang
China
†
Sampaguita, National Flower
Francis Xavier Pasion
Philippines
††
Strawberry Cliff
贖命Shú Mìng
Chris Chow
Hong Kong, China United States France
†
The Journals of Musan
무산일기Musanilgi
Park Jung-bum
South Korea
†
The Old Donkey
老驢頭
Li Ruijun
China
†
The Quarter of Scarecrows
Garaqi daholakan
Hassan-Ali Mahmoud
Iran
†
Ways of the Sea
Halaw
Sheron Dayoc
Philippines
††
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
Korean Cinema Today - Vision
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Anti Gas Skin
방독피Bang Dok Pi
Kim Gok Kim Sun
South Korea
Dance Town
댄스타운Daenseutawoon
Jeon Kyu-hwan
South Korea
†
Dooman River
두만강Doo Man Kang
Zhang Lu
South Korea
Father Is a Dog
아버지는 개다 Abeojineun Gaeda
Lee Sang-woo
South Korea
†
If You Were Me 5
시선 너머Siseon Neomeo
South Korea
†
Ordinary Days
평범한 날들Pyungbumhan Naldeul
Inan
South Korea
†
Read My Lips
할 수 있는 자가 구하라Hal Soo Itneun Jaga Guhara
Yoon Seong-ho
South Korea
†
Re-encounter
혜화,동Hyehwa, Dong (lit. "Hye-hwa, Child")
Min Yong-keun
South Korea
†
Second Half
맛있는 인생Matyitneun Insaeng
David Cho
South Korea
†
Yeosu
려수Ryeosu
Jin Kwang-kyo
South Korea
†
Korean Cinema Retrospective
All That She Allows : Star, Actress, and Jimi Kim
World Cinema
Flash Forward
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Afraid of the Dark (Bruises)
Hai paura del buio
Massimo Coppola
Itali
Children of the Green Dragon
A zöld sárkány gyermekei
Bence Miklauzic
Hungary
Crebinsky
Enrique Otero
Spain
Disenchantments
Andreas Pieper
Germany
Erratum
Marek Lechki
Poland
Juan
Kasper Holten
Denmark
Lou
Belinda Chayko
Australia
Lullaby for Pi
Benoît Philippon
Canada France
Ollie Kepler’s Expanding Purple World
Viv Fongenie
United Kingdom
Pure
Till det som är vackert (lit. "To that which is beautiful")
Lisa Langseth
Sweden
Rondo
Oliver Van Malderghem
Belgium France
Wide Angle
Korean Short Film Competition
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Broken Night
Yang Hyo-joo
South Korea
†
Bus
Jang Jae-hyun
South Korea
†
Funny Games
Jung Jee-hyun
South Korea
†
I Hope Your Wife Is Well
Chung Mina
South Korea
†
Inspection of the Memory
Lee Yosup
South Korea
†
Papa’s Lullaby
Kim Hyun-gyung
South Korea
†
Skywhale
Directors:
Yu Hye-kyung
Oh Kyung-joo
Oh Seok-kyun
Chet Lee
South Korea
†
Someday
Jang Jin-ho
South Korea
†
Teamwork
Hong Seo-yun
South Korea
†
The Journey
Yim Kyung-dong
South Korea
†
Unfunny Game
Park Jong-chul
South Korea
†
Western Movie
Lee Hyung-suk
South Korea
†
Asian Short Film Competition
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Inhalation
Edmund Yeo
Malaysia Japan
†
Juliet’s Choice
Hou Chi-Jan
Taiwan
†
Living It
David LingWei Li
Singapore
†
Mouth
Zurich Chan
Philippines
†
Transitoriness
Yang Yue
China
†
Short Film Showcase
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
A Khmer Girl
Adam Pfleghaar
Cambodia United States
†
A Mind of My Own
Cheng Hao-chuan
Taiwan
††
Audition
Kim Min-kyung
South Korea
Autumn Man
Jonas Selberg Augusten
Sweden
Barking Island
Serge Avedikian
France Turkey
Doctor, Nurse and the Patient
Angshuman Barkakoty
India
Florence
Jung Dong-rak
South Korea
Grave Keeper
Lim Jong-jae
South Korea
†
Incident by a Bank
Ruben Östlund
Sweden
Missing Person
Thomas Ko
United States
†
P
Rommel Tolentino
Philippines
††
Poet of the Elephant House
Anna Juhlin
Sweden
Promise of a Spring Day
Ha Yoon-jae
South Korea
Ten Minutes of Life
Wen Zongji
China
†
The Boy and the Whore
Masaya Matsui
Japan
†
The Kiss
Ashlee Page
Australia
††
The New Tenants
Joachim Back
Denmark United States
Viola: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Glant
Shih-Ting Hung
United States Taiwan
Waiting
Jow Zhi Wei
Singapore
††
Documentary Competition
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Amin
Shahim Parhami
Iran South Korea Canada
†
Cheonggyecheon Medley
Kelvin K Park
South Korea
†
Dream Factory
Kim Sung-kyun
South Korea
†
Inshallah, Football
Ashvin Kumar
India
†
Let the Wind Carry Me
Chiang Hsiu ChiungKwan Pun Leung
Taiwan
††
Miracle on Jongno Street
Lee Hyuk-sang
South Korea
†
New Castle
Guo Hengqi
China
†
No Name Stars
Kim Tae-il
South Korea
†
Passion
Byamba Sakhya
Mongolia
†
Sweet Nuke
Lee Kang-gil
South Korea
Documentary Showcase
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words
Hong Yunah
United States South Korea
†
Cruel Season
Park Bae-il
South Korea
†
Dancing Dreams
Rainer Hoffman Anne Linsel
Germany
Daniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense
Pascal Hofmann Benny Jaberg
Switzerland
First Love - 1989, Memory of Sumida
Park Jeong-suk
South Korea
†
I Wish I Knew
Jia Zhangke
China
Johnnie Got His Gun!
Yves Montmayeur
France Hong Kong, China
†
Kabuki-za: Final Curtain
Sogawa Sokichi
Japan
†
María and I
Félix Fernández de Castro
Spain
†
Masquerade
Moon Jeong-hyun
South Korea
†
My Perestroika
Robin Hessman
United States United Kingdom
My Sweet Baby
Ryu Mi-rye
South Korea
†
One Day Less
Daniela Ludlow
Mexico
Return to Manila : Filipino Cinema
Hubert Niogret
France Philippines
†
Through Korean Cinema
Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso
Italy
†
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Lin Cheng-sheng
Taiwan
††
Animation Showcase
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Cheburashka
Makoto Nakamura
Japan
Green Days: Dinosaur and I
Han Hye-jin Ahn Jae-hoon
South Korea
†
The House
Directors:
Lee Na-bi
Park Mi-sun
Lee Jae-ho
Park Eun-young
Ban Joo-young
South Korea
†
Time of Eve
Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Japan
††
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
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
3 Seasons in Hell
Tomáš Mašín
Czech Republic Germany Slovakia
An Earthy Paradise for the Eyes
Irena Pavlásková
Czech Republic
Dreamers
Jitka Rudolfova
Czech Republic
††
Katka
Helena Třeštíková
Czech Republic
Kawasaki's Rose
Jan Hřebejk
Czech Republic
Walking Too Fast
Radim Špaček
Czech Republic
††
A Tribute to Kwak Ji-kyoon: Portrait of Melodrama
Midnight Passion
Closing Film
Awards
New Currents Award
Flash Forward Award - Pure - Lisa Langseth (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 - Park Jung-bum (South Korea)
NETPAC Award - Dooman River - Zhang Lu (China, South Korea)
KNN Award - My Spectacular Theatre - Lu Yang (China)
References
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