BUSAN International Film Festival

History

2012

Summary
- Period : October 4 ~ 13 , 2012
- 304 films from 75 countries
- Screening Venue : 37 screens at 7 theaters
- Centum City : Busan Cinema Center, CGV Centum City, LOTTE Cinema Centum City, Community Media Center, Sohyang Musical Center
  Haeundae : MEGABOX Haeundae
  Nampodong : MEGABOX Busan Theater
Total Attendance : 221,002
※ The on-site ticket sales for Oct 13 excluded
World & International Premieres
- 93 World Premieres / 39 International Premieres

Asian Film Market(AFM)
- Sales Booth : 96 sales booths from 181 companies of 32 countries (incl.BIFCOM)
- Total Market Screenings: 80 Screenings of 70 films from 16 countries and 36 companies(40 Market Premieres)
- Online Screening : 281 films, 900 views
Asian Cinema Fund (ACF)
- Workshop Project with Al Jazeera English (AJE)
- Partnership with Cinelan
Asian Film Academy (AFA)
- Participants : 24 persons from 18 countries
- Faculty Members
- Dean : JIA Zhangke
- Assistant Dean : OH Seok-geun
- Instructor of Film Directing : Parviz SHAHBAZI
- Instructor of Cinematography: WATANABE Makoto
  *** The launch of Asian Actors Academy (AAA)
Accredited Guests and Press : Festival Participants: 11,519
- Domestic: 4,830
- International: 806
- Cinephile: 2,149
- Market: 1,098
- Busan Cinema Forum: 279
- Accredited Press: 2,357
  * Market and Forum participants include only the numbers accredited with the Badge.
Official Programs
- 3 Master Classes
- 4 Hand Printings
- 6 Open Talks
- 15 Outdoor Greeting Events
- 9 Meet the Guest: Talk to Talks
- 14 Outdoor Stage Performances
- 3 Short Film, Long Chat
- 3 Cinema Talk Beyond Cinema
- 14teams of Cinema Together
- 327 Guest Visits (Q&A and Presentation before the screening)
- 13 Press Conferences
- 280 Individual Interviews
Awards
- New Currents Award
  - Winner: 36 – Nawapol THAMRONGRATTANARIT (Thailand)
  - Winner: Kayan - Maryam NAJAFI (Lebanon/ Canada)
  - [Special Mention]: FILMISTAAN - Nitin KAKKAR (India)
- Flash Forward Award
  - Winner: Flower Buds - Zdeněk JIRÁSKÝ (Czech Republic)
- Sonje Award (Short Films)
  - Winner (Asia): A Little Farther - Nikan NEZAMI (Iran)
  - Winner (Korea): The Night of The Witness - PARK Buem (Korea)
  - [Special Mention]: Transferring - KANAI Junichi (Japan)
- BIFF Mecenat Award (Documentaries)
  - Winner (Asia) : Embers - Tamara STEPANYAN ( Lebanon/ Qatar/ Armenia)
  - Winner (Korea) : Anxiety - MIN Hwan-ki (Korea)
  - [Special Mention]: Wellang Trei - KIM Tae-il (Korea)
- FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Award
  - Winner: 36- Nawapol THAMRONGRATTANARIT (Thailand)
- NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award
  - Winner: Jiseul - O Muel (Korea)
- KNN Movie Award (Audience Award)
  - Winner: Touch of the Light - CHANG Jung-Chi (Taiwan))
- DGK Award
  - Directors Award : Jiseul - O Muel (Korea)
  - Directors Award : The Russian Novel - SHIN Younshick (Korea)
  - Actor : The Sunshine Boys - SIM Hee-seop, KIM Chang-hwan. AHN Jae-hong (Korea)
  - Actress : Azooma - JANG Young-nam (Korea)
- Busan Cinephile Award
  - Winner: 5 Broken Cameras - Emad BURNAT, Guy DAVIDI (Palestine Israel, France, Netherlands)
- Citizen Reviewers' Award
  - Winner: Jiseul - O Muel (Korea)
- CGV Movie Collage Award
  - Winner: Jiseul - O Muel (Korea)
- Korean Cinema Award
  - HAYASHI Kanako (Tokyo FILMeX Festival Artistic Director, Japan)
- The Asian Filmmaker of the Year
  - WAKAMATSU Koji (Director, Japan)
Accomplishment
- 1. The Era of the Busan Cinema Center
  The 2011 Busan Cinema Center opened in a less-than-perfect state of readiness; however, this year it was held without issue. The Busan Cinema Center has now become a renowned cinematic land mark.
- 2. Stable Growth in the Asian Film Market
  This year, the Asian Film Market witnessed stable growth in many aspects. There was a steady increase in market participants, buyers and Market & Online Screenings, and the successful launch of new initiatives such as Book to Film and the KOFIC Industry Forum.
- 3. Success of the Asian Cinema Fund
  This year, 14 projects were completed through the support of the ACF and were invited to BIFF; subsequently, 5 projects won awards. This year was marked with an invigorating global partnership enabled through its extension and collaboration with Al Jazeera English (AJE).
- 4. Exceeding 200,000 – A Record Audience Draw
  The number of audience attendees this year hit a record high of 221,002. Such a dramatic increase can be attributed to various and enhanced special services that BIFF offered this year such as the Kids Special Screening, Senior Citizens Discounts, and the Visual and Hearing Impaired Assistance.
- 5. Taking roots of the world class film viewing culture
  During the festival, BIFF audiences showed a mature sense of participation that greatly enhanced the image of BIFF.

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