Master Class

The Golden Era of Ann HUI
From her debut film, The Secret (1979) to Boat People (1982), Song of the Exile (1990), Summer Snow (1995), A Simple Life (2011), The Golden Era (2014), Love After Love (2020), and Elegies (2023), Ann HUI has built an unrivaled filmography that spans a wide range of genres, beginning as a leading figure in the New Wave of Hong Kong. As one of Asia's leading auteurs and one of the most important female directors of our time, she will speak about her life and philosophy in her films and engage in a dialogue with the audience.

※ Program events are subject to change without previous notice.
※ In the case of Master Class, non-designated seats are available, and you can enter on a first-come, first-served basis.
※ Master Class ticket holders are eligible for a discount when only parking at Busan Cinema Center B1F.
Discounts are not available for parking at the Busan Film & Audiovisual Industry Center.

Director, Actor Ann HUI 19:00 (KST), Oct 3 (Thu)
The Golden Era of Ann HUI
  • Date 19:00 (KST), Oct 3 (Thu)
  • Price KRW 10,000
  • Venue Conference Hall, 11F Busan Film & Audio Visual Industry Center
  • Code 811
  • Language Korean, English
Ann HUI Hong Kong, China Director, Actor

Born in Anshan, China, she graduated from the University of Hong Kong and studied at the London Film School. She began her career as an assistant to King Hu. She was jury member at Berlinale in 1996, Venice at 2003. Also she served as the jury president at Locarno in 2006 and Venice Orizzonti in 2013. Her major works include Boat People (1982), Song of the Exile (1990), Summer Snow (1996), Ordinary Heroes (1999), July Rhapsody (2002), The Way We Are (2008), A Simple Life (2011), and The Golden Era (2014). In 2020, she won the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival.

Miguel GOMES, a filmmaker of joyful melancholy
Portuguese filmmaker Miguel GOMES, whose trilogy Tabu(2012) and One Thousand and One Nights (2015) have garnered critical and cinephile acclaim, won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival for his film Grand Tour. The director, who is also a former critic, will give a talk about his work and engage in a candid dialogue with the audience.

※ Program events are subject to change without previous notice.
※ In the case of Master Class, non-designated seats are available, and you can enter on a first-come, first-served basis.
※ Master Class ticket holders are eligible for a discount when only parking at Busan Cinema Center B1F.
Discounts are not available for parking at the Busan Film & Audiovisual Industry Center.

Director Miguel GOME 14:30 (KST), Oct 5 (Sat)
Miguel GOMES, a filmmaker of joyful melancholy
  • Date 14:30 (KST), Oct 5 (Sat)
  • Price KRW 10,000
  • Venue Conference Hall, 11F Busan Film & Audio Visual Industry Center
  • Code 813
  • Language Korean, English
Miguel GOMES Portugal Director

Miguel GOMES (Lisbon, 1972) is a Portuguese film director who has presented and been awarded at renowned international film festivals ever since his first feature.
The Face You Deserve (2004). His next features Our Beloved Month of August (2008) was invited to Cannes′ Director′s Fortnight, and Tabu (2012) was awarded the Silver Bear and the FIPRESCI Award. This was followed up by Arabian Nights trilogy (2015), which was invited to the Cannes′ Directors′ Fortnight, and The Tsugua Diaries (2021), co-directed with Maureen Fazendeiro and invited to Cannes′ Directors′ Fortnight, all achieving international success. This year, his 6th feature Grand Tour premiered at the Cannes Film Festival’s Competition section and won the Best Director Award.
Gomes is currently working on two projects - Savagery, based on a book by Brazilian author Euclides da Cunha, and Cantiga, based on a graphic novel by French illustrator Blexbolex.

KUROSAWA Kiyoshi: At the forefront of genre cinema
Asian Filmmaker of the Year KUROSAWA Kiyoshi is back with two new films, The Road of the Serpent (2024) and Cloud. We have an in-depth conversation about his cinema.

※ Program events are subject to change without previous notice.
※ In the case of Master Class, non-designated seats are available, and you can enter on a first-come, first-served basis.
※ Master Class ticket holders are eligible for a discount when only parking at Busan Cinema Center B1F.
Discounts are not available for parking at the Busan Film & Audiovisual Industry Center.

Director KUROSAWA Kiyoshi 10:30 (KST), Oct 6 (Sun)
KUROSAWA Kiyoshi: At the forefront of genre cinema
  • Date 10:30 (KST), Oct 6 (Sun)
  • Price KRW 10,000
  • Venue Conference Hall, 11F Busan Film & Audio Visual Industry Center
  • Code 814
  • Language Korean, Japanese, English
KUROSAWA Kiyoshi Japan Director

Born in 1955, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. Began making 8mm films at university, and achieved his commercial feature film directorial debut in 1983 with Kandagawa Wars. Subsequently drew international attention with Cure (1997), and went on to deliver other noted works including License to Live (1998), Barren Illusion (1999), and Charisma (1999). Pulse (2000) was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Other films followed that received acclaim at home and abroad, such as Bright Future (2002), which was selected for competition at Cannes in 2003, Doppelganger (2002), Loft (2005), and Retribution (2006), which screened at that year’s Venice Film Festival. Tokyo Sonata (2008) won the Jury Prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, and Best Film at the 2009 Asian Film Awards. WOWOW mini-series Penance (2011) accomplished an unusual feat for a television production when it was screened out of competition at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, and also traveled to many other festivals around the world. Recent works include Real (2013); Seventh Code (2013), which won Best Director at that year’s Rome Film Festival; Journey to the Shore (2014), winner of Best Director in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section and the 33rd Kawakita Award in 2015; Creepy (2016), an official selection of that year’s Berlin International Film Festival; and Daguerrotype (2016), Kurosawa’s first overseas production, made with a French cast and crew. In 2017, Before We Vanish was screened in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section and in 2019, To the Ends of the Earth was screened as a closing film at Locarno Film Festival. His feature film Wife of a Spy won Silver Lion for Best Director at 2020 Venice Film Festival.
In 2024, his three latest films were released: CHIME, Serpent’s Path (2024), and Cloud. The short film CHIME was selected for the Berlinale Special, and Cloud was invited to the Venice Film Festival Out of Competition section.

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