8th (2003)

• Festival Period : October 2 - 10, 2003
• Films screened : 243 works from 61 countries
• Invited guests : 4,387 guests from 50 countries (inc. PPP& Press)
• Total audiences : 165,103 (paid audiences: 145,041)
• Hand Printing
  Jan Troell (Director/Sweden)
  • Lucian Pintilie (Director/Rumania)
  • Chung Chang-wha (Director/Korea)

Awards

• Korean Cinema Award
  • PARK Byoung-yang (President, Asia Film Production/Japan)
  • LEE Bong-ou (President, Cine Quanon/Japan)
• New Currents Award
  • LEE Kang-sheng (Taiwan)
  • Alireza AMINI (Iran)
• Woonpa Fund
  • LEE Ho-sup (Korea)
• Sonje Award
  • by PARK Jung-seon (Korea)
  • SON Kwang-ju (Korea)
• FIPRESCI Award
  • Parviz SHAHBAZI (Iran)
• NETPAC Award
  • E J-yong (Korea)
• PSB Award
  • HONG Ki-sun (Korea)
  • Sedigh BARMAK (Afghanistan)
• Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award
  • Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Director, Producer/Iran)
• Youngsan Fund
  • CHOIHA Dongha (Korea)

Accomplishments

The 8th Pusan International Film Festival became one of the most remarkable festival in the world with re-opening of the outdoor screening venue, the most number of films shown in its history and the first-ever screening of North Korean films. Also outstanding showing of Asian Film Industry Center (AFIC), a co-venture with BIFCOM from Busan Film Commission, marked an icing on the cake for PIFF as it became the central point in Asian film industry.