We present the winners of the 20th edition of the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) held in Busan, South Korea.
After ten days the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) have come to an end. The event ran from the 1st until the 10th of October in the beautiful city of Busan, South Korea. This year 302 films from 75 countries were screened in six venues. The catalogue presented 94 world premieres and 31 international premieres. The organizers are very happy as the total attendance reached a new record, during the ten days 227.377 persons assist the different screenings. There were a lot of GVs, outdoor screenings, various Forums and Talks that capture the interest of the people. Once again the festival establish itself as one of the most important film festivals in the region.
Biff Awards
New Currents Award
Immortal by Hadi Mohaghegh – Iran
Walnut Tree by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov – Kazakhstan
Biff Mecenat Award
Boys Run...
After ten days the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) have come to an end. The event ran from the 1st until the 10th of October in the beautiful city of Busan, South Korea. This year 302 films from 75 countries were screened in six venues. The catalogue presented 94 world premieres and 31 international premieres. The organizers are very happy as the total attendance reached a new record, during the ten days 227.377 persons assist the different screenings. There were a lot of GVs, outdoor screenings, various Forums and Talks that capture the interest of the people. Once again the festival establish itself as one of the most important film festivals in the region.
Biff Awards
New Currents Award
Immortal by Hadi Mohaghegh – Iran
Walnut Tree by Yerlan Nurmukhambetov – Kazakhstan
Biff Mecenat Award
Boys Run...
- 10/14/2015
- by Sebastian Nadilo
- AsianMoviePulse
Iranian filmmaker Hadi Mohaghegh’s Immortal and Walnut Tree from Kazakhstan’s Yerlan Nurmukhambetov were presented with the New Currents Awards at the close of the Busan International Film Festival (Biff) on Saturday night.
The jury described Immortal as “an extraordinary feat of visual storytelling, filled with emotion, that’s partly about how to die but mostly about how to live, and how to keep our dignity as human beings.” The film also picked up the Fipresci award.
Walnut Tree was described as: “A film that shows a way of life that’s unfamiliar to most of us but proves how humour, kindness and forgiveness connect us all.”
Taiwanese filmmaker Sylvia Chang headed the jury, which also included Indian director Anurag Kashyap, Korean filmmaker Kim Tae-young, actress Nastassja Kinski and Us critic Stephanie Zacharek.
Meanwhile, the Biff Mecenat Award for Korea went to Kang Seokpil’s Boys Run, while the Biff Mecenat Award for Asia went to...
The jury described Immortal as “an extraordinary feat of visual storytelling, filled with emotion, that’s partly about how to die but mostly about how to live, and how to keep our dignity as human beings.” The film also picked up the Fipresci award.
Walnut Tree was described as: “A film that shows a way of life that’s unfamiliar to most of us but proves how humour, kindness and forgiveness connect us all.”
Taiwanese filmmaker Sylvia Chang headed the jury, which also included Indian director Anurag Kashyap, Korean filmmaker Kim Tae-young, actress Nastassja Kinski and Us critic Stephanie Zacharek.
Meanwhile, the Biff Mecenat Award for Korea went to Kang Seokpil’s Boys Run, while the Biff Mecenat Award for Asia went to...
- 10/12/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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