Pusan Film Festival Articles

2009 Pusan Film Festival Awards 2009 Pusan International Film Festival: Oct. 8-16, 2009   Set in Iraq's Kurdish region following the US-led invasion, Shawkat Amin Korki's Kick Off was inspired by a reportedly true story about a young refugee in Kirkuk's main soccer stadium who began organizing soccer matches to help lift the spirits of the locals.   New Currents Award Kick Off – Shawkat [...]

2008 Pusan Film Festival Awards 2008 Pusan International Film Festival: Oct. 2-10, 2008   In Masahide Ichii's Naked of Defenses, a troubled plastic factory worker tries to help a pregnant newcomer.   New Currents Award  Land of Scarecrows ROH Gyeong-tae Naked of Defenses Masahide ICHII Special Mentions: Members of the Funeral BAEK Seung-bin Er Dong Jin YANG Sonje Award Andong Rommel Tolentino MILO Girl HONG [...]

2007 Pusan Film Festival Awards 2007 Pusan International Film Festival: Oct. 4-12, 2007   Aditya Assarat's Wonderful Town chronicles the difficulties encountered by a couple having an affair in a small town ravaged by the Dec. 2004 tsunami.   New Currents Award Life Track by Guang Hao Jin (China/Korea) Flower in the Pocket by Seng Tat Liew (Malaysia) Wonderful Town by Aditya Assarat (Thailand)   [...]

2006 Pusan Film Festival Awards 2006 Pusan International Film Festival: October 12-20, 2006   Heng Yang's Betelut (China) and Chui Mui Tan's Love Conquers All (Malaysia, see above photo) tied for the New Currents Award for Best New Asian Film at the 2006 Pusan Film Festival. Chui's film also won the FIPRESCI (International Critics) Award.   New Currents Award for the Best New Asian Filmmaker [...]