The 17th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 4 to October 13, 2012 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by Ahn Sung-ki and Chinese actress Tang Wei, who is the first foreign celebrity to host the event.
In this year's festival, a total of 304 films from 75 countries was screened, with 93 serving as world premieres and 39 serving as international premieres. The event was attended by more than 10,000 guests from over 60 countries.
The 304 films, which includes films from countries such as Japan, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia, were played on 37 screens in seven theaters in Busan, including Busan Cinema Center, CGV Centum City, Lotte Cinema Centum City, and Megabox Haeundae.
Program
â World premiere
â â International premiere
Opening Film
Gala Presentation
A Window on Asian Cinema
New Currents
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
Korean Cinema Today - Vision
Korean Cinema Retrospective
Shin Young-kyun, the Male Icon of Korean Cinema: From Farmhand to King
World Cinema
Flash Forward
Wide Angle
Korean Short Film Competition
Asian Short Film Competition
Short Film Showcase
Documentary Competition
Documentary Showcase
Animation Showcase
Open Cinema
Special Program in Focus
The Eternal Travelers for Freedom: Sergei Parajanov and Mikhail Vartanov
Afghanistan National Film Archive: The Rise from the Ashes
Poland in Close-up: The Great Polish Masters
Arturo Ripstein: Four Stories of Captive Minds
Cinema Archaeology
Special Screening
Midnight Passion
Closing Film
Awards
- New Currents Award
- 36 - Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Thailand)
- Kayan - Maryam Najafi (Lebanon/Canada)
- Special Mention: Filmistaan - Nitin Kakkar (India)
- Flash Forward Award
- Flower Buds - ZdenÃÂk Jiráský (Czech Republic)
- Sonje Award
- A Little Farther - Nikan Nezami (Iran)
- The Night of the Witness - Park Buem (South Korea)
- Special Mention: Transferring - Junichi Kanai (Japan)
- BIFF Mecenat Award
- Embers - Tamara Stepanyan (Lebanon/Qatar/Armenia)
- Anxiety - Min Hwan-ki (South Korea)
- Special Mention: Wellang Trei - Kim Tae-il (South Korea)
- FIPRESCI Award
- 36 - Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Thailand)
- NETPAC Award
- Jiseul - O Muel (South Korea)
- KNN Movie Award
- Touch of the Light - Chang Jung-Chi (Taiwan)
- DGK Award
- Director: O Muel (Jiseul) (South Korea)
- Director: Shin Yeon-shick (The Russian Novel) (South Korea)
- Actor: Shim Hee-sub, Ahn Jae-hong, Kim Chang-hwan (Sunshine Boys) (South Korea)
- Actress: Jang Young-nam (Azooma) (South Korea)
- Busan Cinephile Award
- 5 Broken Cameras - Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi (Palestine Israel, France, Netherlands)
- Citizen Reviewers' Award
- Jiseul - O Muel (South Korea)
- CGV Movie Collage Award
- Jiseul - O Muel (South Korea)
- Korean Cinema Award
- Hayashi Kanako (Japan)
- Asian Filmmaker of the Year
- KÃ
Âji Wakamatsu (Japan)
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