The 16th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to October 14, 2011 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by actresses Uhm Ji-won and Ye Ji-won , making it the first year to be hosted by two women.[ 1]
The 16th BIFF also marks the first year for Lee Yong-kwan as the festival director after the retirement of its founding director, Kim Dong-ho and is also the first to take place at the Busan Cinema Center which was opened on September 29, 2011.[ 2]
A total of 307 films from 70 countries were invited to participate in the festival, with 86 world premieres and 39 international premieres.[ 3] The event had a total audience of 196,177.
Program
† World Premiere
†† International Premiere
Opening Film
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Always
오직 그대만Ohjik Geudaeman (lit. "Only You")
Song Il-gon
South Korea
†
Gala Presentation
A Window on Asian Cinema
New Currents
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
August Drizzle
නිකිණි වැස්සNikini Wessa
Aruna Jayawardana
Sri Lanka
†
Choked
가시Gashi
Kim Joong-hyun
South Korea
†
Damn Life
ダムライフ
Kitagawa Hitoshi
Japan
††
Here...or There?
Do Hay Day
Siu Pham
Vietnam Switzerland
†
I Carried You Home
ปาดังเบซาร์
Tongpong Chantarangkul
Thailand Singapore
†
Lost in Mountain
Gao Zipeng
China
†
The Mirror Never Lies
Laut Bercermin ("The Ocean Reflects")
Kamila Andini
Indonesia
†
Mourning
Soog
Morteza Farshbaf
Iran
†
Niño
Loy Arcenas
Philippines
††
The Passion of a Man named Choe Che-u
동학, 수운 최제우DongHwa, Soowoon Choe Che-u
Stanley Park
South Korea
†
Return to Burma
Midi Z
Myanmar Taiwan
†
Starry Starry Night
星空
Tom Lin Shu-yu
Taiwan
Watch Indian Circus
Dekh Indian Circus
Mangesh Hadawale
India
†
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
Korean Cinema Today - Vision
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Barbie
바비Babi
Lee Sang-woo
South Korea
†
Beautiful Miss Jin
미스진은 예쁘다Misseu Jineun Yeobbeuda
Jang Hee-chul
South Korea
†
Black Dove
검은 갈매기 Geumeun Katmaegi
Roh Gyeong-tae
South Korea
†
Dangerously Excited
나는 공무원이다Naneun Kongmuwonida (lit. "I'm a Civil Servant")
Koo Ja-hong
South Korea
†
A Fish
물고기Mulgogi
Park Hong-min
South Korea
†
Jesus Hospital
밍크코트Mingkeu Koteu (lit. "Mink Coat")
Shin A-ga Lee Sang-cheol
South Korea
†
The King of Pigs
돼지의 왕Dwaejiui wang
Yeon Sang-ho
South Korea
†
The Peach Tree
복숭아나무Boksunga namu
Ku Hye-sun
South Korea
†
Persimmon
감/Gam
Choo Sang-rok
South Korea
†
Romance Joe
로맨스 조Romaenseu Jo
Lee Kwang-kuk
South Korea
†
Korean Cinema Retrospective
Kim Kee-duk, On the Front Line of Korean Genre Films
World Cinema
Flash Forward
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Courage
Wymyk
Greg Zgliński
Poland
††
The Idiot
Idioot
Rainer Sarnet
Estonia
†
Joan and the Voices
Zhannan ev Dzajner
Mikayel Vatinyan
Armenia
†
Là-bas: A Criminal Education
Là-bas
Guido Lombardi
Italy
††
Memories Corner
Audrey Fouché
France Canada
†
My Father is Baryshnikov
Moy papa Baryshnikov
Dmitry Povolotsky Mark Drugoi
Russia
††
Nuit #1
Anne Émond
Canada
††
The Odds
Simon Davidson
Canada
††
Off White Lies
אורחים לרגע
Maya Kenig
Israel
††
Mesh (Walking)
Shiar Abdî
Turkey Germany
††
Wide Angle
Korean Short Film Competition
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
The Abortion
Shim Hyun-seok
South Korea
†
Anesthesia
Kim Seok-young
South Korea
†
Anywhere in Seoul, 2010
Kim Min-chul
South Korea
†
A Day Is Far Too Long
Lee Seung-yup
South Korea
†
Bugging Heaven; Listen to Her
Oh Hyun-ju
South Korea
†
Herstory
Kim Jun-ki
South Korea
†
No Land for the People
Ha Jung-su
South Korea
†
See You Tomorrow
Lee Woo-jung
South Korea
†
Night Market
Kim Tae-yong
South Korea
†
Spring on Campus
Ahn Seung-hyuk
South Korea
†
Asian Short Film Competition
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
6 to 6
Aditya Assarat
Thailand
††
Bahiya & Mahmoud
Zaid Abu Hamdan
Jordan United Arab Emirates
Camels
Park Ji-youn
South Korea
DIY Encouragement
Kohei Yoshino
Japan
†
Endless Joke
Baik Hyun-jhin
South Korea
Five Numbers!
Hiroaki Ando
Japan
†
Fly by Night
Son Tae-gyum
South Korea
I Am Happy
Abinash Bikram Shah
Nepal
†
Raw, Cooked, Burned
Shahram Mokri
Iran
††
Inventing Happy Days
Sandrine Dumas
France
††
Shelter
Ismail Basbeth
Indonesia
†
Starting From A
BW Purba Negara
Indonesia
††
Thieves
Eysham Ali
Singapore
†
Thug Beram
Venkat Amudhan
India
†
The Twin
Gustav Danielsson
Sweden
††
Short Film Showcase
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Modern Family
Kim Moon-gyeoung
South Korea
†
Modern Family
Kim Kwang-bin
South Korea
†
Peekaboo
Damien Power
Australia
††
Documentary Competition
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Golden Slumbers
Davy Chou
Cambodia France
†
A Hundred-Year Journey of the Family
Kim Duk-chul
Japan South Korea
†
Jam Docu KANGJUNG
Directors:
Jung Yun-seok
Kim Tae-il
Choi Jin-sung
Choi Ha Dong-ha
Kyung Soon
Yang Dong-gyu
Kwon Hyo
Hong Hyung-sook
Chon Seung-il
South Korea
Money and Honey
Lee Ching-hui
Taiwan
†
Please Don't Beat Me, Sir!
Shashwati Talukdar P. Kerim Friedman
India United States
†
Quarter No. 4/11
Ranu Ghosh
India
†
The Reason Why I Step
Kim Cheol-min
South Korea
†
Sea of Butterfly
Park Bae-il
South Korea
†
Shoji & Takao
Ide Yoko
Japan
†
The Sound of Old Rooms
Sandeep Ray
India South Korea United States
†
The Vanishing Spring Light
Xu Yun
China Canada
†
Documentary Showcase
English title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
311
Tatsuya Mori Takaharu Yasuoka
Japan
†
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
Heo ChulChung Ji-young
South Korea
†
Barzakh
Mantas Kvedaravičius
Finland Lithuania
Carte Blanche
Heidi Specogna
Switzerland Germany
††
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
Alex Stapleton
United States
Crulic: The Path to Beyond
Anca Damian
Romania Poland
El Gusto
Safinez Bousbia
Ireland Algeria France
†
El Médico - The Cubatón Story
Daniel Fridell
Sweden Estonia Finland Cuba
†
The Golden Age of Korean Cinema & the Legend of Shin Film
Cho Jae-hong
South Korea
†
I Am
Tom Shadyac
United States
††
Indochina, Traces of a Mother
Idrissou Mora-Kpai
France Benin Vietnam
†
Jig
Sue Bourne
United Kingdom
Karla's Arrival
Koen Suidgeest
Spain Belgium United States
Mad As Hell: Peter Finch
Robert de Young
Australia
†
The Mystery of the Lagoons, Andean Fragments
Atahualpa Lichy
Venezuela
No More Fear
Mourad Ben Cheikh
Tunisia
Talking Architect
Jeong Jae-eun
South Korea
†
This Is Not a Film
Jafar Panahi Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
France
Yoyochu in the Land of the Rising Sex
Masato Ishioka
Japan
Yulu
China
Animation Showcase
Open Cinema
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius
France
God's Own Child
Deiva Thirumagal
Vijay Amand.L.
India
Leafie
마당을 나온 암탉 Madangeul Naon Amtak
Oh Sung-yoon
South Korea
A Monster in Paris
Un monstre à Paris
Bibo Bergeron
France Belgium
Punch
완득이Wan-deuki
Lee Han
South Korea
†
Wunderkinder
Marcus Otto Rosenmull
Germany
Special Program in Focus
Yonfan, A Touch of Sensuality
Extreme Portuguese Cinema: Six Auteurs in Focus
Asian Western: Man of the East
Australian Cinema: Another Face of Australian Cinema
Asian Western: Man of the East
Special Screening
Midnight Passion
Closing Film
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country/countries
Chronicle of My Mother
わが母の記 Waga Haha no Ki
Masato Harada
Japan
Awards
New Currents Award
Mourning - Morteza Farshbaf (Iran)[ 4]
Nino - Loy Arcenas (Philippines)
Flash Forward Award
Sonje Award
See You Tomorrow - Lee Woo-jung (South Korea)
Thug Beram - Venkat Amudhan (India)
Special Mention : Bugging Heaven; Listen to Her - Oh Hyun-ju (South Korea)
Special Mention : DIY Encouragement - Kohei Yoshino (Japan)
BIFF Mecenat Award
Sea of Butterfly - Park Bae-il (South Korea)
Shoji & Takao - Ide Yoko (Japan)
KNN Movie Award
FIPRESCI Award
Mourning - Morteza Farshbaf (Iran)
NETPAC Award
Busan Cinephile Award
The Twin - Gustav Danielsson (Sweden)
Citizen Reviewers' Award
DGK Award
Director: Yeon Sang-ho (The King of Pigs ) (South Korea)
Actor: Ha Hyun-kwan (Beautiful Miss Jin ) (South Korea)
Actress: Han Song-hee, Hwang Jung-min (Jesus Hospital ) (South Korea)
CGV Movie Collage Award
Asian Filmmaker of the Year
Korean Cinema Award
Julietta Sichel (Czech Republic)
References
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