10th BIKY Opening and Closing Films Selected
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The opening and closing films have been selected for the 10th Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival (BIKY), which will take place from July 30 - August 4, 2015, at the Busan Cinema Center.
The opening film of the BIKY 2015 will be “The story of my father’s bike and me” directed by Fayaz Mousavi from Iran. As the 6th film from director Fayaz Mousavi, it was screened at the Zlin Film Festival, the world largest children’s film festival.
‘My father’s bike and me’ is a story of Hamed, a 13-year-old teenager who takes many risks to get a bicycle for a bicycle race. However, in the end, he rides the old bicycle left for him by his late father.
Director Fayaz Mousavi will also be in Busan to take part in the opening ceremony of the BIKY on July 30, 2015.
The closing film of the BIKY 2015 will be "The Greatest House in the World (original title: LA CASA MÁS GRANDE DEL MUNDO)," jointly directed by Ana Bojorquez and Lucia Carreras. It was filmed in Mexico and Guatemala.
“The Greatest House in the World” is a growth story of Rocio, a Maya Mam girl, who is stuck caring for a herd of sheep while her mother gives birth in their isolated rural homestead.
Under the theme of “We are All Unique!,” BIKY 2015 will screen a total of 117 films from 26 countries.
Tickets to the BIKY 2015 are on sale from July 6.
For more information, please visit the BIKY website at http://www.biky.or.kr or call 051) 743-7652.
