Busan International Film Festival Reveals 2016 Lineup
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The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Organizing Committee held a press conference on September 6 to announce this year’s BIFF main schedule and program.
BIFF unveiled its line-up and is set to open with the world premiere of Zhang Lu’s Korean film “A Quiet Dream.”
Running from October 6-15, the 21st BIFF will screen a total of 301 films from 69 countries with 96 world premieres and 27 international premieres at theaters around Busan including Busan Cinema Center, CGV Centum City, Lotte Cinema Centum City and Megabox Haeundae.
"A Quiet Dream" by Zhang Lu, a Korean-Chinese filmmaker, humorously depicts the story of a young woman who runs a bar and takes care of her unconscious, paralyzed father and the three men trying to woo her.
The international premiere of Iraqi director Hussein Hassan's "The Dark Wind" about innocent love, traditional values and the collision of conflicting religious beliefs will close the festival.
Four of the latest films from four contemporary master directors, including American director Ben Younger's biographical boxing film "Bleed for This," will be introduced in the Gala Presentation section.
Eleven films from 10 countries, including India's "A Billion Colour Story" are up for competition in the "New Currents" section for up-and-coming Asian directors.
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Special programs include a tribute to the films of veteran Korean filmmaker Lee Doo-yong and Abbas Kiarostami, the multi-award-winning Iranian director who died in July, and a focus on Colombian cinema.
For more information, please visit the BIFF website at http://www.biff.kr
