PIFF to Screen Record Number of Films
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Korea's largest film event, the Pusan International Film Festival, will feature a record 355 movies from 70 countries this year, with 144 films to be premiered during the nine-day event from Oct. 8 to 16.
Festival organizers who revealed this year's movie lineup during a press conference on Tuesday said the annual event is expected to be the largest to date with more than 200,000 people expected to attend.
The 14th PIFF will kick off with a Korean comedy called "Good Morning President" starring the top actor Jang Dong-gun, marking the Korean Wave star's comeback to the big screen after a four-year absence. Directed by Jang Jin, the opening film is about three fictional Korean presidents, one of whom is young and ambitious, another who wins the lottery while in office, and the first female president. The story follows the three leaders' conflicted emotions of having to make tough political and ethical decisions.
Organizers say "The Message", a work that's being regarded as one of the most impressive Chinese films of the year, directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu, will end the festival.
Nearly 100 films will compete for the "New Current Award" for up-and-coming Asian directors, while the winners of the "Sonje Award" for short films will each receive W10 million (US$1=W1,233).
Festival organizers who revealed this year's movie lineup during a press conference on Tuesday said the annual event is expected to be the largest to date with more than 200,000 people expected to attend.
The 14th PIFF will kick off with a Korean comedy called "Good Morning President" starring the top actor Jang Dong-gun, marking the Korean Wave star's comeback to the big screen after a four-year absence. Directed by Jang Jin, the opening film is about three fictional Korean presidents, one of whom is young and ambitious, another who wins the lottery while in office, and the first female president. The story follows the three leaders' conflicted emotions of having to make tough political and ethical decisions.
Organizers say "The Message", a work that's being regarded as one of the most impressive Chinese films of the year, directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu, will end the festival.
Nearly 100 films will compete for the "New Current Award" for up-and-coming Asian directors, while the winners of the "Sonje Award" for short films will each receive W10 million (US$1=W1,233).
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