25th Busan International Film Festival Official poster |
| Opening film | Septet: The Story of Hong Kong |
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| Closing film | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish |
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| Location | Busan Cinema Center |
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| Founded | 1995 |
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| Awards |
- New Currents Award:
- A Balance by Harumoto Yujiro
- Three by Pak Ruslan
- Kim Jiseok Award:
- Drowning In Holy Water by Navid Mahmoudi
- The Slaughterhouse by Abbas Amini
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| No. of films | 192 films from 68 countries |
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| Festival date | October 21–30, 2020 |
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The 25th Busan International Film Festival took place on October 21 to 30, 2020 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. A total of 192 films from 68 countries were screened at the festival, the numbers reduced from the previous edition.[1]
The festival was scheduled to be held on October 7–16, 2020, but was postponed due to concern over the spread of COVID-19 after Chuseok holidays. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the attendance of BIFF had been downsized and no international guests were invited to the festival. All outdoor events were also cancelled in order to prevent crowds.[2] The screening limit capacity were only up to 50 people. The judging of all films took place online.[3]
The most prestigious awards of the festival, New Currents, were handed to A Balance and Three.[4]
Juries
New Currents
Kim Jiseok Award
BIFF Mecenat Award
- Nick Deocampo, Filipino director
- Park Inho, South Korean film critic
- Chalida Uabumrungjit, Thai archive director
Sonje Award
- Ifa Isfansyah, Indonesian director
- Kim Yi-seok, South Korean film professor
- Sharipa Urazbayeva, Uzbekistani director
Actor and Actress of the Year
FIPRESCI Award
- Sanja Struna, Slovenian film critic
- Sung Il-kwon, South Korean film critic
- Alin Taciyan, FIPRESCI deputy secretary
NETPAC Award
- Riccardo Gelli, Florence Korean Film Festival director
- Kim Kyoung-wook, South Korean film critic
- Hassan Muthalib, Malaysian writer, film critic, and film historian
DGK Megabox Award
- Kim Ho-jun, South Korean director
- Lee Sang-cheol, South Korean director
- Cho Chang-ho, South Korean director
KBS Independent Film Award
CGK&SamyangXEEN Award
- Nam Dong-keun, South Korean cinematographer
- Park Jung-hun, South Korean cinematographer
- Sung Seung-taek, South Korean cinematographer
Official selection
Opening and closing films
Gala Presentation
Icons
A Window on Asian Cinema
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| 18 Kilohertz
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18 килогерц
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Farkhat Sharipov
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Kazakhstan
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| 200 Meters
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٢٠٠ متر
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Ameen Nayfeh
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Palestine, Jordan, Qatar, Italy, Sweden
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| A'hr
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കയറ്റം
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Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
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India
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| All the Things We Never Said
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生きちゃった
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Yuya Ishii
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Japan
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| Bittersweet
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बिटर स्वीट
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Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
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India
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| Captive
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नजरबंद
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Suman Mukhopadhyay
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India
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| Cleaners
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Glenn Barit
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Philippines
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| Coalesce
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Les affluents
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Jessé Miceli
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Cambodia, France
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| Death of Nintendo
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Raya Martin
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Philippines, United States
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| Drowning in Holy Water †
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مردن در آب مطهر
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Navid Mahmoudi
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Afghanistan, Iran
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| Everyday Is a Lullaby
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Putrama Tuta
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Indonesia
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| Farida's 2000 Songs
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Фариданинг икки минг қўшиғи
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Yalkin Tuychiev
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Uzbekistan
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| Happy Old Year
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ฮาวทูทิ้ง..ทิ้งอย่างไรไม่ให้เหลือเธอ
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Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
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Thailand
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| Killer Spider
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عنکبوت
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Ebrahim Irajzade
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Iran
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| Little Big Women
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孤味
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Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu
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Taiwan
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| Living In Your Sky
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空に住む
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Shinji Aoyama
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Japan
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| Mama
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妈妈和七天的时间
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Li Dongmei
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China, France
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| Matto's Bicycle
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Matto Ki Saikal
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M. Gani
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India
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| Milestone
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मील पत्थर - Milestone
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Ivan Ayr
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India
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| Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
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おらおらでひとりいぐも
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Shuichi Okita
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Japan
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| Sister Sister
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Chị Chị Em Em
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Kathy Uyen
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Vietnam
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| Soirée
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ソワレ
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Bunji Sotoyama
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Japan
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| Striding Into the Wind
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野马分鬃
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Wei Shujun
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China
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| The Disciple
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Chaitanya Tamhane
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India
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| The Paper Tigers
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Quoc Bao Tran
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Vietnam
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| The Salt in Our Waters
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নোনা জলের কাব্য
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Rezwan Shahriar Sumit
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Bangladesh, France
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| The Slaughterhouse †
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کشتارگاه
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Abbas Amini
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Iran
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| There Is No Evil
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شیطان وجود ندارد
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Mohammad Rasoulof
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Iran, Germany
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| Tiong Bahru Social Club
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Bee Thiam Tan
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Singapore
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| Where Is Pinki?
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Pinki Elli?
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Prithvi Konanur
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India
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| Wind
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随风飘散
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Dadren Wanggyal
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China
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| Yellow Cat
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Сары мысық
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Adilkhan Yerzhanov
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Kazakhstan
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| Your Eyes Tell
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きみの瞳が問いかけている
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Takahiro Miki
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Japan
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- Highlighted titles and daggers (†) indicate Kim Joseok Award winners.
New Currents
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| A Balance †
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由宇子の天秤
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Yujiro Harumoto
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Japan
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| A Leave
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휴가
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Lee Ran-hee
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South Korea
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| Bilesuvar
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Elvin Adigozel
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Azerbaijan, France
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| Butterfly on the Windowpane
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ऐना झ्यालको पुतली
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Sujit Bidari
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Nepal
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| Chnchik
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Aram Shahbazyan
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Armenia, Germany, Netherlands
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| Harami
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हरामी
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Shyam Madiraju
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India, United States
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| Money Has Four Legs
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ခြေလေးချောင်
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Maung Sun
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Myanmar
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| Snowball # ↓
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최선의 삶
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Lee Woo-jung
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South Korea
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| Summer Blur ‡
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汉南夏日
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Han Shuai
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China
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| Three †
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Tpu
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Ruslan Pak
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Kazakhstan, South Korea, Uzbekistan
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- Highlighted titles and daggers (†) indicate New Currents winners.
- Highlighted title and double-dagger (‡) indicate FIPRESCI Award winner.
- Hashtag (#) indicates KTH Award winner.
- Down-arrow (↓) indicates CGK&SamyangXEEN Award winner.
Korean Cinema Today
Panorama
Vision
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| And There Was Light
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온 세상이 하얗다
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Kim Ji-seok
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South Korea
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| Beyond You
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그대 너머에
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Park Hong-min
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South Korea
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| Fighter †
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파이터
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Jéro Yun
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South Korea
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| Good Person ‡ §
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좋은 사람
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Jung Wook
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South Korea
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| Limecrime ↑
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라임크라임
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Lee Seung-hwan, Yoo Jae-wook
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South Korea
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| Our Joyful Summer Days
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기쁜 우리 여름날
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Lee Yu-bin
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South Korea
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| Our Midnight
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아워 미드나잇
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Lim Jung-eun
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South Korea
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| Short Vacation
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종착역
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Kwon Min-pyo, Seo Han-sol
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South Korea
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| The Slug
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태어나길 잘했어
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Choi Jin-young
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South Korea
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| Young Adult Matters ‡ #
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어른들은 몰라요
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Lee Hwan
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South Korea
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- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicate NETPAC Award winner.
- Highlighted titles and double-daggers (‡) indicate DGK MEGABOX Award winners.
- Section sign (§) indicates CGV Arthouse Award winner.
- Hashtag (#) indicates KTH Award winner.
- Up-arrow (↑) indicates KBS Independent Film Award winner.
World Cinema
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| All Hands on Deck
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À l'abordage!
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Guillaume Brac
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France
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| Ammonite
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Francis Lee
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United Kingdom, Australia, United States
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| And Tomorrow the Entire World
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Und morgen die ganze Welt
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Julia von Heinz
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Germany, France
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| Beginning
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Დასაწყისი
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Dea Kulumbegashvili
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France, Georgia
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| Berlin Alexanderplatz
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Burhan Qurbani
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Germany
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| Death Knell
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Hil kanpaiak
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Imanol Rayo
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Spain
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| Digger
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Georgis Grigorakis
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Greece, France
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| Falling
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Viggo Mortensen
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Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark
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| Gagarine
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Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh
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France
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| I Carry You with Me
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Heidi Ewing
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Mexico, United States
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| I Met a Girl
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Luke Eve
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Australia
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| I Never Cry
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Jak najdalej stąd
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Piotr Domalewski
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Poland, Ireland
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| Ibrahim
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Samir Guesmi
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France
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| In the Dusk
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Sutemose
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Šarūnas Bartas
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Lithuania, France, Czech Republic, Serbia, Portugal, Latvia
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| La fortaleza
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Jorge Thielen Armand
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Venezuela, France, Netherlands, Colombia
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| La Verónica
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Leo Medel
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Chile
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| Listen
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Ana Rocha de Sousa
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United Kingdom, Portugal
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| Love Affair(s)
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Les choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait
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Emmanuel Mouret
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France
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| Lowdown Dirty Criminals
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Paul Murphy
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New Zealand
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| Mandibles
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Mandibules
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Quentin Dupieux
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France, Belgium
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| My Favorite War
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Mans mīļākais karš
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Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen
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Norway, Latvia
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| My Tender Matador
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Tengo miedo torero
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Rodrigo Sepúlveda
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Chile, Argentina, Mexico
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| Night of the Kings
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La Nuit des rois
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Philippe Lacôte
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Ivory Coast, France, Canada, Senegal
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| Nowhere Special
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Uberto Pasolini
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United Kingdom, Italy, Romania
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| Padrenostro
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Claudio Noce
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Italy
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| Passion Simple
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Danielle Arbid
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France, Belgium
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| Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
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Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre
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Lili Horvát
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Hungary
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| Quo Vadis, Aida?
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Jasmila Žbanić
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Romania, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Norway, Turkey
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| Rascal
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Vaurien
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Peter Dourountzis
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France
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| Red Soil
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Rouge
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Farid Bentoumi
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France
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| Saint-Narcisse
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Bruce LaBruce
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Canada
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| She Dies Tomorrow
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Amy Seimetz
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United States
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| Shorta
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Anders Ølholm, Frederik Louis Hviid
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Denmark
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| Slalom
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Charlène Favier
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France
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| Spring Blossom
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Seize printemps
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Suzanne Lindon
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France
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| Teddy
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Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma
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France
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| The Best Families
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Las mejores familias
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Javier Fuentes-León
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Peru, Colombia
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| The Death of Cinema and My Father Too
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מותו של הקולנוע ושל אבא שלי גם
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Dani Rosenberg
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Israel
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| The Third War
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La Troisième Guerre
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Giovanni Aloi
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France
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| The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
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C.W. Winter, Anders Edström
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United States, Sweden, Japan, United Kingdom
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| Tragic Jungle
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Selva Trágica
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Yulene Olaizola
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Mexico, France, Colombia
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| Zanka Contact
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Ismaël el Iraki
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France, Morocco, Belgium
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Flash Forward
- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicate Flash Forward winner.
Wide Angle
Korean Short Film Competition
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Ava from My Class
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연극 수업
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Kang You-min
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South Korea, United States
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| Georgia †
|
조지아
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Jayil Pak
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South Korea
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| HERO
|
히로
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Jang Jun-young
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South Korea
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| High Surf Expected
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울렁울렁 울렁대는 가슴안고
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Ahn Jae-hong
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South Korea
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| House of Heeji
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희지의 세계
|
Lee Hyo-jung
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South Korea
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| Peace River
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화천
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Jang Min-joon
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South Korea
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| Snail
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달팽이
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Kim Tae-yang
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South Korea
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| The Migration-ship
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이주선
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Oh Yoo-bin
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South Korea
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| Tree
|
나무
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Cho Hyun-suh
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South Korea
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| Where Does the Wind Come From?
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바람 어디서 부는지
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Kim Jee-hye
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South Korea
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| Wolves
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Lee Seung-wan, Choi Rack-won, Kim Ju-hyeong
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South Korea
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- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicate Sonje Award winner.
Asian Short Film Competition
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| A Scarecrow
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Rajesh Prasad Khatri
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Nepal, France, Hong Kong, China
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| All the Time
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هرگز، گاهی، همیشه
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Shadi Karamroudi
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Iran
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| Bình
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Ostin Fam
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Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand
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| How to Die Young in Manila
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Petersen Vargas
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Philippines
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| Kanya
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கன்யா
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Apoorva Satish
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India, Czech Republic
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| Kids on Fire
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Kyle Nieva
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Philippines
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| Mountain Cat †
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Shiluus
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Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
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Mongolia, United Kingdom
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| Sunrise in My Mind
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ថ្ងៃរះក្នុងចិត្
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Danech San
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Cambodia
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| The Cloud Is Still There
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蓝蓝天空
|
Mickey Lai
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Malaysia
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| Transit
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Ariq Anam Khan
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Bangladesh, United Kingdom
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- Highlighted title and dagger (†) indicate Sonje Award winner.
Documentary Competition
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Children of the Night
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Behrouz Nouranipour
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Iran
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| Fear(less) and Dear
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誠惶（不）誠恐，親愛的
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Anson Hoi Shan Mak
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Hong Kong, China
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| Mishima: The Last Debate
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三島由紀夫vs東大全共闘 50年目の真実
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Keisuke Toyoshima
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Japan
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| Sasang: The Town on Sand
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사상
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Park Bae-il
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South Korea
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| School Town King
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School Town King แร็ปทะลุฝ้า ราชาไม่หยุดฝัน
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Wattanapume Laisuwanchai
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Thailand
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| Self-portrait 2020
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셀프-포트레이트 2020
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Lee Dong-woo
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South Korea
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| Sewing Sisters
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미싱타는 여자들: 전태일의 누이들
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Kim Jung-young, Lee Hyuk-rae
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South Korea
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| Sister J †
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재춘언니
|
Lee Soo-jung
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South Korea
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| Song Hae 1927
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송해 1927
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Jéro Yun
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South Korea
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| The Art of Living in Danger †
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Mina Keshavarz
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Iran, Germany
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| The Invisible Shore
|
无尽的航程
|
Zhao Qi
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China
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| When a Hen Crows
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암탉이 울면
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Dabin
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South Korea
|
- Highlighted titles and daggers (†) indicate BIFF Mecenat Award winners.
Documentary Showcase
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| A Rifle and a Bag
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Cristina Haneș, Isabella Rinaldi, Arya Rothe
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India, Romania, Italy, Qatar
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| Candlelight Revolution
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나의 촛불
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Kim Eui-sung, Joo Jin-woo
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South Korea
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| City of Outlanders
|
군산전기
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Moon Seung-wook, Yoo Ye-jin
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South Korea
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| Good Light, Good Air
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좋은 빛, 좋은 공기
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Im Heung-soon
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South Korea
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| Hong Kong Moments
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Bing Zhou
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China, Germany
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| Irradiated
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Irradiés
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Rithy Panh
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France, Cambodia
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| My Body
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Il mio corpo
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Michele Pennetta
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Switzerland, Italy
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| Notturno
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Gianfranco Rosi
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Italy, France, Germany
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| Speed of Happiness
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행복의 속도
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Park Hyuck-jee
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South Korea
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| The Fight
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Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg
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United States
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| The Mole Agent
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El agente topo
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Maite Alberdi
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Chile, United States, Germany, Netherlands, Spain
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| The Painter and the Thief
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Kunstneren og tyven
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Benjamin Ree
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Norway
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| Your Face
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니얼굴
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Seo Dong-il
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South Korea
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Open Cinema
Awards
The following awards were presented at the 25th edition:[5]
- New Currents Award
- A Balance by Yujiro Harumoto
- Three by Ruslan Pak
- Kim Jiseok Award
- Drowning in Holy Water by Navid Mahmoudi
- The Slaughterhouse by Abbas Amini
- BIFF Mecenat Award
- The Art of Living in Danger by Mina Keshavarz
- Sister J by Lee Soo-jung
- Sonje Award
- Actor & Actress of the Year Award
- Actor of the Year: Ji Soo for Our Joyful Summer Days
- Actress of the Year: Lim Seong-mi for Fighter
- Flash Forward Award
- FIPRESCI Award
- NETPAC Award
- DGK MEGABOX Award
- Young Adult Matters by Lee Hwan
- Good Person by Jung Wook
- CGV Arthouse Award
- KTH Award
- Snowball by Lee Woo-jung
- Young Adult Matters by Lee Hwan
- KBS Independent Film Award
- Limecrime by Lee Seung-hwan and Yoo Jae-wook
- CGK&SamyangXEEN Award
References
- ^ Suh, Jung-min (October 22, 2020). "2020 Busan International Film Festival to proceed in spite of pandemic". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Noh, Jean (September 11, 2020). "Busan International Film Festival downsizes and postpones for two weeks". Screendaily. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (September 13, 2020). "Busan Film Festival to Shrink, Open With 'Septet: The Story of Hong Kong'". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Noh, Jean (October 30, 2020). "'A Balance', 'Three' take New Currents awards at Busan film festival closing". Screendaily. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (October 29, 2020). "'A Balance' and 'Three' Win Busan Festival's Competition Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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