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15th Busan International Film Festival

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Closing film
  
Camellia

Location
  
Busan, South Korea

Opening film
  
Under the Hawthorn Tree

Hosted by
  
Jung Joon-ho Han Ji-hye

Festival date
  
October 7 to October 15, 2010

The 15th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Han Ji-hye.

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A total of 308 films from 67 countries were screened in 6 theaters, with a record 103 world premieres and 52 international premieres. The festival had a total attendance of 182,046.

During the event, festival director Kim Dong-ho announced the construction of the Busan Cinema Center, which will be the main venue of the festival in the future. Kim also announced his own retirement, having served as director since the festival was founded in 1996.

Program

† World premiere †† International premiere

Awards

  • New Currents Award
  • Bleak Night - Yoon Sung-hyun (South Korea)
  • The Journals of Musan - Park Jung-bum (South Korea)
  • Flash Forward Award - Pure - Lisa Langseth (Sweden)
  • Special Mention - Erratum - Marek Lechki (Poland)
  • BIFF Mecenat Award Asia
  • Miracle on Jongno Street - Lee Hyuk-sang (South Korea)
  • New Castle - Guo Hengqi (China)
  • FIPRESCI Award - The Journals of Musan - Park Jung-bum (South Korea)
  • NETPAC Award - Dooman River - Zhang Lu (China, South Korea)
  • KNN Award - My Spectacular Theatre - Lu Yang (China)
  • References

    15th Busan International Film Festival Wikipedia