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The 13th Pusan International Film Festival took place on October 2 to 10, 2008 in Busan , South Korea . A total of 315 films from 60 countries were screened at the festival.[1]
The event opened with The Gift to Stalin [2] Yoon Jong-chan 's I Am Happy [3] [4]
New Currents [ edit ] BIFF Mecenat Award [ edit ] Sonje Award [ edit ] Kim-Jho Gwangsoo , Korean film producerRoger Gonin, French director
Calida Uabumrungjit, Thai project director NETPAC Award [ edit ] FIPRESCI Award [ edit ] Elise Domenach, French film critic
Hynek Pallas, Swedish film critic
Dubravka Lakić , Serbian film criticBitopan Borborah Rinju, Indian film critic
Shin Kang-ho, South Korean film critic Official selection [ edit ] Opening and closing films [ edit ] Gala Presentation [ edit ] A Window on Asian Cinema [ edit ]
Title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
12 Lotus
Royston Tan
Singapore
Adela Adolfo Alix Jr.
Philippines
All Around Us Ryōsuke Hashiguchi
Japan
Among the Clouds
Rouhollah Hejazi
Iran
Baby Angelo
Joel Ruiz
Philippines
Be Calm and Count to Seven
Ramtin Lavati
Iran
Cape No. 7 Wei Te-sheng
Taiwan
Captain Abu Raed Amin Matalqa
Jordan
Child by Children
Kôji Hagiuda
Japan
Confessional Jerrold Tarog , Ruel Dahis Antipuesto
Philippines
The Convert Yasmin Ahmad
Malaysia
Departures Yojiro Takita
Japan
Feast of Villains
Jianlin Pan
China
Fiksi. Mouly Surya
Indonesia
Firaaq Nandita Das
India
Flowers of the Sky Prasanna Vithanage
Sri Lanka, India
Gou-Gou, the Cat
Isshin Inudo
Japan, South Korea
Jay
Francis Xavier Pasion
Philippines
Jermal
Ravi Bharwani
Netherlands, Indonesia, Germany, Switzerland
Kanchivaram Priyadarshan
India
Lonely Tunes of Tehran
Saman Salur
Iran
Miao Miao
Cheng Hsiao-Tse
Taiwan
The Moon at the Bottom of the Well
Vinh Son Nguyen
Vietnam
My Darling of the Mountains
Katsuhito Ishii
Japan
My Magic Eric Khoo
Singapore
Native Dancer
Gulshat Omarova
Kazakhstan, Russia
Orz Boyz!
Yang Ya-che
Taiwan
Parking Chung Mong-hong
Taiwan
Perfect Life Emily Tang
Hong Kong
Pesantren (3 Wishes, 3 Loves)
Nurman Hakim
Indonesia
Plastic City Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Hong Kong, Japan, Brazil, France
Ramchand Pakistani Mehreen Jabbar
Pakistan, United States
River People
He Jianjun
China
Sell Out! Joon-han Yeo
Malaysia
Service Brillante Mendoza
France, Philippines
The Shaft
Zhang Chi
China
Snakes and Earrings
Yukio Ninagawa
Japan
The Song of Sparrows Majid Majidi
Iran
Songs from the Southern Seas Marat Sarulu
Kazakhstan, France, Germany, Russia
Soul of a Demon
Chang Tso-chi
Taiwan
Sparrow Johnnie To
Hong Kong, China
Still Walking Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japan
Tahaan Santosh Sivan
India
This Longing
Azharr Rudin
Malaysia
Together with My Father
Danyar Salamat
Kazakhstan
Trivial Matters
Pang Ho-cheung
Hong Kong, China
Twilight Dancing
Tian Gao, Joshua Tong
China
Two-legged Horse Samira Makhmalbaf
Iran
Winds of September Tom Lin
Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
The Yurt
Ayub Shakhobitdinov
Uzbekistan
New Currents [ edit ]
Title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
100 Chris Martinez
Philippines
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly Edwin
Indonesia
Empty Chair
Saman Estereki
Iran
Er Dong Jin Yang
China
Jalainur
Zhao Ye
China
Land of Scarecrows
Roh Gyeong-tae
South Korea, France
A Light in the Fog
Panahbarkhoda Rezaee
Iran
Members of the Funeral
Baek Seung-bin
South Korea
A Moment in June
O. Nathapon
Thailand
Naked of Defenses
Masahide Ichii
Japan
Ocean of an Old Man
Rajesh Shera
India
The Pot
Kim Taegon
South Korea
Routine Holiday
Li Hongqi
China
Turmoil
Kanymbek Kassymbekov, Sabit Kurmanbekov
Kazakhstan
Korean Cinema Today [ edit ] Korean Cinema Retrospective [ edit ]
Title
Director(s)
Year
Ban Geum-ryeon Kim Ki-young
1982
A Dream of Fortune
Han Hyeong-mo
1961
A Female Boss
Han Hyeong-mo
1959
The Hand of Destiny
Han Hyeong-mo
1954
The Housemaid Kim Ki-young
1960
Hyperbolae of Youth
Han Hyeong-mo
1957
Love to Death
Han Hyeong-mo
1957
Madame Freedom
Han Hyeong-mo
1956
My Sister Is a Hussy
Han Hyeong-mo
1961
World Cinema [ edit ]
Title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
$9.99 Tatia Rosenthal
Israel, Australia
The 27 Club
Erica Dunton
United States
33 Scenes from Life Małgorzata Szumowska
Poland, Germany
35 Shots of Rum Claire Denis
France, Germany
Adoration Atom Egoyan
Canada
Another Man
Lionel Baier
Switzerland
Awaking from a Dream Freddy Mas Franqueza
Spain, Poland
Be Good
Juliette Garcias
France, Denmark
Cherry Blossoms Doris Dörrie
Germany
A Christmas Tale Arnaud Desplechin
France
The Collectress
Kristina Buožytė
Lithuania
Dawn of the World Abbas Fahdel
France, Germany
Dean Spanley Toa Fraser
New Zealand, United Kingdom
Delta Kornél Mundruczó
Hungary, Germany
The Desert Within Rodrigo Plá
Mexico
Dim Sum Funeral Anna Chi
United States, Canada
Disgrace Steve Jacobs
Australia, South Africa
Everlasting Moments Jan Troell
Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway
For a Moment, Freedom Arash Riahi
Austria, France
Four Ages of Love
Sergey Mokritskiy
Russia
Française Souad El-Bouhati
France, Morocco
Frontier of the Dawn Philippe Garrel
France
Frozen River Courtney Hunt
United States
God's Offices
Claire Simon
France, Belgium
The Good Life Andrés Wood
Chile, Spain
The Good News
Helena Taberna
Spain
Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh
United Kingdom
Helen Christine Molloy , Joe Lawlor
Ireland, United Kingdom
Il divo Paolo Sorrentino
Italy, France
Involuntary Ruben Östlund
Sweden
Jerichow Christian Petzold
Germany
Johnny Mad Dog Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
France
Un Lac Philippe Grandrieux
France
Lake Mungo Joel Anderson
Australia
Lion's Den Pablo Trapero
Argentina, South Korea
Liverpool Lisandro Alonso
Argentina, Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany
Lorna's Silence Jean Pierre-Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Belgium, France, Italy
Lost Song Rodrigue Jean
Canada
Maybe God Is Ill
Franco Brogi Taviani
Italy
Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's Léa Pool
Canada
Mothers & Daughters Carl Bessai
Canada
Mr. Kuka's Advice
Dariusz Gajewski
Poland, Austria
Night Owls
Michaela Pavlátová
Czech Republic
No One's Son Arsen Anton Ostojić
Croatia
Nucingen House Raúl Ruiz
France, Chile
O' Horten Bent Hamer
Norway, Germany
Of Time and the City Terence Davies
United Kingdom
Pandora's Box Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Turkey, Belgium, France, Germany
A Perfect Day Ferzan Özpetek
Italy
Rembrandt's J'Accuse Peter Greenaway
Netherlands
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Arsen Azatyan, Nariné Mkrtchyan
Armenia
Revanche Götz Spielmann
Austria
Sandrine in the Rain Tonino Zangardi
Italy, Germany
Scratch Michał Rosa
Poland
The Seven Days
Ronit Elkabetz , Shlomi Elkabetz
Israel, France
Shadows in the Sun David Rocksavage
United Kingdom
Story of Jen
François Rotger
France, Canada
The Stranger in Me
Emily Atef
Germany
Three Monkeys Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, France, Italy
Three Wise Men Mika Kaurismäki
Finland
The Tour Goran Marković
Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Triomf Michael Raeburn
South Africa, France
The Vanished Empire
Karen Shakhnazarov
Russia
Vegas: Based on a True Story Amir Naderi
United States
Victoria Anna Karina
Canada
Welcome Home
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
France
Wendy and Lucy Kelly Reichardt
United States
New Currents Award : Land of Scarecrows by Roh Gyeong-tae (South Korea/France) and Naked of Defenses by Masahide Ichii (Japan)
Special Mention : Members of the Funeral by Baek Seung-bin (South Korea) and Er Dong BIFF Mecenat Award : Mental by Soda Kazuhiro (Japan/United States) and Old Partner Sonje Award : Andong by Rommel Tolentino (Philippines) and Girl by Hong Sung-hoon (South Korea)NETPAC Award : Members of the Funeral by Baek Seung-bin (South Korea) and Treeless Mountain So Yong Kim (United States/South Korea)FIPRESCI Award : Jalainur by Zhao Ye (China)KNN Award : 100 Chris Martinez (Philippines)The Asian Filmmaker of the Year : Gulnara Sarsenova Korean Cinema Award : Richard Peña References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
