17th Busan International Film Festival

The 17th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 4 to October 13, 2012 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by Ahn Sung-ki and Chinese actress Tang Wei, who is the first foreign celebrity to host the event.

In this year's festival, a total of 304 films from 75 countries was screened, with 93 serving as world premieres and 39 serving as international premieres. The event was attended by more than 10,000 guests from over 60 countries.

The 304 films, which includes films from countries such as Japan, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia, were played on 37 screens in seven theaters in Busan, including Busan Cinema Center, CGV Centum City, Lotte Cinema Centum City, and Megabox Haeundae.

Program

 * † World premiere
 * †† International premiere
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Awards

 * New Currents Award
 * 36 - Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Thailand)
 * Kayan - Maryam Najafi (Lebanon/Canada)
 * Special Mention: Filmistaan - Nitin Kakkar (India)
 * Flash Forward Award
 * Flower Buds - Zdeněk Jiráský (Czech Republic)
 * Sonje Award
 * A Little Farther - Nikan Nezami (Iran)
 * The Night of the Witness - Park Buem (South Korea)
 * Special Mention: Transferring - Junichi Kanai (Japan)
 * BIFF Mecenat Award
 * Embers - Tamara Stepanyan (Lebanon/Qatar/Armenia)
 * Anxiety - Min Hwan-ki (South Korea)
 * Special Mention: Wellang Trei - Kim Tae-il (South Korea)
 * FIPRESCI Award
 * 36 - Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Thailand)
 * NETPAC Award
 * Jiseul - O Muel (South Korea)
 * KNN Movie Award
 * Touch of the Light - Chang Jung-Chi (Taiwan)
 * DGK Award
 * Director: O Muel (Jiseul) (South Korea)
 * Director: Shin Yeon-shick (The Russian Novel) (South Korea)
 * Actor: Shim Hee-sub, Ahn Jae-hong, Kim Chang-hwan (Sunshine Boys) (South Korea)
 * Actress: Jang Young-nam (Azooma) (South Korea)
 * Busan Cinephile Award
 * 5 Broken Cameras - Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi (Palestine Israel, France, Netherlands)
 * Citizen Reviewers' Award
 * Jiseul - O Muel (South Korea)
 * CGV Movie Collage Award
 * Jiseul - O Muel (South Korea)
 * Korean Cinema Award
 * Hayashi Kanako (Japan)
 * Asian Filmmaker of the Year
 * Kōji Wakamatsu (Japan)