The 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF and the Busan International Film Festival and the sub-international) was less horse and less horse. However, the chronic problem of "inexperienced progress" occurred again, leaving the regret. Nevertheless, the stars who visited Busan shone. I was delighted to meet with movie fans and showed my intention to enjoy the festival as much as possible.
This year, the actresses' loyalty shone. Actresses representing Chungmuro, including Lee Na-young and Moon So-ri and Kim Hee-ae and Song Yoon-ah and Han Ji-min and Kim Hyang Gi and Minjee Lee, were responsible for the pre- and post-film festival and joined the audience.
Moon So-ri has been dominating the film festival with two works: "Gunsan: Singing the Goose (director Jang Yul-yul)" and "Meggy (director Lee Ok-seop). Moon So-ri, who is not an exaggeration to say that he made his debut through the international community, is one of the actors who expresses his unusual affection for the international community every year. This year, Moon So-ri visited Busan, and expressed his presence as a filmmaker.
Han Ji-min was also noticeable. Han Ji-min, who spent a busy Haru from the first day of the opening ceremony, stayed in Busan throughout the first half of the year, and performed on stage greetings, radio public broadcasts, and KBS 2TV 'Happy Together 4' first guest recording in Busan. Thanks to Han Ji-min's efforts, "Mitsubak (director Lee Ji-won)" is cruising through the box office after its release in favor of the audience.
Kim Hee-ae, who won the Best Actress award for the Buil Film Awards, made an open talk with the "Her Story (Director Min Kyu-dong)" team as well as attending the red carpet, and had a meaningful move after a long time, while Song Yoon-ah introduced the low-budget film "The Stone (Director Kim Jung-sik)" starring as a no-garant.
Kim Hyang Gi and Minjee Lee were responsible for the second half of the year. Kim Hyang Gi met the audience with "The Lord (Director Cha Sung-duk)" and Minjee Lee with "The Half-Six (Director Park Chan-kyung)". Both works have received favorable comments from the audience, raising expectations for the official release, while Koo Hye-sun closes the doors of the vice-internationals as the host of the closing film.
The actors also played various roles. Kim Nam-gil showed up at the opening ceremony with Han Ji-min and most of the Events at the beginning, including the awards ceremony and the night Event. Hyun Bin and Jang Dong-gun visited the promotional car Busan ahead of the release of "Chang Kyeol (director Kim Sung-hoon)".
Above all, this year, Ju Ji-hoon and Yoo Ah-in's presence was outstanding. Ju Ji-hoon, who can not be said in the film industry this year, has become a main character in the busy schedule at the sub-international, and Yoo Ah-in has returned to the audience's love by resuming the open talk of "Burning (director Lee Chang-dong), which was almost canceled due to the typhoon. In particular, Yoo Ah-in, who visited Busan on the day of his birthday, received a birthday celebration song gift at the scene and sent an unforgettable Haru.
Ha Ji-won, who appeared in "Korea Film Director's Night" at the request of director Yoo Yeon-seok and director Yoon Jae-gyun who attended the opening ceremony without any special works, and Ko Jun, who came down by train alone after hearing the news of "Byeonsan (Director Lee Jun-ik)" Event, were not on the guest list at first, and Bae Sung-woo and Shim Eun-kyung were surprise guests this year. Many filmmakers, including stars and directors in charge of the Korean film industry, prayed for the normalization of the international community in Busan.
Overseas filmmakers are also indispensable. New Currants Judge Kunimura Jun, Music Director Ryuichi Sakamoto, Taiwanese actor Ryu Ho and other famous Asian filmmakers stepped on the Busan land this year, while "Fearful Famous" Bloom House representative Jason Bloom left with a "Halloween" and found a valuable story.