17th Busan International Film Festival
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| Opening film | Cold War |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Television |
| Location | Busan, South Korea |
| Hosted by | Ahn Sung-ki Tang Wei |
| Festival date | October 4 to October 13, 2012 |
The 17th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 4 to October 13, 2012 at the Busan Cinema Center[1] and was hosted by Ahn Sung-ki and Chinese actress Tang Wei, who is the first foreign celebrity to host the event.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
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
[edit]- † World premiere
- †† International premiere
- Award winner
Opening Film
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold War | 寒戰 Hán Zhàn | Longman Leung Sunny Luk | Hong Kong, China | † |
Gala Presentation
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-E-D | 베드 Bedeu | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | † |
| Dangerous Liaisons | 危險關係 | Hur Jin-ho | China | |
| Doctor | 닥터 Dakteo | Kim Sung-hong | South Korea | † |
| El Condor Pasa | 콘돌은 날아간다 Kondoleun Nalaganda | Jeon Soo-il | South Korea | † |
| National Security | 남영동 1985 Namyeong-dong 1985 | Chung Ji-young | South Korea | † |
| Rhino Season | وەرزی کەرگەدەن ، فصل کرگدن | Bahman Ghobadi | Iran | † |
| The Gardener | باغبان Bāghbān | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran |
A Window on Asian Cinema
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10+10 | Directors:
| Taiwan | ||
| A Motor Home Adventure | 房車奇遇 Fang Che Qi Yu | Yang Lu | China | † |
| All Apologies | 愛的替身 Ai De Ti Shen | Emily Tang | China | |
| An End to Killing | 止殺 Zhi Sha | Ping Wang | China | |
| Beautiful 2012 | Directors:
| Hong Kong, China Taiwan | ||
| Beijing Flickers | 有種 Yǒu Zhǒng | Zhang Yuan | China | |
| Born to Hate...Destined to Love | Ishaqzaade | Habib Faisal | India | |
| Breakaway | Alagwa | Ian Loreños | Philippines | † |
| Captive | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines France | ||
| Cold Bloom | 桜並木の満開の下に Sakura Namiki no Mankai no Shita ni | Atsushi Funahashi | Japan | † |
| Diablo | Ramon Mez de Guzman | Philippines | †† | |
| Distortion | คน โลก จิต | Nonzee Nimibutr | Thailand | †† |
| Eden | Masaharu Take | Japan | † | |
| Fly with the Crane | 告訴他們，我乘白鶴去了 Gaosu Tamen, Wo cheng Baihe Qu Le | Li Ruijun | China | |
| Four Stations | สถานี 4 ภาค Satanee See Pak | Boonsong Nakphoo | Thailand | †† |
| Full Circle | 飛越老人院 Fei Yue Lao Ren Yuan | Zhang Yang | China | †† |
| Girlfriend, Boyfriend | 女朋友。男朋友 | Gillies Ya-che Yang | Taiwan | |
| Hello Goodbye | 안녕 굿바이 Anyoung Gutbayi | Titien Wattimena | Indonesia South Korea | † |
| I.D. | Kamal K. M. | India | ||
| If It's Not Now, Then When? | James Lee | Malaysia | † | |
| Japan's Tragedy | 日本の悲劇 Nihon no Higeki | Masahiro Kobayashi | Japan | † |
| Land of Hope | 希望の国 Kibō no Kuni | Sion Sono | Japan | |
| Like Someone in Love | ライク・サムワン・イン・ラブ Raiku Samuwan In Rabu | Abbas Kiarostami | Japan France | |
| Love in the Buff | 春嬌與志明 | Pang Ho-Cheung | Hong Kong | |
| Mekong Hotel | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Thailand | ||
| Memories Look at Me | 記憶望著我 Ji yi wang zhe wo | Fang Song | China | |
| Mystery | 浮城謎事 | Lou Ye | China | |
| Nil | Linton Semage | Sri Lanka United States | ||
| Odayaka | おだやかな日常 Odayaka na Nichijo | Nobuteru Uchida | Japan United States | † |
| Our Homeland | かぞくのくに Kazoku no kuni | Yang Yong-hi | Japan | |
| Peculiar Vacation and Other Illnesses | Vakansi Yang Janggal Dan Penyakit Lainnya | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia | |
| Penance | 贖罪 Shokuzai | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan | |
| Poor Folk | Midi Z | Taiwan Myanmar | ||
| Postcards from the Zoo | Kebun binatang | Edwin | Indonesia | |
| Rent-a-Cat | レンタネコ Rentaneko | Naoko Ogigami | Japan | |
| Seven Something | Directors:
| Thailand | †† | |
| Shackled | Posas | Lawrence Fajardo | Philippines | †† |
| Shyamal Uncle Turns off the Lights | Suman Ghosh | India | ||
| Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay | Antoinette Jadaone | Philippines | ||
| Soegija | Garin Nugroho | Indonesia | ||
| Student | Студент | Darezhan Omirbaev | Kazakhstan | |
| The Cremator | 焚屍人 | Tao Peng | China | |
| The Dancer | Sang Penari | Ifa Isfansyah | Indonesia | |
| Taboor | Vahid Vakilifar | Iran | ||
| Talgat | Zhanna Issabayeva | Kazakhstan | ||
| The Empty Home | Nurbek Egen | Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Thy Womb | Sinapupunan | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | |
| Valley of Saints | Musa Syeed | India United States | ||
| Wildlife | Kalayaan | Adolfo Alix Jr. | Philippines | †† |
New Currents
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 Girls | Darbare 111 dokhtar | Nahid Ghobadi Bijan Zmanpira | Iraq | † |
| 36 | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand | †† | |
| Apparition | Aparisyon | Isabel Sandoval (credited as Vincent Sandoval)[6] | Philippines | †† |
| Fatal | 가시꽃 Gashi Ggot | Lee Don-ku | South Korea | † |
| Filmistaan | Nitin Kakkar | India | † | |
| Kayan | Maryam Najafi | Lebanon Canada | ||
| The Town Of Whales | Keiko Tsuruoka | Japan | †† | |
| Together | 甜・祕密 Tian mi mi | Hsu Chae-Jen | Taiwan | † |
| Touch of the Light | 逆光飛翔 Ni guang fei xiang | Chang Jung-Chi | Taiwan | †† |
| Your Time Is Up | 누구나 제 명에 죽고 싶다 Nuguna Je Myeonge Jokgo Shipda | Kim Sung-hyun | South Korea | † |
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture 101 | 건축학개론 Geonchukhakgaeron (lit. "Introduction to Architecture") | Lee Yong-ju | South Korea | |
| Behind the Camera | 뒷담화: 감독이 미쳤어요 Dwitdamhwa: Gamdokyi Micheotseoyo | E J-yong | South Korea | † |
| The Concubine | 후궁: 제왕의 첩 Hugoong: Jewangui Chub (lit. "Royal Concubine: Concubine to the King") | Kim Dae-seung | South Korea | |
| A Muse | 은교 Eun-gyo | Jung Ji-woo | South Korea | |
| Helpless | 화차 Hwa-cha | Byun Young-joo | South Korea | |
| In Another Country | 다른 나라에서 Dareun Naraeseo | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea | |
| My Way | 마이 웨이 Mai Wei | Kang Je-gyu | South Korea | |
| Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁 Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng (lit. "War on Crime: The Golden Age of the Bad Guys") | Yoon Jong-bin | South Korea | |
| Perfect Number | 용의자X Yonguija X (lit. "Suspect X") | Bang Eun-jin | South Korea | |
| Pietà | 피에타 | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea | |
| The Taste of Money | 돈의 맛 Donui Mat | Im Sang-soo | South Korea | |
| Touch | 터치 Teochi | Min Byung-hun | South Korea | † |
| Tumbleweed | 창수 Changsoo | Lee Duk-hee | South Korea | † |
| The Ugly Duckling | 미운오리새끼 Miwoonorisaeggi | Kwak Kyung-taek | South Korea | |
| The Weight | 무게 Muge | Jeon Kyu-hwan | South Korea | |
| Two Weddings and a Funeral | 두 번의 결혼식과 한 번의 장례식 Du Beon-ui Gyeol-hon-sik-gwa Han Beon-ui Jang-nye-sik | Kim Jho Kwang-soo | South Korea | |
| The Winter of the Year was Warm | 내가 고백을 하면 Naega Gobaekeul Hamyeon | David Cho | South Korea |
Korean Cinema Today - Vision
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azooma | 공정사회 Gongjeongsahoe | Lee Ji-seung | South Korea | † |
| Jiseul | 지슬 | O Muel | South Korea | † |
| Love in 42.9 | 낭만파 남편의 편지 Nangmanpa Nampyeonui Pyeonji | Choi Wi-ahn | South Korea | † |
| Mai Ratima | 마이 라띠마 Ma-i Rattima | Yoo Ji-tae | South Korea | † |
| Melo | 멜로 Mello | Roy Lee (South Korea) | South Korea | † |
| Over and Over Again | 개똥이 Gaeddongyi | Kim Byung-june | South Korea | † |
| Pluto | 명왕성 Myungwangsung | Shin Su-won | South Korea | † |
| Sunshine Boys | 1999, 면회 1999, Myeonhee | Kim Tae-gon | South Korea | † |
| The Russian Novel | 러시안 소설 Reosian Soseol | Shin Yeon-shick | South Korea | † |
| The Sound of Memories | Lee Gong-hee | South Korea | † |
Korean Cinema Retrospective
[edit]Shin Young-kyun, the Male Icon of Korean Cinema: From Farmhand to King
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|
| Love Me Once Again | Jung So-young | South Korea |
| Prince Daewon | Shin Sang-ok | South Korea |
| Red Scarf | Shin Sang-ok | South Korea |
| Rice | Shin Sang-ok | South Korea |
| Spring, Spring | Kim Soo-young | South Korea |
| The Homeless Wanderer | Shin Sang-ok | South Korea |
| The Power for Ten Years | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| Towards the High Place | Lim Won-sik | South Korea |
World Cinema
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pablo Stoll | Uruguay Argentina Germany | ||
| A Royal Affair | En kongelig affære | Nikolaj Arcel | Denmark Sweden Czech Republic Germany | |
| A Special Day | Un giorno speciale | Francesca Comencini | Italy | †† |
| Abigail Harm | Michel Franco | Mexico | ||
| After Lucia | Después de Lucía | Lee Isaac Chung | United States Hong Kong, China | † |
| Antiviral | Brandon Cronenberg | Canada | ||
| Argo | Ben Affleck | United States | ||
| Barbara | Christian Petzold | Germany | ||
| Beasts of the Southern Wild | Benh Zeitlin | United States | ||
| Berberian Sound Studio | Peter Strickland | United Kingdom | ||
| Beyond the Hills | După dealuri | Cristian Mungiu | Romania France | |
| Blancanieves | Pablo Berger | Spain France | ||
| Blood Pressure | Sean Garrity | Canada | † | |
| Caesar Must Die | Cesare deve morire | Paolo Taviani Vittorio Taviani | Italy | |
| Calm at Sea | La mer à l'aube | Volker Schlöndorff | France Germany | |
| Comes a Bright Day | Simon Aboud | United Kingdom | ||
| Dormant Beauty | Bella addormentata | Marco Bellocchio | Italy France | |
| Dust on Our Hearts | Staub auf unseren Herzen | Hanna Doose | Germany | †† |
| Eat Sleep Die | Äta sova dö | Gabriela Pichler | Sweden | |
| Eden | Megan Griffiths | United States | ||
| Good Vibrations | Lisa Barros D'Sa Glenn Leyburn | United Kingdom Ireland | ||
| Here and There | Aquí y allá | Antonio Méndez Esparza | Spain United States Mexico | |
| Holy Motors | Leos Carax | France | ||
| Horses of God | Les chevaux de Dieu يا خيل الله Yakheel Allah | Nabil Ayouch | Morocco France Belgium | |
| If Only Everyone | Եթե բոլորը | Nataliya Belyauskene | Armenia | |
| Imagine | Andrzej Jakimowski | Poland France Portugal | ||
| In the Fog | В тумане | Sergei Loznitsa | Germany Russia Latvia Netherlands Belarus | |
| Just the Wind | Csak a szél | Benedek Fliegauf | Hungary | |
| Kill Me | Töte mich | Emily Atef | Germany Switzerland France | |
| Kinshasa Kids | Marc-Henri Wajnberg | Belgium | ||
| La Playa DC | Juan Andrés Arango | Colombia Brazil France | ||
| Laurence Anyways | Xavier Dolan | Canada France | ||
| Le Grand Soir | Benoît Delépine Gustave de Kervern | France Belgium | ||
| Lore | Cate Shortland | Australia | ||
| Love | Amour | Michael Haneke | France Germany Austria | |
| The Passion of Marie | Balladen om Marie (lit. "The Ballad of Marie") | Bille August | Denmark | †† |
| Material | Craig Freimond | South Africa | ||
| Mía | Javier van de Couter | Argentina | ||
| Nairobi Half Life | David 'Tosh' Gitonga | Kenya Germany | ||
| Nick | Fow Pyng Hu | Netherlands | †† | |
| Night of Silence | Lal Gece | Reis Çelik | Turkey | |
| Noor | Çagla Zencirci Guillaume Giovanetti | France Pakistan | ||
| Paradise: Love | Paradies: Liebe | Ulrich Seidl | Austria Germany France | |
| Pilgrim Hill | Gerard Barrett | Ireland | ||
| Post Tenebras Lux | Carlos Reygadas | Mexico France Netherlands Germany | ||
| Purge | Puhdistus | Antti Jokinen | Finland Estonia | †† |
| Reality | Matteo Garrone | Italy France | ||
| Reported Missing | Die Vermissten | Jan Speckenbach | Germany | |
| Salt | Sal | Diego Rougier | Chile Argentina | †† |
| Shell | Scott Graham | United Kingdom | ||
| Sky Force 3D | Tony Tang | Hong Kong, China United States | ||
| Sofia and the Stubborn | Sofía y el Terco | Andres Burgos Vallejo | Colombia Peru | |
| Something in the Air | Après mai | Olivier Assayas | France | |
| Still Mine | Michael McGowan | Canada | †† | |
| The Angels' Share | Ken Loach | United Kingdom France Belgium Italy | ||
| The Commander and the Stork | Il comandante e la cicogna | Silvio Soldini | Italy Switzerland | † |
| The Dandelions | Du vent dans mes mollets | Carine Tardieu | France | †† |
| The Domino Effect | Paula van der Oest | Netherlands | †† | |
| The Fifth Season | La cinquième saison | Peter Brosens Jessica Woodworth | Belgium | |
| The Good Lie | Shawn Linden | Canada | †† | |
| The Hunt | Jagten | Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark | |
| The Last Sentence | Dom över död man (lit. "Judgement on the Dead") | Jan Troell | Sweden Norway | |
| The Last Time I Saw Macao | A Última Vez Que Vi Macau | João Pedro Rodrigues João Rui Guerra da Mata | Portugal France | |
| The Man Who Laughs | L'homme qui rit | Jean-Pierre Améris | France Czech Republic | |
| The Patience Stone | سنگ صبور | Atiq Rahimi | France Germany Afghanistan | |
| The Pirogue | La Pirogue | Moussa Touré | France Senegal Germany | |
| The Sapphires | Wayne Blair | Australia | ||
| The Sessions | Ben Lewin | United States | ||
| The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears | Teona Strugar Mitevska | Macedonia | ||
| Violeta Went to Heaven | Violeta se fue a los cielos | Andrés Wood | Chile Argentina Brazil | |
| Water | Yona Rozenkier | Israel Palestine France | ||
| White Belly | Ventre blanc | Jordi Lara | Spain | † |
| Woman's Lake | Frauensee | Zoltan Paul | Germany | |
| Yuma | Piotr Mularuk | Poland Czech Republic |
Flash Forward
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Musicians Are Bastards | Kõik muusikud on kaabakad | Heleri Saarik | Estonia | † |
| Annelie | Antej Farac | Germany Switzerland | † | |
| Flower Buds | Poupata | Zdeněk Jiráský | Czech Republic | †† |
| Für Elise | Wolfgang Dinslage | Germany | †† | |
| State of Emergency | Avariynoe sostoyanie | Vsevolod Bennigsen | Russia | †† |
| Steel | Acciaio | Stefano Mordini | Italy | †† |
| The Crack | El resquicio | Alfonso Acosta | Colombia Argentina | † |
| The Scar | Jimmy Larouche | Canada | †† |
Wide Angle
[edit]Korean Short Film Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Day Worth Dying For | Byun Hyun-a | South Korea | † |
| Choongshim, Soso | Kim Jung-in | South Korea | † |
| Dug-Goo TV | Shin Min-hee | South Korea | † |
| Last Night | Bae Du-ri | South Korea | † |
| Mackerel | Lee Seol-hee | South Korea | † |
| Mija | Jeon Hyo-jeong | South Korea | † |
| Miss Longlegs | Yun Mo | South Korea | † |
| Night Market | Kim Tae-yong | South Korea | † |
| Spring on Campus | Ahn Seung-hyuk | South Korea | † |
| Suffocation | Kwon Oh-kwang | South Korea | † |
| The Knitting | Yoon Eun-hye | South Korea | † |
| The Night of the Witness | Park Buem | South Korea | † |
| The Trace | Chung Ji-yun | South Korea | † |
| Unlawful Love | Kim Jun-sung | South Korea | † |
Asian Short Film Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Little Farther | Nikan Nezami | Iran | † |
| Aurora, My Aurora | Janus Victoria | Philippines | † |
| Daily Life | Chang Chia Yun | Taiwan | †† |
| I Offered You Pleasure | Farah Shaer | Lebanon | † |
| Late Shift | Edward Khoo | Singapore | † |
| Oriole | Kaynipa Polnikorn | Thailand | † |
| Saba | Roqiye Tavakoli | Iran | † |
| The Artist | Siddartha Jatla | India | † |
| The Container | Abu Shahed Emon | Bangladesh South Korea | † |
| The Lowest Extremities | Farhad Qazi | United Arab Emirates | †† |
| The Outpost | Sayed Jalal Hussaini | Afghanistan | † |
| This Is London | Mohammed Rashed Buali | Bahrain United Arab Emirates | †† |
| Transferring | Junichi Kanai | Japan | †† |
Short Film Showcase
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience | Sam McKeith Tom McKeith | Australia | † |
| Cut To Fit | Giovanni La Parola | Italy | †† |
| Kiruna-Kigali | Goran Kapetanović | Sweden Rwanda | † |
| Plot | Pavle Vuckovic | Serbia | † |
| When Bucketwheet Flowers Blossom | Ahn Jae-hun Han Hye-jin | South Korea | † |
Documentary Competition
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | Min Hwan-ki | South Korea | † |
| Char... The No-Man's Island | Sourav Sarangi | India | † |
| Embers | Tamara Stepanyan | Lebanon Qatar Armenia | † |
| Forest Dancing | Kang Seok-pil | South Korea | † |
| Go Grandriders | Hua Tien-Hao | Taiwan | †† |
| In God's Land | Pankaj Rishi Kumar | India | † |
| Serenade | Benito Bautista | Philippines | †† |
| The Cat that Lived a Million Times | Tadasuke Kotani | Japan | † |
| Tour of Duty | Kim Dong-ryeong, Park Gyeong-tae | South Korea | † |
| Wellang Trei | Kim Tae-il | South Korea | † |
Documentary Showcase
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Broken Cameras | Emad Burnat Guy Davidi | Palestine Israel France Netherlands | |
| A Better Life Is Elsewhere | Rolando Colla | Switzerland Bosnia and Herzegovina | †† |
| Beyond School | Kim Han-kook | South Korea | † |
| Captain Kang | Won Ho-yeon | South Korea | † |
| Chiri/Trace | Naomi Kawase | Japan | |
| El Maestro Saharaui | Nicolás Muñoz | Spain | |
| King Hu | Hubert Niogret | France | † |
| Magic Words (Breaking a Spell) | Mercedes Moncada | Mexico | |
| My Name Is Negahdar Jamali and I Make Westerns | Kamran Heidari | Iran | † |
| Paramedico | Benjamin Gilmour | Australia | †† |
| Polluting Paradise | Fatih Akın | Germany | |
| Still I Strive | Adam Pfleghaar A. Todd Smith | Cambodia United States | † |
| The End of Time | Peter Mettler | Switzerland Canada | |
| Theater 1 | Kazuhiro Soda | Japan United States France | † |
| Theater 2 | Kazuhiro Soda | Japan United States France | † |
| Three Sisters | Wang Bing | China | |
| Tony Rayns and a Quarter Century of Korean Cinema | Seo Won-tae | South Korea |
Animation Showcase
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun: The Warrior Prince | Arnab Chaudhuri | India | ||
| Ernest & Celestine | Ernest et Célestine | Stéphane Aubier Vincent Patar Benjamin Renner | France Belgium Luxembourg | |
| The Life of Budori Gusuko | グスコーブドリの伝記 Guskō Budori no Denki | Gisaburō Sugii | Japan |
Open Cinema
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Werewolf Boy | 늑대소년 Neukdae Sonyeon (lit. "Wolf Boy") | Jo Sung-hee | South Korea | |
| Barfi! | Anurag Basu | India | ||
| Don't Cry Mommy | 돈 크라이 마미 Don keurai Mami | Kim Yong-han | South Korea | † |
| My Father's Bike | Mój rower | Piotr Trzaskalski | Poland | |
| Pinocchio | Enzo D'Alò | Italy Luxembourg Belgium France | †† | |
| Rurouni Kenshin | るろうに剣心 | Keishi Ōtomo | Japan | †† |
| Tai Chi 0 | 太極之零開始 | Stephen Fung | China | |
| The Thieves | 도둑들 Dodukdeul | Choi Dong-hoon | South Korea |
Special Program in Focus
[edit]The Eternal Travelers for Freedom: Sergei Parajanov and Mikhail Vartanov
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabesques On The Pirosmani Theme | Sergei Parajanov | Georgia |
| Ashik Kerib | Sergei Parajanov Dodo Abashidze | Georgia |
| Parajanov: The Last Spring | Mikhail Vartanov Sergei Parajanov | Armenia United States |
| The Color of Armenian Land | Mikhail Vartanov | Armenia |
| Autumn Pastoral | Mikhail Vartanov | Armenia |
| Erased Faces | Mikhail Vartanov | Armenia |
| Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors | Sergei Parajanov | Ukraine |
| The Color of Pomegranates | Sergei Parajanov | Armenia |
| The Legend of Suram Fortress | Sergei Parajanov Dodo Abashidze | Georgia |
| Ukrainian Rhapsody | Sergei Parajanov | Ukraine |
Afghanistan National Film Archive: The Rise from the Ashes
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|
| Akhtar the Clown | Latif Ahmadi | Afghanistan |
| Like Eagle | Faiz Mohammad Khairzada | Afghanistan |
| Love Epic | Latif Ahmadi | Afghanistan |
| Once Upon a Time | Khaleq A’lil, Mohmmad Ali Rownaq, Sultan Hamid Hashem | Afghanistan |
| Rabia Balkhie | Abdullah Shadan Mohammad Nazir | Afghanistan |
| The Stranger | Siddiq Barmak | Afghanistan |
Poland in Close-up: The Great Polish Masters
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|
| Night Train | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Poland |
| Bad Luck | Andrzej Munk | Poland |
| The Saragossa Manuscript | Wojciech Has | Poland |
| Identification Marks: None | Jerzy Skolimowski | Poland |
| Cul-de-sac | Roman Polanski | Poland |
| The Promised Land | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
| Blind Chance | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Poland |
| A Year of the Quiet Sun | Krzysztof Zanussi | Poland |
| Crows | Dorota Kędzierzawska | Poland |
| In Darkness | Agnieszka Holland | Poland |
Arturo Ripstein: Four Stories of Captive Minds
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|
| Life Sentence | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| The Beginning and the End | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| The Castle of Purity | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| The Realm of Fortune | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
Cinema Archaeology
[edit]| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
|---|---|---|
| Birth of Happiness | Park Sang-ho | South Korea |
| Father of a Soldier | Rezo Chkheidze | Georgia |
| Red Scarf | Shin Sang-ok | South Korea |
| Side by Side | Christopher Kenneally | United States |
Special Screening
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 009 RE:CYBORG | Kenji Kamiyama | Japan | † | |
| Comrade Kim Goes Flying | Anja Daelemans Nicholas Bonner Kim Gwang-hun | Belgium United Kingdom North Korea | ||
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society | 攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society Kōkaku Kidōtai STAND ALONE COMPLEX Solid State Society | Kenji Kamiyama | Japan | |
| Mishima | 11・25自決の日 三島由紀夫と若者たち 11.25 Jiketsu no Hi: Mishima Yukio to Wakamonotachi (lit. "11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate") | Kōji Wakamatsu | Japan | |
| Petrel Hotel Blue | 海燕ホテル・ブルー Kaien Hoteru · Buru (lit. "Kaien Hotel in Blue") | Kōji Wakamatsu | Japan | |
| Soar into the Sun | 알투비: 리턴투베이스 Altubi: Riteontu Be-iseu (lit. "R2B: Return to Base) | Kim Dong-won | South Korea | |
| The Great Flight | 위대한 비행 Widaehan Bihaeng | Jin Jae-un | South Korea | † |
| The Millennial Rapture | 千年の愉楽 Sennen no Yuraku | Kōji Wakamatsu | Japan | |
| Wish You Were Here | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Australia |
Midnight Passion
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chained | Jennifer Lynch | Canada | ||
| Chaos | Désordres | Etienne Faure | France | |
| Compliance | Craig Zobel | United States | ||
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | Gangs of वासेपुर | Anurag Kashyap | India | |
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | Gangs of वासेपुर II | Anurag Kashyap | India | |
| Modus Anomali | Joko Anwar | Indonesia | ||
| Shadow People | Matthew Arnold | United States | ||
| Sinister | Scott Derrickson | United States | ||
| Stitches | Conor McMahon | Ireland | ||
| The Fourth State | Die Vierte Macht | Dennis Gansel | Germany | |
| Vanishing Waves | Aurora | Kristina Buožytė | Lithuania |
Closing Film
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Television | টেলিভিশন | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Bangladesh | † |
Awards
[edit]- New Currents Award
- 36 - Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Thailand)[7]
- 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
- 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
- CGV Movie Collage Award
- Korean Cinema Award
- Hayashi Kanako (Japan)
- Asian Filmmaker of the Year
- Kōji Wakamatsu (Japan)
References
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- ^ Jung U-Jean (5 October 2012). "17th Busan Int'l Film Festival kicks off". CCTV. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ "Top Stars attend red carpet opening for 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)". Allkpop. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ Kwon Jung-yun (4 October 2012). "17th Busan International Film Festival". Korea. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ "Busan International Film Festival". The Wall Street Journal. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ Erica Gonzales, "Director Isabel Sandoval Wants to Shed Light on Invisible Women", February 24, 2021, Harper's Bazaar
- ^ "(17th) 2012 Busan International Film Festival - Information". Busan International Film Festival. October 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2015-10-16.