13th Pusan International Film Festival
Opening filmThe Gift to Stalin
Closing filmI Am Happy
LocationBusan, South Korea
Film titles315
Festival dateOctober 2–10, 2008
Websitehttp://www.biff.kr

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 by Kazakh director Rustem Abdrashev.[2] South Korean Yoon Jong-chan's I Am Happy closed the festival.[3] The event held 827 screenings and was attended by 198,818 people.[4]

Juries

New Currents

BIFF Mecenat Award

Sonje Award

  • Kim-Jho Gwangsoo, Korean film producer
  • Roger Gonin, French director
  • Calida Uabumrungjit, Thai project director

NETPAC Award

FIPRESCI Award

  • Elise Domenach, French film critic
  • Hynek Pallas, Swedish film critic
  • Dubravka Lakić, Serbian film critic
  • Bitopan Borborah Rinju, Indian film critic
  • Shin Kang-ho, South Korean film critic

Official selection

Opening and closing films

Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
I Am Happy (closing film) Yoon Jong-chan South Korea
The Gift to Stalin (opening film) Rustem Abdrashov Russia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Poland

Gala Presentation

Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Ashes of Time (Redux) Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong, China
Dada's Dance Zhang Yuan China
Make Yourself at Home Soopum Sohn United States, South Korea

A Window on Asian Cinema

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

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

Title Director(s)
Breathless Yang Ik-june
The Chaser Na Hong-jin
Crush and Blush Lee Kyoung-mi
Evil Spirit Park Jin-sung
Exhausted Kim Gok
Forever the Moment Yim Soon-rye
The Good, the Bad, the Weird Kim Jee-woon
Heartbreak Library Kim Jung-kwon
Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells Jeon Soo-il
How to Live on Earth Ahn Seul-gi
Let the Blue River Run Kang Mi-ja
A Man Who Was Superman Jeong Yoon-cheol
Night and Day Hong Sang-soo
Oishii Man Kim Jeong-jung
The Pit and the Pendulum Sohn Young-sung
Public Enemy Returns Kang Woo-suk
The Room Nearby Goh Tae-jeong
Sisters on the Road Boo Ji-young
Sunny Lee Joon-ik
Treeless Mountain So Yong Kim

Korean Cinema Retrospective

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

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

Awards

  • 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 by Jin Yang (China)
  • BIFF Mecenat Award: Mental by Soda Kazuhiro (Japan/United States) and Old Partner by Lee Chung-ryoul (South Korea)
  • 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 by So Yong Kim (United States/South Korea)
  • FIPRESCI Award: Jalainur by Zhao Ye (China)
  • KNN Award: 100 by Chris Martinez (Philippines)
  • The Asian Filmmaker of the Year: Gulnara Sarsenova
  • Korean Cinema Award: Richard Peña

References

  1. Lee, Min (October 2, 2008). "Pusan Film Festival opens amid Korean movie slump". Taiwan News. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. Park, Soo-mee (September 10, 2008). "Abdrashev's 'Stalin' marches into Pusan". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ""I Am Happy" to close S. Korea's international film festival". Yonhap News Agency. October 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  4. "Information | 13th Pusan International Film Festival". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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