Busan International Film Festival

Since 1996 Pusan Film Festival has become Asia’s flagship festival. In 2010 its 73year-old founder Kim Dong-ho stepped down, news which was received with many questions about succession and who could match accomplishments reached over the last 15 years:  a funding budget of over $5million, one of the world’s few major film markets, and changing the face of the industrial port town of Pusan (Busan) as a hub for the arts. With the announcement of the construction of a new arts centre in the vibe of the TIFF Lightbox, the Dureraum. The festival emphasizes both an art house and commercial programme, and is stringent on filmmaker attendance – supported by generous hospitality offers for participating films.