2009 (14th) Pusan International Film Festival

Profile

• Film Festival: 14th Pusan International Film Festival
• Period: October 8th-16th, 2009
• Location: Busan, South Korea
• Screenings: 355 films
• Premieres: 98 World Premiers / 46 International Premieres
• Attendence: 173,516

Notes

1. Official poster for the 14th Pusan International Film Festival is based on the abstract painting "Song of the Night" by Jeum-sik Jeong and designed by Soon-dae Choi.
2. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang & Terri Kwan presided on the "New Currents" jury and Tan Chui Mui & Ji-tae Yu presided on the "Wide Angle" jury.

Awards

• New Currents Award: Kick Off (Shawkat Amin Korki) / I'm in Trouble! (Sang-min So)

Special Mention: Squalor

• Flash Forward Award: Last Cowboy Standing (Zaida Bergroth)

Special Mention: Miss Kicki (Hakon Liu)

• Sonje Award: (Shot Film Competition): Somewhere Unreached (Jae-won Kim) / Rare Fish (Basil Vassili Mironer)
• PIFF Mecenat Award: (Documentary Competition): Earth's Woman (Woo-jung Kwon) / The Other Song (Saba Dewan)
• Fipresci Award: Kick Off (Shawkat Amin Korki)
• NETPAC Award: Paju (Chan-ok Park)
• KNN Movie Award: (Audience Award): Lan (Wenli Jiang)

East Asian Films @ 14th Pusan International Film Festival

Opening

• "Good Morning President" - Jang Jin (South Korea) * World Premiere

Closing

• "The Message" - Qunshu Gao, Kuo-fu Chen (China) * International Premiere

Gala Presentation

• "A Little Pond" - Sang-woo Lee (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Chengdu, I Love You" - Jian Cui, Fruit Chan (China)
• "I Come with the Rain" - Anh Hung Tran (France/U.S.)
• "In My End is My Beginning" - Kyu-dong Min (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Symbol" - Hitoshi Matsumoto (Japan)
• "The Fair Love" - Yeon-sik Shin (South Korea) * World Premiere

A Window on Asian Cinema

• "15 Malaysia" - various (Malaysia) * World Premiere
• "A White Night" - Masahiro Kobayashi (Japan) * International Premiere
• "Accident" - Pou-Soi Cheang (Hong Kong)
• "Adrift" - Chuyen Bui Thac (Vietnam)
• "Affliction" - Richard Somes (Philippines)
• "Air Doll" - Hirokazu Koreeda (Japan)
• "At the End of Daybreak - Yuhang Ho (Malaysia)/(Hong Kong)
• "Children Metal Divers - Ralston Jover (Philippines)
• "City of Life and Death - Chuan Lu (China)
• "Dear Doctor - Miwa Nishikawa (Japan)
• "Don't Burn - Nhat Minh Dang (Vietnam)
• "Face - Ming-liang Tsai (France)/(Taiwan)
• "The Happiness of Kati - Genwaii Thongdeenok (Thailand)
• "Here - Tzu Nyen Ho (Singapore)
• "How are you, Dad? - Tso-chi Chang (Taiwan) * International Premiere
• "Itsuji Itao's King of the Escape - Itsuji Itao (Japan) * International Premiere
• "Judge - Jie Liu (China)
• "Kanikosen - Hiroyuki Tanaka (Japan)
• "Karaoke - Chris Chong Chan Fui (Malaysia)
• "Killer Virgin Road" - Goro Kishitani (Japan) * International Premiere
• "Lola" - Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
• "Memory of Love" - Chao Wang (China)/(France)
• "Night and Fog" - Ann Hui (Hong Kong)
• "Nymph - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Thailand)
• "One Night in Supermarket - Qing Yang (China)
• "Parade - Isao Yukisada (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Prince of Tears - Yonfan (Taiwan)
• "Sawasdee Bangkok - various (Thailand)
• "Sun Spots" - Heng Yang (China)(Hong Kong)
• "Taipei 24H - various (Taiwan) * International Premiere
• "Talentime" - Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia)
• "Tears - Wen-Tang Cheng (Taiwan) * World Premiere
• "Tetsuo: The Bullet Man" - Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan)
• "The Blue Mansion" - Glen Goei (Singapore)/(Malaysia) * World Premiere
• "The Legend Is Alive" - Luu Huynh (Vietnam)
• "The Rainbow Troops" - Riri Riza (Indonesia)
• "The Two Horses of Genghis Khan - Byambasuren Davaa (Germany)/(Mongolia)
• "The Warmest" - Wulan Tana (China) * World Premiere
• "Toad's Oil" - Koji Yakusho (Japan)
• "Weaving Girl" - Wang Quanan (China)
• "Where Are You?" - Masahiro Kobayashi (Japan)
• "Woman On Fire Looks For Water" - Ming Jin Woo (Malaysia)/(South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Yang Yang" - Yu-Chieh Cheng (Taiwan)

New Currents

• "Dead Slowly" - Rita Hui (Hong Kong) * World Premiere
• "I'm in Trouble!" - Sang-min So (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Lan" - Wenli Jiang (China) * World Premiere
• "Lost Paradise in Tokyo" - Kazuya Shiraishi (Japan) * International Premiere
• "Mundane History" - Anocha Suwichakornpong (Thailand) * World Premiere
• "My Daughter" - Charlotte Lim (Malaysia)
• "Paju" - Chan-ok Park (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Squalor" - G.B. Sampedro (Philippines) * International Premiere

Korean Cinema Today - Panorama

• "Cafe Noir" - Seong-il Jeong (South Korea)
• "Castaway on the Moon" - Hae-jun Lee (South Korea)
• "Haeundae" - Je-gyun Yun (South Korea)
• "Like You Know It All" - Sang-soo Hong (South Korea)
• "Loveholic" - Chil-in Kwon (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Maybe" - Ji-hong Ju (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Mother" - Joon-ho Bong (South Korea)
• "Running Turtle" - Yeon-woo Lee (South Korea)
• "The Executioner" - Jin-ho Choi (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Thirst" - Chan-wook Park (South Korea) * World Premiere (extended cut)
• "Tokyo Taxi" - Tae-sik Kim (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Vegetarian" - Woo-seong Lim (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Where Are You Going?" - Cheol-woong Park (South Korea) * World Premiere

Korean Cinema Today - Vision

• "Break Away - Hee-il Leesong (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Dear Music: That is, their fantasy heading for the sea" - Seong-oh Park (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Drifting Away" - Dong-won Kim (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Enlightenment Film" - Dong-hoon Park (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Lost & Found" - Kye-su Jeon (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Mongsil" - Ji-sang Lee (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Moscow" - Cheol-min Hwang (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Our Fantastic 21st Century" - Hyeong-ki Ryu (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Viewfinder" - Kim Jeong (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Wish" - Seong-han Lee (South Korea) * World Premiere

World Cinema

• "A Brand New Life" - Ounie Lecomte (Korea)/(France)
• "She, a Chinese" - Xiaolu Guo (UK)/(France)/(Germany)

Open Cinema

• "A Good Husband" - Isao Yukisada (Japan) * World Premiere
• "John Rabe" - Florian Gallenberger (Germany)/(France)/(China)
• "Yatterman" - Takashi Miike (Japan)

Flash Forward

• "Miss Kicki" - Hakon Liu (Sweden)/(Taiwan) * World Premiere

Midnight Passion

• "Be My Guest" - Su-yeong Park (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Be With Me" - various (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "Crows Zero II" - Takashi Miike (Japan)
• "Higanjima" - Tae-gyun Kim (Korea)/(Japan) * World Premiere
• "Murderer" - Roy Chow Hing-Yeung (Hong Kong)
• "The Robbers" - Shupeng Yang (China) * World Premiere

Wide Angle - Documentary Showcase

• "Dance of Time" - Il-gon Song (South Korea)
• "Sona, the Other Myself" - Yang Yong-Hi (South Korea) *World Premiere

Filipino Independent Film Special: Mabuhay! Pinoy Indi-Cinema!

• "The Execution of P" (Kinatay) - Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)