New Currents jury head Mike Figgis says the strength and diversity of the films selected augurs well for the future of Asian cinema
The 24th Busan International Film Festival has awarded its main New Currents prizes to the Iraq-Qatar co-production, films that jury head Mike Figgis said showed the emergence of exciting new talent.
"Tension is created from the beginning and is tightly maintained until the end. This is a mature, grown-up movie and the director exhibited a confidence and understanding of cinema language which set the film apart," the jury statement read.centers around the life of a young bookmaker and his efforts to stay alive on the bustling streets of Saigon.
BIFF will formally hand its awards out Saturday night before the world premiere of the closing film, the Lim Dae-hyung-directedOther productions to generate noise across BIFF’s 10-day run included Korean director Yoon Dan-bi’s aching family dramaThis year BIFF screened 299 films from 85 countries, with 118 world premieres. Total attendance across its 10-day run was 189,116.
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