Organisers of Asia's top film festival, BIFF, warn that a surge of global interest in the South Korean movie “Parastine” masks a damaging underinvestment in local independent cinema
In a file photo taken on October 12, 2017, people attend the opening ceremony of the 22nd Busan International Film Festival at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan.
The film is a crowning achievement for veteran director Bong, whose works have been lauded by the likes of Quentin Tarantino and two-time collaborator Tilda Swinton. Nam said investors and cinema chains needed to help smaller independent productions find an audience in a market dominated by Hollywood-funded blockbusters.
"Leaving Las Vegas" director Mike Figgis will head the jury for the festival's main awards, while Japanese auteur Kore-eda Hirokazu will be in town to collect the Asian filmmaker of the year award and to present his latest feature, "The Truth".
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