18th Busan International Film Festival


The 18th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 3 to October 12, 2013 and was hosted by Aaron Kwok and Kang Soo-yeon.
The 10-day festival attracted 217,865 people despite the organizers having been forced to reschedule some events due to a typhoon. Upcoming filmmakers from South Korea and Mongolia won $30,000 for the New Currents Awards. Over 299 films from 70 countries were screened, with 94 world premieres and 40 international premieres. The event opened with Bhutanese film and closed with the South Korean film The Dinner.

Program

Opening Film

Gala Presentation

A Window on Asian Cinema

New Currents

Korean Cinema Today – Panorama

Korean Cinema Today – Vision

Korean Cinema Retrospective

Fly High, Run Far: The Making of Korean Master Im Kwon-taek

World Cinema

Flash Forward

Open Cinema

Special Program in Focus

Rogues, Rebels and Romantics: A Season of Irish Cinema

Unknown New Wave Central Asian Cinema

Park Cheol-soo Special Commemoration: Eternal Movie Youth

Midnight Passion

Wide Angle – Documentary Competition