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31st Busan International Film Festival announces Carte Blanche selections and market expansion
Actor Fan Bingbing, director Kim Jeewoon, and cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo choose influential films for post-screening discussions as the festival expands its story market.
The short version
- The 31st Busan International Film Festival unveiled its Carte Blanche lineup, featuring film choices by actor Fan Bingbing, director Kim Jeewoon, and cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo.
- The festival's Busan Story Market expanded its offerings by introducing five Thai films for its new Remake IP section and adding four Hong Kong intellectual property titles.
- The main festival takes place October 6–15, while market sessions and pitching events run October 10–13.
Key facts
- The 31st Busan International Film Festival is scheduled for October 6–15 at the Busan Cinema Center and other locations.[Variety]
- Fan Bingbing selected Park Chan-wook's 'The Handmaiden' for the Carte Blanche program.[Variety]
- Kim Jeewoon chose George Miller's 'Mad Max' for the festival's lineup.[Variety]
- Hong Kyung-pyo selected Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Three Colours: Blue'.[Variety]
- The Busan Story Market introduced a Remake IP track featuring five Thai titles: 'Midnight Incense', 'Happy Monday(s)', 'Home for Rent', 'My Boo', and 'Congrats My Ex!'.[Variety]
- Four Hong Kong titles were added to the market line-up: three animated shorts ('Blacky the Metal Arm Cat', 'Cirkillation', and 'Tai Lung Fung – Full Throttle Kitchen') and one comic ('Disposable Dolly').[Variety]