30th Pusan sieh Busan - der frühere Name ist Pusan

Korea, October 6 - October 14 2005

The jury

Dave Kehr (US), Martin Andersson (Sweden), Sergei Lavrentiev (), Akiko Kobari (Japan), Okhee Han ()

Awarded films

The Unforgiven by Yoon Jong-bin
(South Korea, 2005, 121 mins)

Reports

Make Films, Not War By Martin Andersson by Martin Andersson
The Rising Sun Sets in Pusan By Akiko Kobari by Akiko Kobari
The Sublime Cinema of Lee Man-hee By Sergei Lavrentiev by Sergei Lavrentiev

One of the major events held on the Asian continent in the port city of Pusan, this festival, running from the 6th to the 14th of October, is known for it’s vibrant programme and to-die-for retrospectives, this year honouring the 30th anniversary of the death of the great Lee Man-hee, and including a rare print of his Holiday, never before released for public viewing. The International Critics’ Prize went to the Korean film by Yoon Jong-bin, The Unforgiven, which has its world premiere at Pusan.