The Busan International Film Festival announced joint winners in both of its prestige sections, the New Currents competition for emerging filmmakers and the Kim Jiseok showcase for works by establi…
.” In the same section, a special mention was made for “The Bargain,” by China’s Wang Qi.
The announcements were made on Friday morning at a press conference at which festival organizers critiqued matters such as levels of audience attendance, two delayed screenings and a new community outreach program. They confirmed that just one guest tested preliminary positive for COVID-19 while in Busan. Festival staff will be subjected to a further two weeks of additional testing.
The festival will close later in the day with a screening of Longman Leung’s Anita Mui biopic “Anita.”“Farewell, My Home Town” dir. Wang Er Zhuo “The Rapist” dir. Aparna Sen BIFF Mecenat AwardAsia section: “Self Portrait: Fairy Tale in 47KM” dir. Zhang Mengqi Special mention: “Sarira” Dir. Li Mingyang Busan Cinephile AwardDGK Megabox AwardCritic b AwardKBS Independent Film Award“The Apartment With Two Women” Dir.