Asia's biggest film festival back in top form in 2022

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Movie stars, directors and fans descended on South Korea’s port town of Busan Wednesday as Asia’s largest film festival returned at full power post-pandemic<br> Movie stars, directors and fans descended on South Korea’s port town of Busan Wednesday as Asia’s largest film festival returned at full power post-pandemic, with an Iranian film opening the event.<br> Top Korean actors and Asian stars including Hong Kong’s legendary Tony Leung are set to attend the Busan International Film Festival, which opened with a red carpet event and will run until October 14.<br> South Korea has cemented its status as a global cultural powerhouse in recent years, thanks in part to the explosive success of the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” and the Netflix series “Squid Game”.<br> But due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Busan festival was reduced to a fraction of its usual scale in 2020, while last year’s edition took place with a number of social distancing measures.<br> But the festival is back with no restrictions for 2022, with high-profile guests such as Japan’s famed filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda flying in to discuss their latest projects.<br> “We feel fortunate to be able to play the role of Asia’s best film festival again,” festival director Huh Moon-young told reporters last month.<br> The festival will feature 243 movies from 71 countries, including 89 that will have their world premiere.<br> The festival opened with Iranian filmmaker Hadi Mohaghegh’s “Scent of Wind”<br> Hosts South Korea are well-represented, with K-pop megastar and actress IU joining Kore-eda to discuss their film “Broker” — which was featured at the Cannes film festival earlier this year.<br> The festival opened with Iranian filmmaker Hadi Mohaghegh’s “Scent of Wind”, which tells the story of a father and a son — both of whom have disabilities Фільми з українською озвучкою – kinogo-ua.com (kinogo-ua.com)- living in a remote village.<br> – Celebrating Tony Leung -<br> Hong Kong’s acclaimed actor Tony Leung has been selected as the recipient of Busan’s “Asian Cineaste of the Year” prize.<br> The festival will screen six films featuring Leung, who will be in Busan to receive the award and meet with festival goers.<br> Leung, 60, is best known for his collaborations with famed director Wong Kar-wai, and picked the six films himself — which include Wong’s “In the Mood for Love” (2000) and “Happy Together” (1997).<br> Other anticipated screenings include Korean-Canadian director Anthony Shim’s “Riceboy Sleeps,” which tells the story of a Korean immigrant single mother, said the festival’s programmer Nam Dong-chul.<br> “The movie is expected to become the next ‘Minari’,” Nam said, referring to a 2020 drama about South Korean immigrants in the United States, which received rave reviews and a slew of awards, including the best supporting actress Oscar.<br> Four South Korean top stars — Kang Dong-won, Han Ji-min, Lee Young-ae and Ha Jung-woo — will meet with fans in Busan to talk about their life and work.<br> Japanese director Kei Ishikawa’s drama “A Man” — about a widow who discovers unexpected truths about her late husband — will close the edition.<br>

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