Busan: Jury Head Mike Figgis Talks Korean Cinema Past and Present, Demands of the Role

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Mike Figgis

On his first visit to the South Korean festival, the Oscar-nominated director will preside over the New Currents section jury.

There’s a distinct focus on the future at the 24th edition of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), even in a year in which the Korean cinema industry has been celebrating its past.

In total this year, BIFF is presenting the current work of 13 directors who have previously been in the running for the festival’s main New Currents award, including its 2015 winner Yerlan Nurmukhambetov (Walnut Tree), who’s latest production The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time, co-directed by Japan’s Lisa Takeba, opened this 24th edition of the festival Thursday.........

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