Actor Song Kang-ho is posing at the red carpet event at the opening ceremony of the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan on the afternoon of the 4th. 2023.10.4/Senior Reporter Jeong Ji-yoon Actor Zhou Lun-fa is posing while attending the opening ceremony red carpet event of the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held at the Busan Film Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan on the afternoon of the 4th. 2023.10.4/Senior Reporter Jeong Ji-yoon
Gye-na (Go Ah-seong), an office worker in her late 20s, wakes up crying every morning. It takes two hours to get from my house in Incheon to my office in Gangnam, Seoul. In a company, you become a cog and turn the wheel. But I don’t know why I’m rolling this wheel or where it’s going. Kye: She hates the terrible winters in Korea. She hates unreasonable instructions from her boss. Gye-na hates Korea.
movie <한국이 싫어서>depicts the story of Gye-na, a penguin who hates the cold, leaving Korea and heading to New Zealand. <한여름의 판타지아> <최악의 하루>Directed by Jang Geon-jae. This film, which asks ‘what is happiness’ through what the young generation experiences while living and leaving Korea, is the opening film of the 28th Busan International Film Festival, which opened on the 4th. This festival started in a somewhat depressed atmosphere due to the so-called ‘weak international situation’ and the sluggish performance of Korean films.
Director Jang Geon-jae is giving a greeting at the press conference for the opening film ‘Because I Hate Korea’ of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held at the Busan Cinema Center’s Middle Theater in Haeundae-gu, Busan on the afternoon of the 4th. To Director Jang’s right are actors Joo Jong-hyuk and Kim Woo-gyeom. Yonhap News Director Jang Geon-jae opened the 28th Busan International Film Festival. <한국이 싫어서>A scene from . Provided by Busan International Film Festival
Director Jang read the book in the fall of 2015, when the original novel was published. At a press conference held this afternoon at the Central Theater of the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan, he said, “The period from 2014 to 2016 was a time when Korean society experienced great changes such as the Sewol Ferry disaster, the Gangnam Station murder case, and the MeToo movement, and this novel was in the middle of it.” I was interested in a novel that spoke openly about contemporary Korean society through the female protagonist’s voice. “She wanted to translate that voice into film,” she explained.
The film festival will officially screen 209 films from 69 countries around the world from this day to the 14th. Domestic and foreign stars, including actor Song Kang-ho, who served as the opening ceremony host, popular Chinese actor Fan Bingbing, and Korean-American actor Steven Yeun, will grace the film festival.
Hong Kong’s representative actor Zhou Lun-fa, who was selected as the winner of this year’s Asian Film Actor Award following Liang Chao-wei (梁朝偉) last year, is also visiting Busan. Zhou Runpa’s new work <원 모어 찬스>Representative works, including <영웅본색> <와호장룡> Three films will be specially screened. Zhou Runpa is with the Korean audience. <원 모어 찬스>We plan to spend a special time watching.
A special screening event will also be held to commemorate actress Yoon Jeong-hee and Japanese film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed away in January and March, respectively. David Fincher’s <더 킬러>by Yorgos Lanthimos <가여운 것들>by Ken Loach <나의 올드 오크>by Hirokazu Kore-eda <괴물> Films by world-renowned masters such as Busan are scheduled to meet audiences in Busan.
<미나리>(Isak Jeong) and <패스트 라이브즈>A special exhibition titled ‘Korean American Special Exhibition: Korean Diaspora’ will also be held, introducing the works of Korean-American filmmakers who are currently attracting attention in Hollywood, including (Celine Song). Directed by Chinese director Ning Hao and starring Liu Dehua. <영화의 황제>The festival is scheduled to end with this.
Actress Park Eun-bin is posing at the red carpet event at the opening ceremony of the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan on the afternoon of the 4th. 2023.10.4/Senior Reporter Jeong Ji-yoon Actress Fan Bingbing is posing at the red carpet event at the opening ceremony of the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan on the afternoon of the 4th. 2023.10.4/Senior Reporter Jeong Ji-yoon Actress Rie Miyazawa is posing at the red carpet event at the opening ceremony of the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held at the Busan Film Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan on the afternoon of the 4th. 2023.10.4/Senior Reporter Jeong Ji-yoon
This film festival was held in an unprecedented situation where the entire leadership position was vacant due to personnel issues and sexual harassment controversy. Led by Chief Programmer Nam Dong-cheol, we have set up an agency system and prepared for the film festival. At the opening ceremony to open the festival, actor Song Kang-ho welcomed guests on behalf of the chairman and executive chairman. As the budget, size of invited works, and some forum events were also reduced compared to previous years, concerns were raised about whether the event could be held safely.
On this day <한국이 싫어서> Acting Executive Chairman Nam Dong-cheol, who attended the press conference, expressed confidence, saying, “We did our best to prepare” despite the negative news. “There were many difficulties, but I think we prepared well. “There is a lot to prepare and prepare, so I hope you will come and enjoy it.”
