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25th Busan International Film Festival

The 25th Busan International Film Festival took place on October 21 to 30, 2020 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. A total of 192 films from 68 countries were screened at the festival, the numbers reduced from the previous edition.

Juries
New CurrentsMira Nair, Indian-American director, Head Juror • Thierry Jobin, Swiss film critic, Fribourg International Film Festival artistic director • Haegue Yang, South Korean visual artist Kim Jiseok AwardZhao Tao, Chinese actress • Jung Sung-il, South Korean film critic and director • Mouly Surya, Indonesian director BIFF Mecenat AwardNick Deocampo, Filipino director • Park Inho, South Korean film critic • Chalida Uabumrungjit, Thai archive director Sonje AwardIfa Isfansyah, Indonesian director • Kim Yi-seok, South Korean film professor • Sharipa Urazbayeva, Uzbekistani director Actor and Actress of the YearChu Sang-mi, South Korean actress and director • Jung Jin-young, South Korean actor and director FIPRESCI Award • Sanja Struna, Slovenian film critic • Sung Il-kwon, South Korean film critic • Alin Taciyan, FIPRESCI deputy secretary NETPAC Award • Riccardo Gelli, Florence Korean Film Festival director • Kim Kyoung-wook, South Korean film critic • Hassan Muthalib, Malaysian writer, film critic, and film historian DGK Megabox Award • Kim Ho-jun, South Korean director • Lee Sang-cheol, South Korean director • Cho Chang-ho, South Korean director KBS Independent Film AwardJeong Jae-eun, South Korean director • Ju Sung-chul, South Korean film critic • Kwak Sin-ae, South Korean film producer CGK&SamyangXEEN Award • Nam Dong-keun, South Korean cinematographer • Park Jung-hun, South Korean cinematographer • Sung Seung-taek, South Korean cinematographer ==Official selection==
Official selection
Opening and closing films Gala Presentation Icons A Window on Asian Cinema :Highlighted titles and daggers () indicate Kim Joseok Award winners. New Currents :Highlighted titles and daggers () indicate New Currents winners. :Highlighted title and double-dagger () indicate FIPRESCI Award winner. :Hashtag () indicates KTH Award winner. :Down-arrow () indicates CGK&SamyangXEEN Award winner. Korean Cinema Today Panorama Vision :Highlighted title and dagger () indicate NETPAC Award winner. :Highlighted titles and double-daggers () indicate DGK MEGABOX Award winners. :Section sign (§) indicates CGV Arthouse Award winner. :Hashtag () indicates KTH Award winner. :Up-arrow () indicates KBS Independent Film Award winner. World Cinema Flash Forward :Highlighted title and dagger () indicate Flash Forward winner. Wide Angle Korean Short Film Competition :Highlighted title and dagger () indicate Sonje Award winner. Asian Short Film Competition :Highlighted title and dagger () indicate Sonje Award winner. Documentary Competition :Highlighted titles and daggers () indicate BIFF Mecenat Award winners. Documentary Showcase Open Cinema ==Awards==
Awards
The following awards were presented at the 25th edition: • New Currents AwardA Balance by Yujiro Harumoto • Three by Ruslan Pak • Kim Jiseok AwardDrowning in Holy Water by Navid Mahmoudi • The Slaughterhouse by Abbas Amini • BIFF Mecenat AwardThe Art of Living in Danger by Mina Keshavarz • Sister J by Lee Soo-jung • Sonje AwardGeorgia by Jayil Pak • Mountain Cat by Lkhagvadulam Purev-OchirActor & Actress of the Year AwardActor of the Year: Ji Soo for Our Joyful Summer DaysActress of the Year: Lim Seong-mi for FighterFlash Forward AwardTigers by Ronnie Sandahl • FIPRESCI AwardSummer Blur by Han Shuai • NETPAC AwardFighter by Jéro Yun • DGK MEGABOX AwardYoung Adult Matters by Lee Hwan • Good Person by Jung Wook • CGV Arthouse AwardGood Person by Jung Wook • KTH AwardSnowball by Lee Woo-jung • Young Adult Matters by Lee Hwan • KBS Independent Film AwardLimecrime by Lee Seung-hwan and Yoo Jae-wook • CGK&SamyangXEEN AwardSnowball – Cinematography by Lee Jae-u ==References==
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