By AFP
SEOUL: An Iranian movie a few disabled father who takes care of his paralysed son will open Asia’s greatest movie competition subsequent month, organisers stated on Wednesday as the occasion returns to “fully normal” for the primary time for the reason that pandemic began.
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will run from October 5-14 and have 243 films from 71 nations, together with 89 that can have their world premiere.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the competition was decreased to a fraction of its ordinary scale in 2020 whereas final yr’s version passed off with social distancing measures.
But subsequent month, the annual occasion within the South Korean port metropolis might be “fully normalised for the first time in three years since Covid-19,” competition director Huh Moon-young advised reporters.
“We feel fortunate to be able to play the role of Asia’s best film festival again.”
The upcoming version will open with Iranian filmmaker Hadi Mohaghegh’s “Scent of Wind”, which tells the story of a father and a son — each of whom have disabilities — dwelling in a distant village.
Mohaghegh’s movie is “very small and quiet, but it’s really a great movie that has a tremendous amount of resonance and emotion that cannot be compared to its size,” Huh stated.
Japanese director Kei Ishikawa’s drama “A Man”, a few widow who discovers sudden truths about her late husband, will shut the version.
The movie is “elegant and calm”, competition director Huh stated, whereas providing a memorable exploration of identification and belonging.
SEOUL: An Iranian movie a few disabled father who takes care of his paralysed son will open Asia’s greatest movie competition subsequent month, organisers stated on Wednesday as the occasion returns to “fully normal” for the primary time for the reason that pandemic began.
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will run from October 5-14 and have 243 films from 71 nations, together with 89 that can have their world premiere.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the competition was decreased to a fraction of its ordinary scale in 2020 whereas final yr’s version passed off with social distancing measures.
But subsequent month, the annual occasion within the South Korean port metropolis might be “fully normalised for the first time in three years since Covid-19,” competition director Huh Moon-young advised reporters.
“We feel fortunate to be able to play the role of Asia’s best film festival again.”
The upcoming version will open with Iranian filmmaker Hadi Mohaghegh’s “Scent of Wind”, which tells the story of a father and a son — each of whom have disabilities — dwelling in a distant village.
Mohaghegh’s movie is “very small and quiet, but it’s really a great movie that has a tremendous amount of resonance and emotion that cannot be compared to its size,” Huh stated.
Japanese director Kei Ishikawa’s drama “A Man”, a few widow who discovers sudden truths about her late husband, will shut the version.
The movie is “elegant and calm”, competition director Huh stated, whereas providing a memorable exploration of identification and belonging.
