The 15th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Han Ji-hye.
A total of 308 films from 67 countries were screened in 6 theaters, with a record 103 world premieres and 52 international premieres. The festival had a total attendance of 182,046.
During the event, festival director Kim Dong-ho announced the construction of the Busan Cinema Center, which will be the main venue of the festival in the future. Kim also announced his own retirement, having served as director since the festival was founded in 1996.
Program † World premiere †† International premiere
Opening Film English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries Under the Hawthorn Tree 山楂树之恋Shānzhāshù Zhī Liàn Zhang Yimou ChinaHong Kong, China ††
Gala Presentation English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries All About Love 得閒炒飯Duk haan chau faan Ann Hui Hong Kong, China Certified Copy Copie conforme Abbas Kiarostami IranFranceItaly Late Autumn 만추Manchu Kim Tae-yong South KoreaHong Kong, China Raavanan Mani Ratnam India Rolling Home with a Bull 소와 함께 여행하는 법Sowa Hamgge Yeonghaenghaneun Beom(lit. "How to Travel with a Cow") Yim Soon-rye South Korea † The Recipe 된장Doenjang(lit. "Soybean paste") Anna Lee South Korea † Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Oliver Stone United States When Love Comes 当爱来的时候 Chang Tso-chi Taiwan †
A Window on Asian Cinema English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries 13 Assassins 十三人の刺客Jūsannin no Shikaku Takashi Miike Japan A Beautiful Mistake 美麗的錯誤 Hui Zhou Lu ChinaHong Kong † Abraxas アブラクサスの祭Aburakusasu no Matsuri Naoki Kato Japan † Addicted to Love 老那Lao Na Lui Hao China Aftershock 唐山大地震Tángshān Dà Dìzhèn Feng Xiaogang China Au Revoir Taipei 一頁台北Yi yè Tái bei("First Page Taipei") Arvin Chen Taiwan Bi, Don't be Afraid! Bi, đừng sợ! Phan Dang Di VietnamGermanyFrance Blood Ties Magkakapatid(lit. "Siblings") Kim Homer Garcia Philippines †† Chassis Adolfo Alix Jr. Philippines † Clerk Subhadro Choudhury India †† Cold Fish 冷たい熱帯魚Tsumetai Nettaigyo Sion Sono Japan Dancing Chaplin ダンシング・チャップリンDansingu Chapurin Masayuki Suo Japan Donor Mark Meily Philippines †† Driverless 無人駕駛Wu Ren Jiashi Zhang Yang China †† Emir Chito S. Roño Philippines Gesher Vahid Vakilifar Iran Haru's Journey 春との旅Haru tono tabi Masahiro Kobayashi Japan Here Comes the Bride, My Mom! オカンの嫁入りOkan no Yomeiri Mipo Oh Japan †† Hi-So ไฮโซ Aditya Assarat Thailand † Karma Prasanna Jayakody Sri Lanka † Kites Anurag Basu IndiaUnited StatesMexico Love in a Puff 志明與春嬌 Pang Ho-cheung Hong Kong, China Magic and Loss 향기의 상실Hyanggiui Sangsil Lim Kahwai JapanMalaysiaSouth KoreaHong Kong, ChinaFrance † Mandoo Ebrahim Saeedi Iraq My Ex-wife's Wedding 戀愛吧Lian Ai Ba Lee Kung-lok ChinaHong Kong, China † My Mongolian Mother 額吉E Ji Ning Cai China † No. 89 Shimen Road Haolun Shu Hong Kong, ChinaNetherlands † Noise Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. India † Outrage アウトレイジAutoreiji Takeshi Kitano Japan Pear 梨 Zhang Ciyu China † Pinoy Sunday 台北星期天Táiběi Xīngqítiān(lit. "Taipei Sunday") Wi Ding Ho TaiwanPhilippinesJapan Please Do Not Disturb Lotfan mozahem nashavid Mohsen Abdolvahab Iran †† Railways RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語Railways 49-sai de Densha no Untenshi ni Natta Otoko no Monogatari Yoshinari Nishikori Japan Reign of Assassins 劍雨Jiàn Yǔ Su Chao-pinJohn Woo ChinaHong Kong, China Sandcastle 沙城 Boo Junfeng Singapore Son of Babylon ابن بابل Mohamed Al-Daradji IraqUnited KingdomFranceUnited Arab EmiratesEgypt Strangers in the City 行きずりの街Yukizuri no Machi Junji Sakamoto Japan †† Taipei Exchanges 第36個故事Di 36 ge gu shi Hsiao Ya-chuan Taiwan The Ditch 夹边沟Jiabiangou Wang Bing ChinaFranceBelgium The Drunkard 酒徒Jiu tu Freddie Wong Hong Kong, China The First Stone Ebrahim Forouzesh Iran † The Fourth Portrait 第四張畫 Chung Mong-hong Taiwan The Light Thief Свет-акеSvet-Ake Aktan Arym Kubat GermanyKyrgyzstanFrance The Little Comedian บ้านฉัน..ตลกไว้ก่อน (พ่อสอนไว้)Baan Chan Talok Wai Korn (Por Son Wai) Vithaya Thongyuyong Thailand †† The Red Eagle อินทรีแดงInsi Daeng Wisit Sasanatieng Thailand †† The Tiger Factory Woo Ming Jin MalaysiaJapan Toilet トイレットToiretto Naoko Ogigami JapanCanada †† Udaan उड़ान(lit. "Flight") Vikramaditya Motwane India Villain 悪人Akunin Lee Sang-il Japan Virgin Goat Laadli Laila Murali Nair IndiaFrance †† Wangliang's Ideal 王良的理想 Gao Xiong Jie China † Wararaifu!! ワラライフ!!Wararaifu!!("What a Life!!/What a Wonderful Life!!") Yūichi Kimura Japan †† Welcome to Shama Town 決戰剎馬鎮Juézhàn Shàmǎ Zhèn Li Weiran China †† Year Without a Summer Tan Chui Mui Malaysia † Zoom Hunting 猎艳 Cho Li Taiwan
New Currents English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries Ashamed 창피해Changpihae Kim Soo-hyeon South Korea † Bleak Night 파수꾼Pasuggun(lit. "The Lookout") Yoon Sung-hyun South Korea † Eternity Tee Rak Sivaroj Kongsakul Thailand † Floating Lives CÁNH ĐỒNG BẤT TẬN Quang Binh Nguyen Phan VietnamSingapore † Lover's Discourse 恋人絮语Lian Ren Xu Yu Hong Kong, China Derek TsangJimmy Wan † Memories in March Sanjoy Nag India † My Spectacular Theatre Lu Yang China † Sampaguita, National Flower Francis Xavier Pasion Philippines †† Strawberry Cliff 贖命Shú Mìng Chris Chow Hong Kong, ChinaUnited StatesFrance † The Journals of Musan 무산일기Musanilgi Park Jung-bum South Korea † The Old Donkey 老驢頭 Li Ruijun China † The Quarter of Scarecrows Garaqi daholakan Hassan-Ali Mahmoud Iran † Ways of the Sea Halaw Sheron Dayoc Philippines ††
Korean Cinema Today - Panorama English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries Acoustic 어쿠스틱Eokuseutik Yoo Sang-hun South Korea † Boy 굿바이 보이Gootbayi Boyi(lit. "Goodbye, Boy") Roh Hong-jin South Korea † Come, Closer 조금만 더 가까이Jogeumman Deo Gaggayi Kim Jong-kwan South Korea † Funny Neighbors 수상한 이웃들Soosanghan Yiutdeul Yang Young-chul South Korea † Hahaha 하하하 Hong Sang-soo South Korea Moss 이끼Iggi Kang Woo-suk South Korea No Doubt 돌이킬 수 없는Dolyigil Soo Eobtneun Park Soo-young South Korea † Poetry 시Si Lee Chang-dong South Korea Secret Reunion 의형제Uihyeongje(lit. "Sworn Brothers" or "Blood Brothers") Jang Hoon South Korea The Actresses 여배우들Yeobaeudeul E J-yong South Korea The Housemaid 하녀Hanyeo Im Sang-soo South Korea The Man from Nowhere 아저씨Ajeossi Lee Jeong-beom South Korea
Korean Cinema Today - Vision English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries Anti Gas Skin 방독피Bang Dok Pi Kim GokKim Sun South Korea Dance Town 댄스타운Daenseutawoon Jeon Kyu-hwan South Korea† Dooman River 두만강Doo Man Kang Zhang Lu South Korea Father Is a Dog 아버지는 개다Abeojineun Gaeda Lee Sang-woo South Korea † If You Were Me 5 시선 너머Siseon Neomeo Kang Yi-kwan Boo Ji-young Yoon Sung-hyun Kim Dae-seung Shin Dong-il South Korea † Ordinary Days 평범한 날들Pyungbumhan Naldeul Inan South Korea † Read My Lips 할 수 있는 자가 구하라Hal Soo Itneun Jaga Guhara Yoon Seong-ho South Korea † Re-encounter 혜화,동Hyehwa, Dong(lit. "Hye-hwa, Child") Min Yong-keun South Korea † Second Half 맛있는 인생Matyitneun Insaeng David Cho South Korea † Yeosu 려수Ryeosu Jin Kwang-kyo South Korea †
Korean Cinema Retrospective
All That She Allows : Star, Actress, and Jimi Kim English title Director(s) Production country/countries Dream Shin Sang-ok South Korea Eul-hwa Byun Jang-ho South Korea How’s Your Wife? Lee Seong-gu South Korea Kilsodeum Shin Sang-ok South Korea Promise of the Flesh Kim Ki-young South Korea The Land Kim Soo-yong South Korea The Tiger Moth Jo Hae-won South Korea Three o’clock P.M. in a Rainy Day Park Jong-ho South Korea Ticket Im Kwon-taek South Korea Under the Sky of Seoul Lee Hyung-pyo South Korea
World Cinema English title Original title Director(s) Production country/countries 3 Backyards Eric Mendelsohn United States A Small Town Called Descent Jamil XT Qubeka Republic of South Africa †† A Useful Life La vida útil Federico Veiroj UruguaySpain A Woman Giada Colagrande ItalyUnited States †† And on the Third Day ...Be yom hashlishi Moshe Ivgy Israel †† Archipelago Joanna Hogg United Kingdom † Asleep in the Sun Dormir al sol Alejandro Chomski Argentina † Aurora Cristi Puiu RomaniaFranceSwitzerlandGermany Basilicata Coast to Coast Rocco Papaleo Italy Between Two Fires Agnieszka Lukasiak SwedenPoland †† Bibliotheque Pascal Szabolcs Hajdu HungaryGermany Bollywood Dream Bollywood Dream - O Sonho Bollywoodiano Beatriz Seigner BrazilIndiaUnited States†† By Day and By Night De día y de noche Alejandro Molina Mexico † Chantrapas შანტრაპა Otar Iosseliani FranceGeorgia Crying Out À l'origine d'un cri Robert Aubert Canada †† Dance Marathon Magdalena Holland-Lazariewicz Poland † Desert Stephen Kang New Zealand † Donoma Djinn Carrénard France † Dreamland Ivan Sen Australia †† First Night Chris Menaul United Kingdom †† Forever Young Pau Freixas Spain †† Gastarbeiter Yusup Razykov Russia Gigola Laure Charpentier France Heartbeats Les Amours imaginaires Xavier Dolan Canada Honey Bal Semih Kaplanoğlu TurkeyGermany How I Ended This Summer Как я провёл этим летомKak ya provyol etim letom Alexei Popogrebski Russia If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier Florin Șerban RomaniaSweden Illegal Illégal Olivier Masset-Depasse BelgiumLuxembourgFrance Imani Caroline Kamya Uganda Incendies Denis Villeneuve Canada Inside America Barbara Eder Austria Knifer Macherovgaltis Yannis Economides Greece † Kosmos Reha Erdem TurkeyBulgaria Life, Above All Oliver Schmitz Republic of South AfricaGermany Little Baby Jesus of Flandr En waar de sterre bleef stille staan Gust Van Den Berghe Belgium Little Rose Różyczka Jan Kidawa-Błoński Poland Live! Zhit Yuri Bykov Russia †† Love Is All We Need Jorge Duran Brazil Malavoglia Pasquale Scimeca Italy Mamma Gógó Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Iceland Morgen Marian Crișan RomaniaFranceHungary Mother of Asphalt Majka asfalta Dalibor Matanić Croatia †† My Joy Счастье моёSchastye moyoЩастя моєShchastya moye Sergei Loznitsa GermanyUkraineNetherlands Ocean Black Marion Hänsel BelgiumFrance October Octubre Daniel Vega VidalDiego Vega Vidal PeruVenezuelaSpain Of Gods and Men Des hommes et des dieux(lit. "Of Men and of Gods") Xavier Beauvois France On the Path Na putu Jasmila Žbanić Bosnia and HerzegovinaAustriaGermanyCroatia On Tour Tournée Mathieu Amalric FranceGermany Oranges and Sunshine Jim Loach United KingdomAustralia † Orly Angela Schanelec GermanyFrance Outside the Law Hors-la-loiخارجون عن القانون Rachid Bouchareb FranceAlgeriaBelgiumTunisie Portraits in a Sea of Lies Carlos Gaviria ColombiaRepublic of South Africa Potiche François Ozon France Return of Sergeant Lapins Seržanta Lapiņa atgriešanās Gatis Šmits LatviaSweden † Silence Lies Tromper le silence Julie Hivon Canada †† Sound of Noise Ola SimonssonJohannes Stjärne Nilsson SwedenFrance State of Violence Khalo Matabane Republic of South of AfricaFrance The Albanian Der AlbanerShqiptari Johannes Naber GermanyAlbania The Edge КрайKray Alexei Uchitel Russia The Fading Light Ivan Kavanagh Ireland †† The Four Times Le Quattro Volte Michelangelo Frammartino ItalyGermanySwitzerland The Last Flight of the Flamingo João Ribeiro PortugalSpainItalyFranceMozambiqueBrazil The Names of Love Le Nom des gens Michel Leclerc France †† The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams Sinem SakaogluJesper Møller GermanyFrance †† The Silence Das letzte Schweigen Baran bo Odar Germany The Truce Svetlana Proskurina Russia The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell Quincas Berro d'Água Sérgio Machado Brazil Three Minutes. 21:37 Maciej Ślesicki Poland †† Tomorrow Will Be Better Jutro bedzie lepiej Dorota Kędzierzawska PolandJapan †† Twice a Woman 2 fois une femme François Delisle Canada † Voice Over Zad kadar Svetoslav Ovtcharov Bulgaria †† Wasted on the Young Ben C. Lucas Australia We Believed Noi credevamo Mario Martone ItalyFrance †† White White World Beli, beli svet Oleg Novkovic Serbia Widows on Thursdays Las viudas de los jueves Marcelo Piñeyro ArgentinaSpain
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