Pusan 2005

The Unforgiven, by Yoon Jong-bin

One of the major events held on the Asian continent in the port city of Pusan, this festival, running from the 6th to the 14th of October, is known for it's vibrant programme and to-die-for retrospectives, this year honouring the 30th anniversary of the death of the great Lee Man-hee, and including a rare print of his Holiday, never before released for public viewing. The International Critics' Prize went to the Korean film by Yoon Jong-bin, The Unforgiven, which has its world premiere at Pusan.
Details of the prize

Reports

Make films, not war. The deep psychological scars of South Korea may not heal easily, but these issues are being examined by their filmmakers, including the much-admired Hong Sang-soo.

The Rising Sun Sets in Pusan. Twenty-one films from the Land of the Rising Sun screened at Pusan this year. Our Japanese colleague Akiko Kobari lends her pen to a discussion of them, and admires cinema's ability to draw countries closer. She writes: "There might be a sea between Japan and Korea, but in cinema we are already borderless."

The Sublime Cinema of Lee Man-hee. It was during the Golden Age of South Korean cinema that acclaimed director Lee Man-hee flourished – his films are revived in an impressive retrospective.

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