# 14th Busan International Film Festival

The 14th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 8 to October 16, 2009, in Busan, South Korea.
A total of 355 films from over 70 countries were screened, beating the record set in the last festival. With a total attendance of 173,516, it had 98 world premieres and 46 international premieres.
The 9.9 billion won event opened with the South Korean film Good Morning President, directed by Jang Jin and closed with the Chinese film The Message, directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu.

## Program

    † World premiere
    †† International premiere
    Award winner

### Opening Film

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Good Morning President | 굿모닝 프레지던트 Gutmoning peurejideonteu | Jang Jin | South Korea | † |

### Gala Presentation

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| A Little Pond | 작은 연못 Jakeun yeonmot | Lee Saang-woo | South Korea | † |
| Chengdu, I Love You | 成都我爱你 Chengdu, Wo Ai Ni | Cui Jian Fruit Chan | China | |
| I Am Love | Io sono l'amore | Luca Guadagnino | Italy | † |
| I Come with the Rain | | Tran Anh Hung | France United States | |
| In My End Is My Beginning | 끝과 시작 Ggeutgwa sijak | Min Kyu-dong | South Korea | † |
| The Recipe | 된장 Doenjang (lit. "Soybean paste") | Anna Lee | South Korea | † |
| Symbol | しんぼる Shinboru | Hitoshi Matsumoto | Japan | |
| The Fair Love | 페어 러브 Pe-eo Reobeu | Shin Yeon-shick | South Korea | † |

### A Window on Asian Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| 15 Malaysia | | Directors: Woo Ming Jin Jordan Suleiman Kamal Sabran Ho Yuhang Liew Seng Tat Benji Lim Mussadique Suleiman Ron Nam Bahir Yeusuff Khairil Bahar Johan John Linus Chung Desmond Ng James Lee Yasmin Ahmad Amir Muhammad | Malaysia | † |
| A White Night | 白夜 Byakuya | Masahiro Kobayashi | Japan | †† |
| Accident | 意外 Yì Wài | Soi Cheang | Hong Kong | |
| Adrift | Chơi vơi | Bui Thac Chuyen | Vietnam | |
| Affliction | | Richard Somes | Philippines | |
| Air Doll | 空気人形 Kūki Ningyō | Hirokazu Koreeda | Japan | |
| Ashkan, the Charmed Ring and Other Stories | اشکان، انگشتر متبرک و چند داستان دیگر Ashkan, angoshtar-e motebarek va dastan-haye digar | Shahram Mokri | Iran | †† |
| At the End of Daybreak | 心魔 Shah Mo | YuHang Ho | Malaysia Hong Kong | |
| Between Two Worlds | Ahasin Wetei | Vimukthi Jayasundara | Sri Lanka France | |
| City of Life and Death | 南京! 南京! Nanjing! Nanjing! | Lu Chuan | China | |
| Children Metal Divers | Bakal Boys (lit. Metal Boys) | Raltson Jover | Philippines | |
| Dear Doctor | ディア・ドクター Dia Dokuta | Miwa Nishikawa | Japan | |
| Don't Burn | Đừng Đốt | Đặng Nhật Minh | Vietnam | |
| Face | | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan France | |
| God Lives in The Himalayas | | Sanjay Srinivas | Nepal India | †† |
| Happiness of Kati | ความสุขของกะท | Genwaii Thongdeenok | Thailand | |
| Here | | Tzu Nyen Ho | Singapore | |
| Herman | | Hussein Hassan | Iraq | † |
| How Are You, Dad? | 爸...你好嗎? | Chang Tso-chi | Taiwan | †† |
| Judge | 透析 Tou Xi | Jie Liu | China | |
| Kanikōsen | 蟹工船 | Hiroyuki Tanaka | Japan | † |
| Karaoke | | Chris Chong Chan Fui | Malaysia | |
| Karat 14 | | Parviz Shahbazi | Iran Germany | †† |
| Kelin | | Ermek Tursunov | Kazakhstan | |
| Killer Bride's Perfect Crime | キラー・ヴァージンロード Kira Vajin Rodo (lit. Killer Virgin Road) | Goro Kishitani | Japan | †† |
| Itsuji Itao's King of the Escape | | Itsuji Itao | Japan | †† |
| Letters to an Angel | | Ermek Shinarbayev | Kazakhstan | |
| Lola | | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | |
| Memory of Love | 重来 | Wang Chao | China France | |
| Night and Fog | 天水圍的夜與霧 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong | |
| Nymph | นางไม้ Nang mai | Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Thailand | |
| One Night in Supermarket | 夜·店 Yè Diàn (lit. Night, Shop) | Yang Qing | China | |
| Opium War | جنگ تریاک | Siddiq Barmak | Afghanistan Japan South Korea France | |
| Parade | パレード Paredo | Isao Yukisada | Japan | † |
| Prince of Tears | 淚王子 Lei wangzi | Yonfan | Taiwan Hong Kong | |
| Sailor of Hearts | കുട്ടിസ്രാങ്ക് Kutty Srank | Shaji N. Karun | India | |
| Sawasdee Bangkok | สวัสดีบางกอก, เสน่ห์กรุงเทพ | Directors: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang Kongdej Jaturanrasamee Wisit Sasanatieng Aditya Assarat | Thailand | |
| Sun Spots | | Yang Heng | China Hong Kong | |
| Taipei 24H | | Directors: Lee Kang-sheng Niu Chen-zer Debbie Hsu Lee Chi Y Chen Dj Yin-jung Cheng Fen-Fen Cheng Hsiao-tse An Jeyi | Taiwan | †† |
| Talentime | | Yasmin Ahmad | Malaysia | |
| Tears | 眼泪 Yan Lei | Cheng Wen-tang | Taiwan | † |
| Tetsuo: The Bullet Man | 鉄男　THE BULLET MAN | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan | |
| Thanks Maa | | Freddie WongIrfan Kamal | India | |
| The Blue Mansion | | Glen Goei | Singapore Malaysia | † |
| The Legend is Alive | Huyền thoại bất tử | Luu Huynh | Vietnam | |
| The Rainbow Troops | Laskar Pelangi | Riri Riza | Indonesia | |
| The Two Horses of Genghis Khan | | Byambasuren Davaa | Germany | |
| The Warmest | | Wulan Tana | China | † |
| Third Person Singular Number | | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Bangladesh | † |
| Toad's Oil | ガマの油 Gama no Abura | Kōji Yakusho | Japan | |
| Weaving Girl | 纺织姑娘 fǎng zhī gū niáng | Wang Quan'an | China | |
| Where Are You? | ワカラナイ Wakaranai | Masahiro Kobayashi | Japan | |
| Woman On Fire Looks For Water | 물을 찾는 불위의 여자 Muleul Chatneun Bulwiui Yeoja | Woo Ming Jin | Malaysia South Korea | † |
| Yang Yang | 阳阳 | Yuchieh Cheng | Taiwan | |

### New Currents

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| A Man Who Ate His Cherries | | Payman Haghani | Iran | † |
| Dead Slowly | 慢性中毒 | Rita Hui | Hong Kong | † |
| I'm in Trouble! | 나는 곤경에 처했다! Naneun Konkyeonge Cheohaessda! (lit. "The Lookout") | So Sang-min | South Korea | † |
| Kick Off | | Shawkat Amin Korki | Kurdistan Iraq | † |
| Lan | 我們天上見 | Jiang Wenli | China | † |
| Lost Paradise in Tokyo | ロストパラダイス・イン・トーキョー | Shiraishi Kazuya | Japan | †† |
| Mundane History | เจ้านกกระจอก | Anocha Suwichakornpong | Thailand | † |
| My Daughter | | Charlotte Lim | Malaysia | † |
| Paju | 파주 | Park Chan-ok | South Korea | † |
| Squalor | Astig (Mga Batang Kalye) (lit. Hard (Street Children) | Giuseppe Bede Sampedro | Philippines | †† |
| True Noon | Qiyami roz | Nosir Saidov | Tajikistan | † |
| Vihir | विहीर | Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni | India | † |

### Korean Cinema Today - Panorama

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Cafe Noir | 카페 느와르 Ka-pe-neu-wa-reu | Jung Sung-il | South Korea | |
| Castaway on the Moon | 김씨 표류기 Kimssi Pyoryugi (lit. "Mr. Kim's drifting experience") | Lee Hae-jun | South Korea | |
| Haeundae | 해운대 | Yoon Je-kyoon | South Korea | |
| Like You Know It All | 잘 알지도 못하면서 Jal Aljido Mot-hamyeonseo (lit. You Think You Know It All But You Don't) | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea | |
| Loveholic | 참을 수 없는 Chameul Soo Eoptneun | Kwon Chil-in | South Korea | † |
| Maybe | 토끼와 리저드 Tokkiwa Rijeodeu (lit. Rabbit and Lizard) | Ju Ji-hong | South Korea | † |
| Mother | 마더 Madeo | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea | |
| Running Turtle | 거북이 달린다 Geobuki dalinda | Lee Yeon-woo | South Korea | |
| The Executioner | 집행자 집행자 | Choi Jin-ho | South Korea | † |
| Thirst | 박쥐 Bakjwi (lit. Bat) | Park Chan-wook | South Korea | † |
| Tokyo Taxi | 도쿄택시 Dokyo Taekshi | Kim Tai-sik | South Korea Japan | † |
| Vegetarian | 채식주의자 Chaesikju-uija | Lim Woo-seong | South Korea | † |
| Where Are You Going? | 특별시 사람들 Teukbyeolshi Saramdeul | Park Chul-woong | South Korea | † |

### Korean Cinema Today - Vision

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Break Away | 탈주 Talju | Leesong Hee-il | South Korea | † |
| Dear Music: That is, their fantasy heading for the sea | 친애하는 음악: 다시 말해서, 오후 한 시 가회동에서 만난 그들이 바다로 가는 판타지 Chinaehaneun Eumak: Dashi Malhaeseo, Ohu Han shi Kahuidongyeseo Manan Keudeulyi Badaro Kaneun Pantaji | Park Seong-oh | South Korea | † |
| Drifting Away | 꼭 껴안고 눈물 핑 꼭 껴안고 눈물 핑 | Kim Dong-won | South Korea | † |
| Enlightenment Film | 계몽영화 Kyemong Yeonghwa | Park Dong-hoon | South Korea | † |
| Lost & Found | 뭘 또 그렇게까지 Mwol Ddo Keureong Kyeoggaji | Jeon Kye-soo | South Korea | † |
| Mongsil | 몽실언니 Mongsil Eonni | Lee Jisang | South Korea | † |
| Moscow | 양 한 마리 양 두 마리 Yang Han Mari, Yang Du Mari | Hwang Cheol-min | South Korea | † |
| Our Fantastic 21st Century | 너와 나의 21세기 Neowa Naui 21 segi | Ryu Hyung-ki | South Korea | † |
| Viewfinder | 경 Kyung | Kim Jeong | South Korea | † |
| Wish | 바람 Baram | Lee Seong-han | South Korea | † |

### Korean Cinema Retrospective
#### Archeology of Korean Cinema

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| The Ritual for a Soldier | Ha Gil-jong | South Korea |
| Bun-Rye's Story | Yu Hyun-mok | South Korea |
| Black Hair | Lee Man-hee | South Korea |

#### Ha Kil-chong, The Dreamer for New Cinema

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| The Pollen of Flowers | Ha Gil-jong | South Korea |
| Her Fidelity | Ha Gil-jong | South Korea |
| The March of Fools | Ha Gil-jong | South Korea |
| I Am Looking for a Wife | Ha Gil-jong | South Korea |
| The Ascension of Han-ne | Ha Gil-jong | South Korea |
| The Home of Stars (Sequel) | Ha Gil-jong | South Korea |
| Byung-tae and Young-ja | Ha Gil-jong | South Korea |

#### Remembering Yu Hyun-mok

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| An Aimless Bullet | Yu Hyun-mok | South Korea |
| Martyr | Yu Hyun-mok | South Korea |

### World Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| A Brand New Life | 여행자 Yeohaengja | Ounie Lecomte | South Korea France | |
| Alive! | | Artan Minarolli | Albania Austria France | |
| Angel at Sea | Un ange à la mer | Frédéric Dumont | Belgium Canada | |
| Anita | Anita, la vida puede cambiar en un instante (lit. (Anita, life can change in an instant) | Marcos Carnevale | Argentina | †† |
| Backyard | Backyard: El Traspatio | Carlos Carrera | Mexico | |
| Bad Day to Go Fishing | Mal día Para Pescar | Álvaro Brechner | Spain Uruguay | |
| Balibo | | Robert Connolly | Australia | |
| Blank | L'absence | Cyril de Gasperis | France | † |
| Bright Star | | Jane Campion | United Kingdom Australia France | |
| Buben. Baraban | | Alexei Mizgirev | Russia | |
| Cairo Time | | Ruba Nadda | Canada Ireland | †† |
| City Island | | Raymond De Felitta | United States | |
| Cole | | Carl Bessai | Canada | †† |
| Crush | | Directors: Boris Khlebnikov Petr Buslov Kirill Serebrennikov Ivan Vrypayev Alexei German Jr. | Russia | |
| Dans tes bras | | Hubert Gillet | France | † |
| Dédé | | Jean-Philippe Duval | Canada | †† |
| Deliver Us from Evil | Fri os fra det onde | Ole Bornedal | Denmark | |
| Diva | | Jean-Jacques Beineix | France | † |
| Dogtooth | Κυνόδοντας Kynodontas | Yorgos Lanthimos | Greece | |
| Donoma | | Djinn Carrénard | France | † |
| Draft Dodgers | | Nicolas Steil | Luxembourg Switzerland | |
| Eden Is West | Eden à l'ouest | Costa-Gavras | France Italy Greece | |
| Entre Nos | | Paola Mendoza Gloria La Morte | United States Colombia | |
| Ex | | Fausto Brizzi | Italy | |
| Eye of the Storm | No Meu Lugar | Eduardo Valente | Portugal | |
| Father of My Children | Le Père de mes enfants | Mia Hansen-Løve | France Germany | |
| Fish Tank | | Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom | |
| Five Minutes of Heaven | | Oliver Hirschbiegel | United Kingdom Ireland | |
| Foxes | | Mira Fornay | Slovak Republic Czech Republic Ireland | |
| Francesca | | Bobby Păunescu | Romania | †† |
| From a Whisper | | Wanuri Kahiu | Kenya | |
| Giulia Doesn't Date at Night | Giulia non esce la sera | Giuseppe Piccioni | Italy | |
| Happy Ever Afters | | Stephen Burke | Ireland | † |
| Hidden Diary | Mères et filles | Julie Lopes-Curval | France Canada | †† |
| Honeymoons | Medeni mesec | Goran Paskaljević | Serbia Albania | |
| I Am Not Your Friend | Nem vagyok a barátod | György Pálfi | Hungary | |
| I Am Yours | | Mariusz Grzegorzek | Poland | |
| Il Grande Sogno | | Michele Placido | Italy France | †† |
| Ivul | | Andrew Kötting | France Switzerland | †† |
| Last Ride | | Glendyn Ivin | Australia | |
| Lebanon | לבנון | Samuel Maoz | Israel | |
| Leningrad | | Aleksandr Buravsky | Russia United Kingdom | † |
| Letters to Father Jacob | Postia pappi Jaakobille | Klaus Härö | Finland | |
| Liquor Store Cactus | | Eugene Kim | United States | |
| Long Street | | Revel Fox | South Africa | †† |
| Lourdes | | Jessica Hausner | Austria France Germany | |
| Low Lights | | Ignas Miskinis | Lithuania | |
| Mademoiselle Chambon | | Stéphane Brizé | France | † |
| Mah Saah-Sah | | Daniel Kamwa | Cameroon France | |
| Mary and Max | | Adam Elliot | Australia | |
| Metastases | Metastaze | Branko Schmidt | Croatia | |
| Metropia | | Tarik Saleh | Sweden Denmark Norway | |
| Miracle | Чудo Chudo | Aleksandr Proshkin | Russia | †† |
| Miracle Seller | | Jaroslaw Szoda Boleslaw Pawica | Poland Sweden | † |
| Mona Lisa Has Vanished | | François Lunel | France | † |
| My Dog Tulip | | Sandra Fierlinger Paul Fierlinger | United States | |
| My Tehran for Sale | تهران من، حراج | Granaz Moussavi | Iran Australia | |
| OceanWorld 3D | | Jean-Jacques Mantello | United Kingdom Bahamas | |
| Of Love and Other Demons | Del amor y otros demonios | Hilda Hidalgo | Costa Rica Colombia | † |
| Persécution | | Patrice Chéreau | France | |
| Pete on the Way to Heaven | Петя по дороге в Царствие Небесное(lit. Petia po doroge v tsarstvie nebesnoye) | Nikolai Dostal | Russia | |
| She, a Chinese | | Xiaolu Guo | United Kingdom France Germany | |
| Sleeping Songs | | Andreas Struck | Germany | |
| Slovenian Girl | Slovenka | Damjan Kozole | Slovenia Germany Serbia Croatia | |
| Tales from the Golden Age | Amintiri din epoca de aur | Directors: Cristian Mungiu Constantin Popescu Ioana Uricaru Răzvan Mărculescu Hanno Höfer | Romania France | |
| Sweet Rush | Tatarak | Andrzej Wajda | Poland | |
| The 40th Door | 40-cı qapı | Elcin Musaoglu | Azerbaijan | |
| The Absence | | Mama Keita | France Senegal | |
| The Dust of Time | Η Σκόνη του Χρόνου | Theodoros Angelopoulos | Greece Russia Germany Italy | |
| The Famous and the Dead | | Esmir Filho | Brazil France | |
| The Forest | Las | Piotr Dumała | Poland | †† |
| The French Kissers | Les Beaux Gosses (lit. The handsome boys) | Riad Sattouf | France | |
| The Good Heart | | Dagur Kári | Iceland | |
| The King of Escape | | Alain Guiraudie | France | |
| The Legacy | La donation | Bernard Émond | Canada | |
| The Messenger | | Oren Moverman | United States | |
| The Milk of Sorrow | La Teta Asustada (lit. The frightened teat) | Claudia Llosa | Spain Peru | |
| The Misfortunates | De helaasheid der dingen | Felix Van Groeningen | Belgium | |
| The Other Bank | გაღმა ნაპირი | Giorgi Ovashvili | Georgia Kazakhstan | |
| The Power of the Poor | Faantan Fanga | Adama Drabo Ladji Diakete | Mali | |
| The Silent Army | Wit Licht (lit. White Light) | Jean van de Velde | Netherlands France | †† |
| The Time That Remains | | Elia Suleiman | France Italy Belgium | |
| The Waiting City | | Claire McCarthy | Australia | |
| The White Ribbon | Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (lit. The White Ribbon, a German Children's Story) | Michael Haneke | Germany France Austria Italy | |
| The White Space | Lo spazio bianco | Francesca Comencini | Italy | †† |
| Vincere | | Marco Bellocchio | Italy | |
| Ward No. 6 | | Karen Shakhnazarov | Russia | |
| Whiskey with Vodka [de] | Whisky mit Wodka | Andreas Dresen | Germany | |
| White Material | | Claire Denis | France | |
| Winds of Sand, Women of Rock | | Nathalie Borgers | Belgium Austria France | †† |
| Winter in Wartime | Oorlogswinter | Martin Koolhoven | Netherlands Belgium | |
| Wonderful World | | Josh Goldin | United States | |
| Wrong Rosary | Uzak İhtimal | Mahmut Fazıl Çoşkun | Turkey | |
| Z | | Costa-Gavras | Algeria France | |

### Flash Forward

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Bridges | | Julian Giulianelli | Argentina | † |
| Chicago Heights | | Daniel Nearing | Canada United States | † |
| Cosmonaut | Cosmonauta | Susanna Nicchiarelli | Italy | †† |
| Dust | | Max Jacoby | Luxembourg Austria | † |
| Kino Caravan | | Titus Munteanu | Romania Germany | † |
| Last Cowboy Standing | Skavabölen pojat (lit. The boys from Skavaböle) | Zaida Bergroth | Finland Germany | †† |
| Magma | | Pierre Vinour | France | † |
| Miss Kicki | | Håkon Liu | Sweden Taiwan | † |
| The Frost | | Ferran Audi | Spain Norway | †† |
| The Loners | HaBodedim | Renen Schorr | Israel | †† |
| Zero | | Paweł Borowski | Poland | † |

### Wide Angle
#### Korean Short Film Competition

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| A Perm | Lee Ran-hee | South Korea | † |
| A Toad | Lee Che-yun | South Korea | † |
| Be with Me | Kang Jin-a | South Korea | † |
| KTX Extra | Jeong Su-jin | South Korea | † |
| Man | Choi Jeong-yoel | South Korea | † |
| Midday Nap | Yoo Sung-yup | South Korea | † |
| Nobody's Burden | An Ji-eun | South Korea | † |
| Shhhhh | Lee Woo-jung | South Korea | † |
| Somewhere | Choi Yongseok | South Korea | † |
| Somewhere Unreached | Kim Jae-won | South Korea | † |
| Specters of the New World | Kim Hyun-sung | South Korea | † |
| Too Fragile to Be Loved | Seo Bong-seong | South Korea | † |

#### Asian Short Film Competition

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Bonsai | Alfonso Borgy K. Torrre III | Philippines | †† |
| Cold Noodles | Kirsten Tan | United States Singapore | † |
| Magabahai | Patrick Tu | Taiwan | † |
| Rare Fish | Basil Vassili Mironer | Singapore Indonesia United States | †† |
| Shorty | Rohit Sawakhande | India | †† |
| Summer | He Wenchao | China | †† |
| With Setareh till Dawn | Karim Faeghian | Iran | † |

#### Short Film Showcase

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| A Letter to Uncle Boonmee | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Thailand | |
| A Silent Wait | Nurman Hakim | Indonesia | † |
| Ando-C | Shahram Mokri | Iran | † |
| Arena | João Salaviza | Portugal | |
| Blogog | Rommel Tolentino | Philippines | †† |
| Comfortable Distance | James Bang | United States | † |
| Just Friends? | Kim Jho Kwang-soo | South Korea | † |
| Left Turn At Your Own Risk | Ahn Seung-hyuk | South Korea | |
| Minuet | Thomas Ko | United States | † |
| My Room | Kim Han-sung | United States | † |
| Phuket | Aditya Assarat | Thailand | † |
| Playing The Taar | Roya Sadat | Afghanistan | |
| Respirator | Michael Tay | Singapore | † |
| Shall We Take A Walk? | Kim Young-geun Kim Ye-young | South Korea | |
| The End | Baik Hyun-jhin | South Korea | † |
| Threshold | Loo Zihan | Singapore | † |
| Vitthal | Vinoo Choliparambi | India | |

#### Documentary Competition

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Beautiful Islands | Kana Tomoko | Japan | † |
| Earth's Women | Kwon Woo-jung | South Korea | † |
| In Search of the Riyal | Kesang Tseten | Nepal | †† |
| Memories of Daechuri | Jung Il-gun | South Korea | † |
| Path of Anna | Naoi Riyo | Japan Thailand | † |
| School | Wei Tie | China | † |
| Stayed Out Overnight | Kim Mire | South Korea | |
| The Border City 2 | Hong Hyung-sook | South Korea | † |
| The Other Song | Saba Dewan | India | †† |

#### Documentary Showcase

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Bilal | Sourav Sarangi | India Finland | |
| Border | Harutyun Khachatryan | Armenia Netherlands | |
| Breezy Day | Jung Ji-won | South Korea | |
| Dance of Time | Song Il-gon | South Korea | † |
| Disorder | Huang Weikai | China | |
| Father and Son | Yuan He | China | † |
| Garapa | José Padilha | Brazil | |
| Home from Home | Cho Sung-hyung | Germany | |
| Inter View | Lee Mi-young | South Korea | † |
| Kimjongilia | N.C. Heikin | United States South Korea France | |
| Once Upon a Time Proletarian | Guo Xiaolu | China | |
| pilgrIMAGE | Mira Burt-Wintonick Peter Wintonick | Canada | |
| Queer China, 'Comrade' China | Cui Zi'en | China | |
| Resilience | Tammy Chu | South Korea United States | † |
| Sona, the Other Myself | Yang Yong-hi | South Korea Japan | † |
| The Horse Boy | Michel Orion Scott | United States | |
| The Sunshine Boy | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Iceland | |
| This Too Shall Pass | Ang Aik Heng | Singapore | †† |
| Virgin | Tahereh Hassanzadeh | Iran | † |
| White Noise | Alberto Fasulo | Italy Switzerland | †† |

#### Animation Showcase

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| My Father Is A Washerman | Srinivas Bhakta | Singapore | |
| Please Say Something | David OReilly | Ireland Germany | |
| The Artist and His Magic | Lin Yi-chun Weng Wei-Shiang Tseng Hui-ching | Taiwan | † |
| The Cunning Tailor and the Young Man | Rashin Khayriyeh | Iran | |

### Open Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| A Good Husband | 今度は愛妻家 | Yukisada Isao | Japan | † |
| A Match Made in the Heaven | | Aditya Chopra | India | |
| All That I Love | Wszystko, co kocham | Jacek Borcuch | Poland | †† |
| John Rabe | | Florian Gallenberger | Germany France China | |
| Paranormal Activity | | Oren Peli | United States | † |
| Sisters | | Eléonore Faucher | France | † |
| Yatterman | ヤッターマン Yattāman | Takashi Miike | Japan | |

### Special Program in Focus
#### Johnnie To: The Hood in the City

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| All About Ah-Long | Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Running Out of Time | Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Needing You... | Wai Ka-Fai Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Running on Karma | Wai Ka-Fai Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Breaking News | Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Election | Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Election 2 | Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Exiled | Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Vengeance | Johnnie To | France Hong Kong |

#### Mabuhay! Pinoy Indi - Cinema!

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| Genghis Khan | Manuel Conde | Philippines |
| Passionate Strangers | Eddie Romero | Philippines |
| Insiang | Lino Brocka | Philippines |
| Itim | Mike De Leon | Philippines |
| Perfumed Nightmare | Kidlat Tahimik | Philippines |
| Manila by Night | Ishmael Bernal | Philippines |
| Oliver | Nick Deocampo | Philippines |
| Sakay | Raymond Red | Philippines |
| Criminal of Barrio Concepcion | Lav Diaz | Philippines |
| Woman of Breakwater | Mario O'Hara | Philippines |
| The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros | Auraeus Solito | Philippines |
| The Road to Kalimugtong | Mes Guzman | Philippines |
| Kinatay | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines |

#### Yash Chopra: Asian Filmmaker of the Year

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| Independencia | Raya Martin | Philippines France Germany Netherlands |
| Moments | Yash Chopra | India |
| Dhoom 2 | Sanjay Gadhvi | India United States |
| New York | Kabir Khan | India United States |

#### Ani-Asia!: A Leap of Asian Feature Animation 4

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| First Squad: The Moment of Truth | Yoshiharu Ashino | Canada Russia Japan | |
| Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula | Nizam Razak | Malaysia | |
| Khan Kluay 2 | Taweelap Srivuthivong | Thailand | |
| Mai Mai Miracle | Sunao Katabuchi | Japan | |
| McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten | Brian Tse | Hong Kong Japan China | †† |
| Port of Return | Mike Change | Taiwan | †† |
| The Wanderer in the Land of Elementalia | Robert Quilao | Philippines | |
| What Is Not Romance | Park Jae-ok Soo-Kyoung Hong Eun-ji | South Korea | † |

#### Dario Argento Falling in Giallo : Truth of the Invisible

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| The Bird with the Crystal Plumage | Dario Argento | Italy Germany |
| Cat O' Nine Tails | Dario Argento | Italy France Germany |
| Deep Red | Dario Argento | Italy |
| Sleepless | Dario Argento | Italy |
| Giallo | Dario Argento | Italy United Kingdom |

#### HA Kil-chong and New American Cinema: Searching for New Languagesa

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| The Miracle Worker | Arthur Penn | United States |
| Bonnie and Clyde | Arthur Penn | United States |
| Midnight Cowboy | John Schlesinger | United States |
| Easy Rider | Dennis Hopper | United States |
| Taxi Driver | Martin Scorsese | United States |

#### Special Commemoration of the Late Jang Jin-young - Remembering the Films of a Beautiful Actress

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| Sorum | Yoon Jong-chan | South Korea |
| Singles | Kwon Chil-in | South Korea |
| Blue Swallow | Yoon Jong-chan | South Korea |

### Midnight Passion

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Be My Guest | | Park Soo-young | South Korea | † |
| Be with Me | | Joachim Yeo Jo Eun-kyung Hong Dongmyung Kim Jho Gwangsoo | South Korea | † |
| Clive Barker's Dread | | Anthony DiBlasi | United Kingdom | |
| Coffin Rock | | Rupert Glasson | Australia | |
| Crows II | | Miike Takashi | Japan | |
| Hierro | | Gabe Ibáñez | Spain | |
| Higanjima | 彼岸島 (lit. Island of Paramita) | Kim Tae-kyun | South Korea Japan | † |
| Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong | | Daniel Lindsay | United States | |
| Murderer | 殺人犯 | Roy Chow | Hong Kong | |
| Newsmakers | Goryachie novosti | Anders Banke | Russia Sweden | |
| Stoic | | Uwe Boll | Canada | |
| Stolen | | Anders Anderson | United States | †† |
| The Door | | Anno Saul | Germany | |
| The Robbers | | Yang Shupeng | China | † |
| Trick 'r Treat | | Michael Dougherty | United States | †† |

### Closing Film

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| The Message | 风声 Fēngshēng (lit. Sound of the Wind) | Chen Kuo-fu Gao Qunshu | China | †† |

## Awards

* New Currents Award
** Kick Off - Shawkat Amin Korki (Iraq/Japan)
** I'm in Trouble! - So Sang-min (South Korea)
*** Special Mention: Squalor - Giuseppe Bede Sampedro (Philippines)
* Flash Forward Award - Last Cowboy Standing - Zaida Bergroth (Finland/Germany)
** Special Mention - Miss Kicki - Håkon Liu (Sweden/Taiwan)
* Korean Cinema Award
** Riccardo Gelli (Director of Korea Film Festival in Florence, Italy)
** Jeannette Paulson Hereniko (President of Asia Pacific Film.com, Former Director of Hawaii International Film Festival, USA)
* Asian Filmmaker of the Year - Yash Chopra (Director & Producer, India)
* Sonje Award
** Somewhere Unreached - Kim Jae-won (South Korea)
** Rare Fish - Basil Vassili Mironer (Singapore/Indonesia)
* BIFF Mecenat Award
** Earth's Women - Kwon Woo-jung (South Korea)
** The Other Song - Saba Dewan (India)
* FIPRESCI Award - Kick Off - Shawkat Amin Korki (Iraq/Japan)
* NETPAC Award - Paju - Park Chan-ok (South Korea)
* KNN Audience Award - Lan - Jiang Wenli (China)