# 18th Busan International Film Festival

The 18th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 3 to October 12, 2013 and was hosted by Aaron Kwok and Kang Soo-yeon.
The 10-day festival attracted 217,865 people despite the organizers having been forced to reschedule some events due to a typhoon. Upcoming filmmakers from South Korea and Mongolia won $30,000 for the New Currents Awards. Over 299 films from 70 countries were screened, with 94 world premieres and 40 international premieres. The event opened with Bhutanese film Vara: A Blessing and closed with the South Korean film The Dinner.

## Program

    † World premiere
    †† International premiere
    Award winner

### Opening Film

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Vara: A Blessing | | Khyentse Norbu | Bhutan | † |

### Gala Presentation

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Ana Arabia | | Amos Gitai | Israel France | †† |
| Kadal | | Mani Ratnam | India | |
| Nagima | | Zhanna Issabayeva | Kazakhstan | † |
| Snowpiercer | 설국열차 | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea Czech Republic | |
| Unforgiven | 許されざる者 | Lee Sang-il | Japan | |
| The X | 더 엑스 | Kim Jee-woon | South Korea | † |

### A Window on Asian Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| A Time in Quchi | 暑假作業 | Chang Tso-chi | Taiwan | †† |
| A Touch of Sin | 天注定 Tiān zhùdìng | Jia Zhangke | China Japan | |
| Anatomy of a Paperclip | 山守クリップ工場の辺り Yamamori clip koujou no atari | Akira Ikeda | Japan | |
| The Backwater | 共喰い Tomogui | Shinji Aoyama | Japan | |
| Bends | 過界 | Flora Lau | Hong Kong, China | |
| The Book | | Yerbol Zhumagulov | Kazakhstan | † |
| Ceylon | Inam | Santosh Sivan | India | † |
| Closed Curtain | پرده Pardeh | Jafar Panahi Kambuzia Partovi | Iran | |
| The Constructors | Stroiteli | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan | †† |
| David | | Bejoy Nambiar | India | |
| Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story | はじまりのみち Hajimari no Michi | Keiichi Hara | Japan | †† |
| Death March | Martsang kamatayan | Adolfo Alix, Jr. | Philippines | †† |
| Einstein and Einstein | 狗十三 | Cao Baoping | China | † |
| Fish & Cat | ماهی و گربه Mahi va Gorbeh | Shahram Mokri | Iran | †† |
| Harmony Lessons | Асланның сабақтары Уроки гармонии | Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan Germany France | †† |
| Homesick | | Satoru Hirohara | Japan | †† |
| If Only | Sana Dati | Jerrold Tarog | Philippines | †† |
| Ikal Mayang : Telling Women Stories | | Directors: Dira Abu Zahar (Jerat Suami) Sofia Jane Hisham (1-800-Baby) Vanida Imran (Pantang) Junaidah M. Nor (Odah) Melissa Saila (Berat Sebelah) Ida Nerina (She) | Malaysia | †† |
| Ilo Ilo | 爸媽不在家 (lit. Mom and Dad Are Not Home) | Anthony Chen | Singapore | †† |
| Keening Woman | 哭丧女 Ku Sang Nu | Rita Hui | Hong Kong, China | †† |
| The Letter | | Laxman Utekar | India | † |
| Letters from the South | | Directors: Aditya Assarat (Now Now Now) Midi Z (Burial Clothes) Sun Koh (New New Panda) Royston Tan (Popiah) Tan Chui Mui (A Night in Malacca) Tsai Ming-liang (Walking on Water) | China Malaysia Thailand Singapore Myanmar | † |
| Like Father, Like Son | そして父になる Soshite Chichi ni Naru | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | † |
| The Lunchbox | | Ritesh Batra | India | |
| Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy | | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand | †† |
| Mirror Without Reflection | | Nosir Saidov | Tajikistan | † |
| Miss Zombie | | Sabu | Japan | †† |
| The Nightingale | 夜莺 yèyīng | Philippe Muyl | China France | † |
| Norte, the End of History | Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan | Lav Diaz | Philippines | †† |
| Omar | عمر | Hany Abu-Assad | Palestine | †† |
| Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | Lửa Phật | Dustin Nguyen | Vietnam | †† |
| One-Armed Swordsman | 独臂刀 Dú Bì Dāo | Chang Cheh | Hong Kong, China | |
| The Painting Pool | حوض نقاشی Hoze Naghashi | Maziar Miri | Iran | †† |
| The Past | Le Passé, گذشته Gozašte | Asghar Farhadi | Iran | |
| Present for You 3D | | Yoshihiko Dai | Japan | † |
| The Protest | Satyagraha | Prakash Jha | India | |
| Qissa | | Anup Singh | India Germany Netherlands France | † |
| Queen | | Vikas Bahl | India | † |
| R100 | | Hitoshi Matsumoto | Japan | †† |
| Real | リアル〜完全なる首長竜の日〜 Riaru: Kanzennaru Shuchō Ryū no Hi | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan | |
| Sapi | | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | †† |
| Soul | 失魂 Shī hún | Chung Mong-hong | Taiwan | |
| Stray Dogs | 郊遊 Les Chiens errants | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan France | †† |
| Striking Out in Love | ロマンス・ロード Romansu Rodo | Shingo Matsumura | Japan | †† |
| Summer's End | 夏の終り Natsu no Owari | Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Japan | †† |
| Taipei Factory | | Directors: Singing Chen, Jero Yun (The Pig) Midi Z, Joana Preiss (Silent Asylum) Shen Ko-shang, Luis Cifuentes (A Nice Travel) Chang Jung-chi, Alireza Khatami (Mr Chang's New Address) | Taiwan | |
| Together | | Saranyoo Jiralak | Thailand | †† |
| Trapped | دربند Darband | Parviz Shahbazi | Iran | |
| Twenty-Four Eyes | 二十四の瞳 Nijū-shi no Hitomi | Sakae Tsuboi | Japan | |
| What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love | Yang Tidak Dibicarakan Ketika Membicarakan Cinta | Mouly Surya | Indonesia | |
| Why Don't You Play in Hell? | 地獄でなぜ悪い Jigoku de naze warui | Sion Sono | Japan | |
| Yellow Colt | Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan | Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig | Mongolia | †† |
| The Yellow Shallow Sky | | Bahram Tavakoli | Iran | †† |

### New Currents

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| 10 Minutes | 10분 Sipbun | Lee Yong-seung | South Korea | † |
| Again | ゆるせない、逢いたい Yurusenai Aita | Junichi Kanai | Japan | † |
| Concrete Clouds | ภวังค์รัก | Lee Chatametikool | Thailand Hong Kong, China | † |
| The Isthmus | | Sopawan Boonnimitra Peerachai Kerdsint | Thailand | † |
| Jal | | Girish Malik | India | † |
| Pascha | 파스카 | Seonkyoung Ahn | South Korea | † |
| Remote Control | | Byamba Sakhya | Mongolia Germany | † |
| Sarikend | | Mehdi Parizad | Iran | † |
| Steel Cold Winter | 소녀 Sonyeo (lit. 'Girl') | Choi Jin-sung | South Korea | † |
| The Story of an Old Woman | | Alexey Gorlov | Kazakhstan | † |
| Toilet Blues | | Dirmawan Hatta | Indonesia | † |
| Transit | | Hannah Espia | Philippines | †† |

### Korean Cinema Today – Panorama

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Abbi | 애비 | Jang Hyun-soo | South Korea | † |
| Another Family | 또 하나의 약속 Ddo Hanaui Yaksok | Kim Tae-yun | South Korea | † |
| The Berlin File | 베를린 Bereullin (lit. Berlin) | Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea | |
| The Fake | 사이비 Saibi | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea | †† |
| Fasten Your Seatbelt | 롤러코스터 Rolleo Koseuteo (lit. 'Rollercoaster') | Ha Jung-woo | South Korea | † |
| Genome Hazard | ゲノムハザード 무명인 Mumyeongin (lit. 'Nameless') | Kim Sung-soo | South Korea Japan | † |
| God's Eye View | 시선 Sisun | Lee Jang-ho | South Korea | † |
| If You Were Me 6 | 여섯 개의 시선6 Yeoseot gae-ui siseon 6 | Directors: Park Jung-bum (Dear Du-han) Shin A-ga Lee Sang-cheol Min Yong-keun | South Korea | † |
| Moebius | 시선 Sisun | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea | † |
| My Boy | 마이보이 Mai Boy | Jeon Kyu-hwan | South Korea | † |
| Nobody's Daughter Haewon | 누구의 딸도 아닌 해원 Nugu-ui ttal-do anin Haewon | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea | |
| Our Sunhi | 우리 선희 Uri Seonhui | Hong Sang-soo | † |
| Rough Play | 배우는 배우다 Baeuneun Baeuda (lit. 'An Actor Is an Actor') | Shin Yeon-shick | † |
| Top Star | 톱스타 Topseuta | Park Joong-hoon | South Korea | † |

### Korean Cinema Today – Vision

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Dynamite Man | 다이너마이트맨 | Jung Hyuk-won | South Korea | † |
| Godsend | 신의 선물 Sinui Seonmul | Moon Si-hyun | South Korea | † |
| Guardian | 보호자 Bohoja | Yoo Won-sang | South Korea | † |
| Han Gong-ju | 한공주 | Lee Su-jin | South Korea | † |
| Intruders | 조난자들 Jonanjadeul | Noh Young-seok | South Korea | †† |
| The King of Jokgu | 족구왕 Jokguwang | Woo Moon-gi | South Korea | † |
| Mot | 못 (lit. 'Pond') | Seo Ho-bin | South Korea | † |
| Shuttlecock | | Lee Yu-bin | South Korea | † |
| The Stone | 스톤 | Cho Se-rae | South Korea | † |
| Thuy | 안녕, 투이 Annyeong, Tui | Kim Jae-han | South Korea | † |

### Korean Cinema Retrospective
#### Fly High, Run Far: The Making of Korean Master Im Kwon-taek

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| Chunhyang | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| Come Come Come Upward | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| Fly High Run Far | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| General's Son | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| Mismatched Nose | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| Seize the Precious Sword | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| Seopyeonje | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| Ticket | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| Village in the Mist | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |

### World Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| 3X3D | | Directors: Jean-Luc Godard (Les Trois Désastres) Peter Greenaway (Just in time) Edgar Pêra (Cinesapiens) | Portugal | †† |
| A Pact [fr] | Zum Geburtstag | Denis Dercourt | Germany France | †† |
| A Street in Palermo | Via Castellana Bandiera | Emma Dante | Italy Switzerland France | †† |
| An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker | Epizoda u životu berača željeza | Danis Tanović | Bosnia and Herzegovina France Slovenia | |
| Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 | La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 | Abdellatif Kechiche | France | †† |
| All Is Lost | | J. C. Chandor | United States | †† |
| Arne's Legacy | | Torsten Schmidt | Germany | †† |
| Bastards | Les Salauds | Claire Denis | France Germany | †† |
| The Best Offer | La migliore offerta | Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy | |
| Big Bad Wolves | מי מפחד מהזאב הרע Mi mefakhed mehaze'ev hara (lit. 'Who is scared of the bad wolf') | Aharon Keshales Navot Papushado | †† |
| Borgman | | Alex van Warmerdam | Netherlands Belgium Denmark | †† |
| Child's Pose | Poziția copilului | Călin Peter Netzer | Romania | |
| Durban Poison | | Andrew Worsdale | South Africa | †† |
| End of Time | Endzeit | Sebastian Fritzsch | Germany | †† |
| Family Tour | | Liliana Torres | Spain | †† |
| The Fifth Estate | | Bill Condon | United States | †† |
| Fruitvale Station | | Ryan Coogler | United States | †† |
| Gaming Instinct [de] | Spieltrieb | Gregor Schnitzler | Germany | †† |
| Gloria | | Sebastián Lelio | Chile Spain | |
| GriGris | | Mahamat Saleh Haroun | France Chad | †† |
| Heli | | Amat Escalante | Mexico France Germany Netherlands | †† |
| Honeymoon | Líbánky | Jan Hřebejk | Czech Republic Slovenia | †† |
| Ida | | Paweł Pawlikowski | Poland Denmark | †† |
| In Hiding | | Jan Kidawa-Błoński | Poland | † |
| Inside Llewyn Davis | | Joel and Ethan Coen | United States France | †† |
| Intimate Parts | Интимные места | Natasha Merkulova Alexey Chupov | Russia | †† |
| It Was You Charlie | | Emmanuel Shirinian | Canada | † |
| Jealousy | La Jalousie | Philippe Garrel | France | †† |
| La Paz | | Santiago Loza | Argentina | †† |
| Le Grand Cahier | A nagy füzet | Janos Szasz | Hungary Germany France Austria | †† |
| L'intrepido | | Gianni Amelio | Italy | †† |
| My Sweet Pepper Land | | Huner Saleem | France Germany Kurd | †† |
| Mystery Road | | Ivan Sen | Australia | †† |
| Paradise: Hope | Paradies: Hoffnung | Ulrich Seidl | Austriay Francey Germany | |
| The Priest's Children | Svećenikova djeca | Vinko Brešan | Croatia Serbia | †† |
| Prince Avalanche | | David Gordon Green | United States | †† |
| Reality Show | | Adam Rifkin | United States | †† |
| Rock the Casbah | רוק בקסבה | Israel France | †† |
| Sacro GRA | | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy France | †† |
| Short Term 12 | | Destin Daniel Cretton | United States | †† |
| Stand Clear of the Closing Doors | | Sam Fleischner | United States | †† |
| Story of My Death | Història de la meva mort | Albert Serra | Spain France | †† |
| The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears | L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps | Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani | Belgium France Luxembourg | †† |
| Stranger by the Lake | L'Inconnu du lac | Alain Guiraudie | France | †† |
| Tom at the Farm | Tom à la ferme | Xavier Dolan | Canada France | †† |
| Ummah – Among Friends | | Cuneyt Kaya | Germany | †† |
| Vic+Flo Saw a Bear | Vic et Flo ont vu un ours | Denis Côté | Canada | †† |
| Walesa. Man of Hope | Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei | Andrzej Wajda | Poland | †† |
| When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism | Când se lasă seara peste București sau Metabolism | Corneliu Porumboiu | Romania France | †† |
| Workers | | José Luis Valle | Mexico Germany | †† |

### Flash Forward

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Alienation | | Milko Lazarov | Bulgaria | †† |
| Apaches | | Thierry de Peretti | France | †† |
| Bad Hair | Pelo malo | Mariana Rondón | Venezuela | †† |
| Bluebird | | Lance Edmands | United States Sweden | †† |
| Canopy | | Aaron Wilson | Australia Singapore | †† |
| CLYDECYNIC | | Ramiro Belanger | Canada | † |
| Delicious | | Tammy Riley-Smith | United Kingdom | † |
| Dreamland | | Petra Volpe | Switzerland Germany | †† |
| Drift | | Benny Vandendriessche | Belgium | † |
| Good Night | | Sean H. A. Gallagher | United States | †† |
| Grand Central | | Rebecca Zlotowski | France Austria | †† |
| Harrigan | | Vince Woods | United Kingdom | †† |
| Home | | Maximilian Hult | Sweden Iceland | † |
| Il Futuro | | Alicia Scherson | Chile Germany Italy Spain | †† |
| The Impeccables | | Ramin Matin | Turkey | † |
| Judas | | Andrey Bogatyrev | Russia | †† |
| La Jaula de Oro | | Diego Quemada-Díez | Mexico | †† |
| Metalhead | Málmhaus | Ragnar Bragason | Iceland Norway | †† |
| Miss and the Doctors | | Axelle Ropert | France | †† |
| Miss Violence | | Alexandros Avranas | Greece | †† |
| My Dog Killer | Môj pes Killer | Mira Fornay | Slovak Republic Czech Republic | †† |
| Not Another Happy Ending | | John McKay | United Kingdom | †† |
| The Referee | L'arbitro | Paolo Zucca | Italy Argentina | †† |
| The Reunion | Återträffen | Anna Odell | Sweden | †† |
| The Rocket | | Kim Mordaunt | Australia Thailand | †† |
| Salvo | | Fabio Grassadonia Antonio Piazza | Italy France | †† |
| Sarah Prefers to Run | Sarah préfère la course | Chloé Robichaud | Canada | †† |
| The Sea | | Stephen Brown | Ireland United Kingdom | †† |
| The Selfish Giant | | Clio Barnard | United Kingdom | †† |
| That Thing You Love | | Alvaro Velarde | Peru Argentina | † |
| Wild Duck | | Yannis Sakaridis | Greece | †† |

### Open Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Cold Eyes | 감시자들 Gamsijadeul (lit. "Surveillance") | Cho Ui-seok | South Korea | |
| The Fly | Eega | S. S. Rajamouli | India | |
| I'll Follow You Down | | Richie Mehta | Canada | †† |
| Me, Myself and Mum | Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table ! | Guillaume Gallienne | France Belgium | †† |
| Run Milkha Run | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | India | |
| Silent Witness | 全民目擊 Quán Mín Mù Jī | Fei Xing | China | †† |
| The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 Deo Tereo Raibeu) | Kim Byung-woo | South Korea | |
| Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast | 總舖師 (lit. 'Bandoh master chef') | Chen Yu-hsun | Taiwan | †† |

### Special Program in Focus
#### Rogues, Rebels and Romantics: A Season of Irish Cinema

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries |
| The Crying Game | Neil Jordan | Ireland |
| Garage | Lenny Abrahamson | Ireland |
| The General | John Boorman | Ireland |
| In America | Jim Sheridan | Ireland |
| In the Name of the Father | Jim Sheridan | Ireland |
| Leo the Last | John Boorman | Ireland |
| Life's a Breeze | Lance Daly | Ireland |
| Love Eternal | Brendan Muldowney | Ireland |
| Michael Collins | Liam Neeson | Ireland |
| Once | John Carney | Ireland |
| The Stag | John Butler | Ireland |

#### Unknown New Wave Central Asian Cinema

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Abdullajon or Dedicated to Steven Spielberg | Zulfiqor Musoqov | Uzbekistan | |
| Balkon | Kalykbek Salykov | Kazakhstan | |
| The Blessed Bukhara | Bako Sadykov | Tajikistan | |
| Poor People | Dzhahangir Kasymov | Uzbekistan | †† |
| Presence | Talib Khamidov | Tajikistan | |
| Slow Sea, Fast River | Marat Sarulu | Kyrgyzstan | |
| Surzhekey – The Angel of Death | Damir Manabay | Kazakhstan | |
| The Wild East | Rashid Nugmanov | Kazakhstan | |

#### Park Cheol-soo Special Commemoration: Eternal Movie Youth

| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Farewell My Darling | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | |
| Green Chair 2013 – Love Conceptually | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | † |
| Mother | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | |
| Stray Dog | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | |
| Three-Oh-One, Three-Oh-Two | Park Chul-soo | South Korea | |

### Midnight Passion

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
| Afflicted | | Derek Lee Clif Prowse | Canada United States | |
| Afterparty | | Miguel Larraya | Spain | |
| Dawn of the Dead 3-D | | George A. Romero | United States South Korea | † |
| The Devil's Path | 凶悪 Kyōaku | Kazuya Shiraishi | Japan | |
| Grand Piano | | Eugenio Mira | Spain | †† |
| The Keeper of Lost Causes | Kvinden i buret | Mikkel Nørgaard | Denmark | |
| Last Summer | | Saranyoo Jiralak Sittisiri Mongkolsiri Kittithat Tangsirikit | Thailand | †† |
| Life Deluxe | Snabba Cash: Livet Deluxe | Jens Jonsson | Sweden | †† |
| Nothing Bad Can Happen | Tore tanzt | Katrin Gebbe | Germany | |
| Pee Mak | พี่มาก..พระโขนง Phi Mak Phra Khanong | Banjong Pisanthanaku | Thailand | |
| The Returned | Retornados | Manuel Carballo | Spain | |
| Savaged | Avenged | Michael S. Ojeda | United States | |

### Wide Angle – Documentary Competition

* Gureombi –The Wind Is Blowing – Cho Sung-bong (South Korea)
* Dream House by the Border – Kim Kyang (South Korea)
* Jazz in Love – Baby Ruth Villarama (Philippines/Germany/France)
* Non-fiction Diary – Jung Yoon-suk (South Korea)
* Past Present – Tion Guan Saw (Malaysia)
* Tale of a Butcher Shop – Aya Hanabusa (Japan)
* To Singapore, with Love – Tan Pin Pin (Singapore)
* Sandal – Kim Mi-re (South Korea)
* Streetside – Daniel Ziv (Indonesia)

## Awards

* New Currents Award
** Pascha – Ahn Seon-Kyoung (South Korea)
** Remote Control – Byamba Sakhya (Mongolia/Germany)
** Special Mention: Transit – Hannah Espia (Philippines)
* Sonje Award
** A Lady Caddy Who Never Saw a Hole in One – Yosep Anggi Noen (Indonesia)
** In the Summer – Son Tae-gyum (South Korea)
** Special Mention: Temporary – Behzad Azadi (Iran)
** Special Mention: Sprout – Yoon Ga-eun (Korea)
* BIFF Mecenat Award
** Streetside – Daniel Ziv (Indonesia)
** Non-fiction Diary – Jung Yoon-suk (South Korea)
** Special Mention: Gureombi – The Wind Is Blowing – Cho Sung-bong (Korea)
* Busan Bank Award (Audience Award)
** Home – Maximilian Hult (Sweden/Iceland)
* KNN Movie Award (Audience Award)
** 10 Minutes – Lee Yong-seung (South Korea)
* FIPRESCI Award
** 10 Minutes – Lee Yong-seung (South Korea)
* NETPAC Award
** Shuttlecock – Lee Yu-bin (South Korea)
* Busan Cinephile Award
** Father's Garden –The Love of My Parents – Peter Liechti (Switzerland)
* Citizen Reviewers' Award
** Shuttlecock – Lee Yu-bin (South Korea)
** Han Gong-ju – Lee Su-jin (South Korea)
* CGV Movie Collage Award
** Han Gong-ju – Lee Su-jin (South Korea)
* The Asian Filmmaker of the Year – Rithy Panh (Cambodia)
* Korean Cinema Award – Charles Tesson (France)