| 18th Busan International Film Festival | |
| Opening: | |
| Closing: | The Dinner |
| Location: | Busan, South Korea |
| Founded: | 1995 |
| Host: | Aaron Kwok Kang Soo-yeon |
| Date: | October 3–12, 2013 |
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.[1]
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 and closed with the South Korean film The Dinner.[2] [3]
† World premiere
†† International premiere
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Arabia | Israel France | †† | |||
| Kadal | India | ||||
| Nagima | Zhanna Issabayeva | Kazakhstan | † | ||
| Snowpiercer | 설국열차 | South Korea Czech Republic | |||
| Unforgiven | 許されざる者 | Japan | |||
| The X | 더 엑스 | South Korea | † |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Time in Quchi | 暑假作業 | Taiwan | †† | ||
| A Touch of Sin | 天注定 Tiān zhùdìng | 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 | Japan | |||
| Bends | 過界 | Flora Lau | Hong Kong, China | ||
| The Book | Yerbol Zhumagulov | Kazakhstan | † | ||
| Ceylon | Inam | India | † | ||
| Closed Curtain | پرده Pardeh | Iran | |||
| The Constructors | Stroiteli | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan | †† | |
| David | India | ||||
| Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story | はじまりのみち Hajimari no Michi | Japan | †† | ||
| Death March | Martsang kamatayan | Philippines | †† | ||
| Einstein and Einstein | 狗十三 | China | † | ||
| Fish & Cat | ماهی و گربه Mahi va Gorbeh | Iran | †† | ||
| Harmony Lessons | Асланның сабақтары Уроки гармонии | Kazakhstan Germany France | †† | ||
| Homesick | Satoru Hirohara | Japan | †† | ||
| If Only | Sana Dati | Philippines | †† | ||
| Ikal Mayang : Telling Women Stories |
| Malaysia | †† | ||
| Ilo Ilo | 爸媽不在家 (lit. Mom and Dad Are Not Home) | Singapore | †† | ||
| Keening Woman | 哭丧女 Ku Sang Nu | Rita Hui | Hong Kong, China | †† | |
| The Letter | Laxman Utekar | India | † | ||
| Letters from the South |
| China Malaysia Thailand Singapore Myanmar | † | ||
| Like Father, Like Son | そして父になる Soshite Chichi ni Naru | Japan | † | ||
| The Lunchbox | India | ||||
| Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy | Thailand | †† | |||
| Mirror Without Reflection | Nosir Saidov | Tajikistan | † | ||
| Miss Zombie | Japan | †† | |||
| The Nightingale | 夜莺 yèyīng | Philippe Muyl | China France | † | |
| Norte, the End of History | Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan | Philippines | †† | ||
| Omar | عمر | Palestine | †† | ||
| Once Upon a Time in Vietnam | Lửa Phật | Vietnam | †† | ||
| One-Armed Swordsman | 独臂刀 Dú Bì Dāo | Hong Kong, China | |||
| The Painting Pool | حوض نقاشی Hoze Naghashi | Iran | †† | ||
| The Past | Le Passé, گذشته Gozašte | Iran | |||
| Present for You 3D | Yoshihiko Dai | Japan | † | ||
| The Protest | Satyagraha | India | |||
| Qissa | Anup Singh | India Germany Netherlands France | † | ||
| Queen | India | † | |||
| R100 | Japan | †† | |||
| Real | リアル〜完全なる首長竜の日〜 Riaru: Kanzennaru Shuchō Ryū no Hi | Japan | |||
| Sapi | Philippines | †† | |||
| Soul | 失魂 Shī hún | Taiwan | |||
| Stray Dogs | 郊遊 Les Chiens errants | 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 | Japan | †† | ||
| Taipei Factory |
| Taiwan | |||
| Together | Saranyoo Jiralak | Thailand | †† | ||
| Trapped | دربند Darband | Iran | |||
| Twenty-Four Eyes | 二十四の瞳 Nijū-shi no Hitomi | Japan | |||
| What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love | Yang Tidak Dibicarakan Ketika Membicarakan Cinta | Indonesia | |||
| Why Don't You Play in Hell? | 地獄でなぜ悪い Jigoku de naze warui | Japan | |||
| Yellow Colt | Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan | Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig | Mongolia | †† | |
| The Yellow Shallow Sky | Bahram Tavakoli | Iran | †† |
| 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 | 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') | South Korea | † | ||
| The Story of an Old Woman | Alexey Gorlov | Kazakhstan | † | ||
| Toilet Blues | Dirmawan Hatta | Indonesia | † | ||
| Transit | Philippines | †† |
| 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) | South Korea | |||
| The Fake | 사이비 Saibi | South Korea | †† | ||
| Fasten Your Seatbelt | 롤러코스터 Rolleo Koseuteo (lit. 'Rollercoaster') | 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 | South Korea | † | ||
| If You Were Me 6 | 여섯 개의 시선6 Yeoseot gae-ui siseon 6 |
| South Korea | † | |
| Moebius | 시선 Sisun | South Korea | † | ||
| My Boy | 마이보이 Mai Boy | South Korea | † | ||
| Nobody's Daughter Haewon | 누구의 딸도 아닌 해원 Nugu-ui ttal-do anin Haewon | South Korea | |||
| Our Sunhi | 우리 선희 Uri Seonhui | † | |||
| Rough Play | 배우는 배우다 Baeuneun Baeuda (lit. 'An Actor Is an Actor') | † | |||
| Top Star | 톱스타 Topseuta | South Korea | † |
| 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 | South Korea | † | ||
| Intruders | 조난자들 Jonanjadeul | Noh Young-seok | South Korea | †† | |
| The King of Jokgu | 족구왕 Jokguwang | 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 | † |
| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chunhyang | South Korea | ||
| Come Come Come Upward | South Korea | ||
| Fly High Run Far | South Korea | ||
| General's Son | South Korea | ||
| Mismatched Nose | South Korea | ||
| Seize the Precious Sword | South Korea | ||
| Seopyeonje | South Korea | ||
| Ticket | South Korea | ||
| Village in the Mist | South Korea |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3X3D |
| Portugal | †† | ||
| Zum Geburtstag | Germany France | †† | |||
| A Street in Palermo | Via Castellana Bandiera | Italy Switzerland France | †† | ||
| An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker | Epizoda u životu berača željeza | Bosnia and Herzegovina France Slovenia | |||
| Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 | La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 | France | †† | ||
| All Is Lost | United States | †† | |||
| Arne's Legacy | Torsten Schmidt | Germany | †† | ||
| Bastards | Les Salauds | France Germany | †† | ||
| The Best Offer | La migliore offerta | Italy | |||
| Big Bad Wolves | מי מפחד מהזאב הרע Mi mefakhed mehaze'ev hara (lit. 'Who is scared of the bad wolf') | †† | |||
| Borgman | Netherlands Belgium Denmark | †† | |||
| Child's Pose | Poziția copilului | Romania | |||
| Durban Poison | Andrew Worsdale | South Africa | †† | ||
| End of Time | Endzeit | Sebastian Fritzsch | Germany | †† | |
| Family Tour | Liliana Torres | Spain | †† | ||
| The Fifth Estate | United States | †† | |||
| Fruitvale Station | United States | †† | |||
| Spieltrieb | Germany | †† | |||
| Gloria | Chile Spain | ||||
| GriGris | France Chad | †† | |||
| Heli | Mexico France Germany Netherlands | †† | |||
| Honeymoon | Líbánky | Czech Republic Slovenia | †† | ||
| Ida | Poland Denmark | †† | |||
| In Hiding | Jan Kidawa-Błoński | Poland | † | ||
| Inside Llewyn Davis | United States France | †† | |||
| Intimate Parts | Интимные места | Natasha Merkulova Alexey Chupov | Russia | †† | |
| It Was You Charlie | Emmanuel Shirinian | Canada | † | ||
| Jealousy | La Jalousie | France | †† | ||
| La Paz | Argentina | †† | |||
| Le Grand Cahier | A nagy füzet | Hungary Germany France Austria | †† | ||
| L'intrepido | Italy | †† | |||
| My Sweet Pepper Land | France Germany Kurd | †† | |||
| Mystery Road | Australia | †† | |||
| Paradies: Hoffnung | Austriay Francey Germany | ||||
| The Priest's Children | Svećenikova djeca | Croatia Serbia | †† | ||
| Prince Avalanche | United States | †† | |||
| Reality Show | United States | †† | |||
| Rock the Casbah | רוק בקסבה | Yariv Horowitz | Israel France | †† | |
| Sacro GRA | Italy France | †† | |||
| Short Term 12 | United States | †† | |||
| Stand Clear of the Closing Doors | United States | †† | |||
| Story of My Death | Història de la meva mort | Spain France | †† | ||
| The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears | L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps | Belgium France Luxembourg | †† | ||
| Stranger by the Lake | L'Inconnu du lac | France | †† | ||
| Tom at the Farm | Tom à la ferme | Canada France | †† | ||
| Ummah – Among Friends | Cuneyt Kaya | Germany | †† | ||
| Vic+Flo Saw a Bear | Vic et Flo ont vu un ours | Canada | †† | ||
| Walesa. Man of Hope | Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei | Poland | †† | ||
| When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism | Când se lasă seara peste București sau Metabolism | Romania France | †† | ||
| Workers | José Luis Valle | Mexico Germany | †† |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienation | Milko Lazarov | Bulgaria | †† | ||
| Apaches | Thierry de Peretti | France | †† | ||
| Bad Hair | Pelo malo | Venezuela | †† | ||
| Bluebird | Lance Edmands | United States Sweden | †† | ||
| Canopy | Aaron Wilson | Australia Singapore | †† | ||
| CLYDECYNIC | Ramiro Belanger | Canada | † | ||
| Delicious | Tammy Riley-Smith | United Kingdom | † | ||
| Dreamland | Switzerland Germany | †† | |||
| Drift | Benny Vandendriessche | Belgium | † | ||
| Good Night | Sean H. A. Gallagher | United States | †† | ||
| Grand Central | France Austria | †† | |||
| Harrigan | Vince Woods | United Kingdom | †† | ||
| Home | Maximilian Hult | Sweden Iceland | † | ||
| Il Futuro | Chile Germany Italy Spain | †† | |||
| The Impeccables | Ramin Matin | Turkey | † | ||
| Judas | Andrey Bogatyrev | Russia | †† | ||
| La Jaula de Oro | Diego Quemada-Díez | Mexico | †† | ||
| Metalhead | Málmhaus | Iceland Norway | †† | ||
| Miss and the Doctors | Axelle Ropert | France | †† | ||
| Miss Violence | Greece | †† | |||
| My Dog Killer | Môj pes Killer | Slovak Republic Czech Republic | †† | ||
| Not Another Happy Ending | United Kingdom | †† | |||
| The Referee | L'arbitro | Paolo Zucca | Italy Argentina | †† | |
| The Reunion | Återträffen | Sweden | †† | ||
| The Rocket | Kim Mordaunt | Australia Thailand | †† | ||
| Salvo | Fabio Grassadonia Antonio Piazza | Italy France | †† | ||
| Sarah Prefers to Run | Sarah préfère la course | Canada | †† | ||
| The Sea | Ireland United Kingdom | †† | |||
| The Selfish Giant | United Kingdom | †† | |||
| That Thing You Love | Alvaro Velarde | Peru Argentina | † | ||
| Wild Duck | Yannis Sakaridis | Greece | †† |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Eyes | 감시자들 Gamsijadeul (lit. "Surveillance") | South Korea | |||
| The Fly | Eega | India | |||
| I'll Follow You Down | Canada | †† | |||
| Me, Myself and Mum | Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table ! | France Belgium | †† | ||
| Run Milkha Run | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | India | |||
| Silent Witness | 全民目擊 Quán Mín Mù Jī | Fei Xing | China | †† | |
| The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 Deo Tereo Raibeu) | South Korea | |||
| Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast | 總舖師 (lit. 'Bandoh master chef') | Chen Yu-hsun | Taiwan | †† |
| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crying Game | Ireland | |||
| Garage | Ireland | |||
| The General | Ireland | |||
| In America | Ireland | |||
| In the Name of the Father | Ireland | |||
| Leo the Last | Ireland | |||
| Life's a Breeze | Ireland | |||
| Love Eternal | Ireland | |||
| Michael Collins | Ireland | |||
| Once | Ireland | |||
| The Stag | Ireland |
| 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 | Kazakhstan |
| English title | Director(s) | Production country/countries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farewell My Darling | South Korea | |||
| Green Chair 2013 – Love Conceptually | South Korea | † | ||
| Mother | South Korea | |||
| Stray Dog | South Korea | |||
| Three-Oh-One, Three-Oh-Two | South Korea |
| 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 | United States South Korea | † | |||
| The Devil's Path | 凶悪 Kyōaku | Japan | |||
| Grand Piano | 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 | 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 |