Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Busan International Film Festival, Asia’s biggest annual film event, may be headed for fresh turmoil following the announcement by festival chairman Lee Yong-kwan that he plans to resign.
On Friday, the festival’s director Huh Moonyung announced his plan to resign and exit by the end of the month. The two high-level resignations follow the announcement a week ago that the festival would split the director’s job and appoint Cho Jongkook to the newly created position of managing director. “Festival director Huh Moonyung and chairperson Lee Yong-kwan have both announced their resignation, but neither have been processed yet,” a festival spokesperson confirmed to Variety.
The festival held an offline press conference on Monday, which the spokesperson said was being held in order to counter “speculative articles.” However, Lee used the platform to announce his resignation instead.
The next edition of the festival is due to be held in less than five months from now, Oct. 4-13, 2023. “Lee announced that he will be resigning to take full responsibility of the current situation.
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