Diversity, Diaspora and Asian Film Identity Up for Discussion by Busan Festival Jury: ‘We Have Rich Feelings, but Express Them With Difficulty’
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Issues of cultural diversity, different Asian diaspora populations and the quest for the Asian cinematic identity came up for discussion on Thursday as the New Currents competition jury at the Busan International Film Festival prepared to get down to work.
Filmmaker and academic Jung Sung-il, who is set as the jury president, appeared to invite a degree of dispute that might get the blood racing. “I have high hopes, hope for controversies and good conversations among the jurors,” he said in opening remarks.
Later he added that he’d be open to championing a “glorious failure” as prize-winner if it contained a truly original scene or section over a slicker, but less innovative title.
Other jurors are: Han Junhee, Korean director of “Coin Locker Girl” and “DP”; Eva Cahen, head of the Semaine de la Critique section at Cannes; Indonesian director Edwin (“Blind Pig Wants to Fly”); and Korean American producer Christina Oh (“Minari”).
Read more on variety.com
