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Pusan International Film Festival(PIFF, 부산국제영화제), taking place in Busan, South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Busan tower by night Haeundae beach at dawn, February 2005 Busan Metropolitan City, also commonly referred to as Pusan, is the largest harbor city in Korea, with a population of about 4 million, Busan is South Koreas second largest metropolis next to Seoul. ... A film festival is a mostly annual festival showcasing films, usually of a recent date, sometimes with a focus on a specific genre (e. ... Jump to: navigation, search World map showing Asia (geographically) Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia and worlds largest continent. ...

History

September 13 - September 21, 1996: 173 films from 31 countries
October 10 - October 18, 1997: 166 films from 34 countries
September 24 - October 1, 1998: 211 films from 41 countries
October 14 - October 23, 1999: 211 films from 40 countries
October 6 - October 14, 2000: 207 films from 55 countries
November 9 - November 17, 2001: 201 films from 60 countries
November 11 - November 23, 2002: 226 films from 57 countries
October 2 - October 10, 2003: 243 films from 61 countries
October 7 - October 15, 2004: 262 films from 63 countries
October 6 - October 14, 2005: 307 films from 73 countries

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External links

PIFF official website
IMDb: Pusan International Film Festival
EFP at the Pusan International Film Festival: Discovering the Asian market

Categories: Film stubs | Film festivals

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	Particularly poignant in the film is the devotion of the wife to her husband.
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The Pusan International Film Festival - Mature and Independent (2556 words)
	Similarly, the Singapore International Film Festival is playing a regenerating role in pushing forward a new generation of local filmmakers in the small island republic through its competitive programme of local short films.
	PIFF has played on these strengths to establish itself as the leading Asian film festival in a few short years, but it wouldn't have done so without the vision and the firm sense of purpose of its programmers responsible for the regional focus and the Korean section: Mr.
	The film tends to be episodic, telling several stories associated with its many characters, including a young woman who is blind in one eye and is desired by an American soldier serving in Korea (he makes it possible to cure her blind eye but demands payment in return).

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