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20, BIFF gwangjang-ro, Jung-gu, Busan 부산광역시 중구 비프광장로 20 (남포동6가) 일대
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• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-51-253-8523
Introduction
Busan’s modern movie district was originally little more than a pair of cinemas that were built following Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule over half a century ago. However, major renovations took place ahead of the first Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), and the newly transformed district was named BIFF Square on August 14, 1996.
Having been remade into a cultural tourist attraction promoting the advancement of Korea’s film industry, BIFF Square has contributed to Busan’s newfound status as an international cultural tourist city. The 428 meter-long street stretching from the Buyeong Theater in Nampo-dong to the overpass in Chungmu-dong was divided into “Star Street” and “Festival Street,” and on the eve of the festival each year the “BIFF Square Ground Opening” is held on the street. During the ceremony, events such as the hand printing of famous movie celebrities and Nunggot Jeomdeung (snow-flower lighting) take place. A district such as BIFF Square, crowded with first-run theaters in a city is rare not only in Asia but Europe as well, and for this reason it holds great potential. In recent years, the square has grown into a more complex area, featuring not only movie theaters but also shops and leisure facilities, attracting growing numbers of young visitors and tourists.
* Hand-printed movie celebrities
1998 – Wayne Wang (director, America), Jeremy Irons (Actor, England), Xie Jin (director, China), Kitano Takeshi (director, Japan), Abbas Kiarostami (director, Iran), Kim Ki-young (director, Korea)
1999 – Imamura Shohei (director, Japan), Fernando E. Solanas (director, Argentina), the late Yoo Young-kil (director of photography, Korea, represented by his wife Kim Myung-ja)
2000 – Zhang Yimou (director, China), Hwang Jung-soon (actress, Korea), Yu Hyun-mok (director, Korea)
2001 – Wim Wenders (director, Germany), Krzysztof Zanussi (director, Poland), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (director, Iran)
2002 – Hou Hsiao-Hsien (director, Taiwan), Shin Sang-ok (director, Korea), Choi Eun-hee (actress, Korea), Jeanne Moreau (actress, France)
2003 – Kim Su-yong (director, Korea)
2004 – Jan Troell (director, Sweden), Chung Chang-wha (director, Korea)
2005 – Theo Angelopoulos (director, Greece)
2006 – the Late Lee Man-hee (director, Korea, represented by his wife Actress Lee Hye-yeong), Seijun Suzuki (director, Japan)
2007 – Ennio Morricone (director of music, Italy)
2008 – Tsui Hark (director, China), Paolo Taviani (director, Italy), Anna Karina (actress, Denmark)
2009 - Costa-Gavras (director, Greece), Dario Argento (director, Italy)
2010 - Juliette Binoche (actress, France), Willem Dafoe (actor, America), Kim Ji-mee (actress, Korea), Carlos Saura (director, Spain), Oliver Stone (director, America), Emi Wada (costume designer, Japan)
2011 - Isabelle Huppert (actress, France), Kim Ki-duk (director, Korea), Yonfan (director, Hong Kong), Luc Besson (director, France) 2012 - Shin Young-kyun (actor, Korea), Koji Wakamatsu (director, Japan), Arturo Ripstein (director, Mexico), Agnieszka Holland (director, Poland)
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+82-51-253-8523
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Type : Korean Food
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