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Busan film festival opens 31st edition; Michelle Yeoh takes Asian Filmmaker award
En breve
The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened on the evening of October 6 with a red-carpet ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan, and runs until October 15. Actress Kim Min-ha hosted the opening ceremony, and Michelle Yeoh received the 2026 Asian Filmmaker of the Year award on her first visit to Busan in 15 years. Chosun Ilbo photo captions say 59 countries and 316 films are screening, while one of its own captions gives 247 official invited films.
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The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened on the evening of October 6 with a red-carpet ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan, according to Chosun Ilbo photo captions and a Hankook Ilbo report. The festival runs until October 15. Chosun Ilbo captions say screenings cover 59 countries and 316 films, while a separate Chosun Ilbo caption gives 59 countries and 247 official invited films, opening with «낮과 밤은 서로에게». [ 1 , 29 , 34 ]
Actress Kim Min-ha hosted the opening ceremony alone, the documents say. Hankook Ilbo reported that this year Busan was officially selected as an A-list festival by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF), which it said placed the event alongside Cannes, Berlin and Venice for the first time. [ 29 , 34 ]
Michelle Yeoh received the 2026 Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the ceremony, Hankook Ilbo reported, on her first visit to Busan in 15 years. «아시아 영화인상을 받게 돼 영광스럽다», she said, adding that «제31회 부산국제영화제가 이룬 성취에 대해서도 축하의 말을 전하고 싶다». She also said the work «혼자서는 해낼 수 없는 일» and thanked those who stood behind the films. Hankook Ilbo said a special programme screens four of her films — «검우강호», «에브리씽 에브리웨어 올 앳 원스», «산디와라» and «우리 할머니는 큐브왕» — three of them chosen by Yeoh herself. [ 29 , 34 ]
Chosun Ilbo published dozens of red-carpet photo captions through the evening naming guests as they arrived. They included Fan Bingbing, Jeon Do-yeon, Hwang Jung-min with director Na Hong-jin, Jo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung and Hyun Bin together, Kim Hye-ja in hanbok, Lee Sun-bin, Noh Jung-ui, Kim Do-yeon, Park Ji-hyun, Park Sung-woong, Moon Sung-keun, Lee Yi-kyung, Shim Eun-woo, singer Kim Da-hyun, Eric Nam, Shuhua of (G)I-DLE, singer Beenzino and producer Kim Tae-ho, as well as international guests Zhang Yimou, Michieda Shunsuke, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Alfonso Cuarón with his son, director Jonas Cuarón. [ 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 12 , 13 , 15 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 30 , 32 , 33 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 ]
Por qué importa
Hankook Ilbo reported that this year's edition is the first in which Busan has been officially selected as an A-list festival by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations, placing it alongside Cannes, Berlin and Venice. The festival's guest list, including Michelle Yeoh, Fan Bingbing and Zhang Yimou, indicates its role as a meeting point for Asian and international cinema through October 15.
Datos clave
- The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened on the evening of October 6 with a red-carpet ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan. [ 1 , 29 , 34 ]
- The festival runs until October 15. [ 1 , 34 ]
- Actress Kim Min-ha hosted the opening ceremony alone. [ 29 , 34 ]
- Michelle Yeoh received the 2026 Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the opening ceremony, 15 years after her previous visit to Busan, Hankook Ilbo reported. [ 29 , 31 , 34 ]
- Hankook Ilbo reported that this year Busan was officially selected as an A-list festival by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF). [ 34 ]
- Chosun Ilbo photo captions say the festival screens 316 films from 59 countries; one Chosun Ilbo caption gives 247 official invited films from 59 countries, opening with «낮과 밤은 서로에게». [ 1 , 29 ]
- Guests photographed on the red carpet included Fan Bingbing, Jeon Do-yeon, Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung, Hyun Bin, Kim Hye-ja, Zhang Yimou, Alfonso Cuarón with his son Jonas Cuarón, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Michieda Shunsuke. [ 7 , 15 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 30 , 32 , 33 , 36 , 37 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6 with an opening ceremony and red carpet at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan. [ 1 , 29 , 34 ]
- The festival runs until October 15. [ 1 , 34 ]
- Actress Kim Min-ha hosted the opening ceremony. [ 29 , 34 ]
- Michelle Yeoh received the 2026 Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the festival. [ 29 , 34 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- How many films are being shown: Chosun Ilbo captions say 59 countries and 316 films, while another Chosun Ilbo caption says 59 countries and 247 official invited films. The two figures come from the same outlet and are not reconciled in the documents; it is not stated whether one counts all screenings and the other only official invitations.
- The complete list of guests who attended the opening ceremony. The documents consist of individual red-carpet photo captions and do not state that the photographed names are the full guest list.
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- Chosun Ilbo publishes its first red-carpet photo from the opening ceremony, with the caption saying the event was held that afternoon at the Busan Cinema Center in U-dong, Busan. [ 1 ]
- A Chosun Ilbo caption states the 31st Busan International Film Festival opening ceremony was held at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu, hosted by actress Kim Min-ha, and names the opening film. [ 29 ]
- Hankook Ilbo reports that Michelle Yeoh received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the opening ceremony, her first visit to Busan in 15 years. [ 34 ]