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Busan Metropolitan City to Host the 22nd Busan International Film Festival and G-STAR 2017Busan Metropolitan City announced that it would host the 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and the Game Show and Trade, All-Round (G-STAR (News - Alert)) 2017, an Global Game Exhibition. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171003005087/en/ Busan Metropolitan City hosts the 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and the Game Show and Trade, All-Round (G-STAR) 2017, an Global Game Exhibition. The 22nd BIFF will be held from October 12 to 21, with 298 films shown onto 32 screens, while G-STAR 2017, which is emerging as one of the world's top three gaming events, will take place from November 16 to 19 at BEXCO. During the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), 298 films from 75 countries will be projected onto 32 screens at five major cinemas, Busan Cinema Center, CGV Centum City, Lotte Cinema Centum City, MEGABOX Haundae and Sohyang Theater Centum City in Busan. The BIFF will screen 100 world premieres (76 feature films, 24 short films), 29 international premieres (24 feature films, 5 short films), and 10 New Currents films. (Photo: Business Wire) The 22nd BIFF will be held from October 12 to 21, with 298 films shown onto 32 screens, while G-STAR 2017, which is emerging as one of the worl's top three gaming events, will take place from November 16 to 19 at BEXCO.
During the
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), 298 films from 75
countries will be projected onto 32 screens at five major cinemas in
Busan.
Korea's "Glass Garden," directed by Shin Su-won, is set to open the
festival. The closing film is "Love Education" by Taiwanese director
Sylvia Chang. Since the establishment of BIFF, this is the first time
the movies filmed by female directors will both open and close the Busan
International Film Festival.
G-STAR
2017 will highlight the meaning of games and the experiences they
offer through various events under the slogan "Complete your game!"
During the G-STAR, BTB/BTC exhibitions, a market for game investors, a
global game culture festival, eSports games and a game industry job
fair, will be held as well.
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