Busan film festival appoints Jung Hanseok director, nearly two years after departures
Busan International Film Festival (Biff) has confirmed programmer Jung Hanseok as its new festival director, almost two years after a high-profile leadership crisis at one of Asia’s biggest festivals.
Jung will begin his four-year tenure in the role tomorrow (March 21). He was recommended to the festival’s board of directors by chairperson Park Kwang-su last week.
Jung has been the Korean cinema programmer at Biff since 2019 and previously worked as a journalist and film critic at Korean film publication Cine21. He has also served as a jury member for the Buil Film Awards, Jeonju International Film Festival, Seoul Independent Film Festival,...
Jung will begin his four-year tenure in the role tomorrow (March 21). He was recommended to the festival’s board of directors by chairperson Park Kwang-su last week.
Jung has been the Korean cinema programmer at Biff since 2019 and previously worked as a journalist and film critic at Korean film publication Cine21. He has also served as a jury member for the Buil Film Awards, Jeonju International Film Festival, Seoul Independent Film Festival,...
- 3/20/2025
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