BUSAN, South Korea (AP) – A film from outside Bollywood reflecting generational gaps in India and an image-driven Iranian movie about a grieving old man were among the works showing new trends of Asian cinema at this year’s Busan International Film Festival.
The New Currents section at one of the most influential film fairs in the world has introduced first- or second-time feature movie directors who could become the next global name. It is Busan’s only competition section and in the past has premiered early works by award-winning Chinese director Jia Zhangke.
The eight works competing this year are: “Black Horse Memories” by Iranian director Shahram Alidi; “Go Home” by Beirut, Lebanon-born director Jihane Chouaib; “Immortal” by Iranian director Hadi Mohaghegh; “West North West” by Japanese director Takuro Nakamura; “Communication & Lies” by South Korean director Lee Seung-won; “Night and Fog in Zona” by South Korean director Jung Sung-il; “Radio Set” by Indian director Hari Viswanath; and “Walnut Tree” by director Yerlan Nurmukhambetov from Kazakhstan.
The Associated Press talked to directors of “Radio Set” and “Immortal.”
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