16th Busan International Film Festival
The 16th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 6 to October 14, 2011 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by actresses Uhm Ji-won and Ye Ji-won, making it the first year to be hosted by two women. The 16th BIFF also marks the first year for Lee Yong-kwan as the festival director after the retirement of its founding director, Kim Dong-ho and is also the first to take place at the Busan Cinema Center which was opened on September 29, 2011. A total of 307 films from 70 countries were invited to participate in the festival, with 86 world premieres and 39 international premieres. The event had a total audience of 196,177. Program † World Premiere †† International Premiere Opening Film Gala Presentation A Window on Asian Cinema New Currents Korean Cinema Today - Panorama Korean Cinema Today - Vision Korean Cinema Retrospective Kim Kee-duk, On the Front Line of Korean Genre Films World Cinema Flash Forward Wide Angle Korean Short Film Competition Asian Short Film Competition Short Film Showcase Documentary Competition Documentary Showcase Animation Showcase Open Cinema Special Program in Focus Yonfan, A Touch of Sensuality Extreme Portuguese Cinema: Six Auteurs in Focus Asian Western: