By Lin Ying-Hsuan, Naman Ramachandran
AFP via Getty Images The Busan International Film Festival marked its 31st edition Tuesday with one of its most star-laden opening ceremonies in recent memory, drawing Fan Bingbing, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alfonso Cuarón, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Lee Chang-dong, Na Hong-jin, and a roll call of Asian cinema’s finest to the port city for a night that mixed Hollywood glamour with homegrown pride.
Busan Mayor Park Chun Jae-soo declared the festival open, delivering his first opening-night address as mayor. “I declare the opening of the 31st Busan International Film Festival” he said, after urging international guests to catch what he called “Busan sickness” – the irresistible desire, he said, to keep returning to the city.
Related Stories
