19th Busan int'l film festival to embrace 'China's moment'

Film "The Golden Era", starring newly-wed Chinese actress Tang Wei, is opening nationwide on October 1. [Photo/Xinhuanet/Ent]

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Tang Wei, the famous Chinese actress who played Xiao Hong in the film, will also attend the film festival. It will be the first public appearance of the newly married couple if she comes together with her husband, South Korean filmmaker Kim Tae-yong.

Among those invited to attend this year's BIFF are also Chinese actor Chen Daoming, Chen Jianbin, Anthony Wong, Chen Chang,Ethan Juan and actress Liu Shishi, Chen Yihan, Charlene Choi, Wan Qian and others, a rare all-star cast that set a record in BIFF's history.

Besides, Hong Kong's director Peter Chan will attend "A Window on Asian Cinema" with his latest film "Dearest". "Red Amnesia" by director Wang Xiaoshuai, "The Continent" by Chinese writer Han Han, "The Scared Arrow" by Tibetan director Pema Tseden and a dozen other Chinese films will be screened in this section.

Chinese action movie "Brotherhood of Blades" by director Lu Yang and"Five Minutes to Tomorrow", a movie co-produced by China and Japan will be played in the open cinema section.

The 19th Busan International Festival will run from Oct 2 to 11. A Total of 313 films from 79 countries will be played out during the festival, with 96 world premieres and 36 international premieres, a slightly increase comparing with last year.

Unlike the three traditional international film festivals in Venice, Cannes and Berlin, theBusan film festival is focusing more on discovering new talent rather than the established filmmakers. It is also a discovery of the Asian cinema potential.