Tickets to the movie "Trace of Love", the opening film of the Pusan International Film Festival slated to open October 12, were sold out in just two minutes and 45 seconds on the festival's Web site ( Open the link ) on September 19.
Tickets to this year's opening film were sold out 10 minutes faster than for last year's opening film (13 minutes 40 seconds).
Tickets to the closing film, "Crazy Stone", by Chinese director Ning Hao, were sold out in an hour and six minutes, while tickets to a closing party were sold out in two hours and four minutes, attesting to great public interest in the festival.
Tickets to other films to be screened at the festival will go on sale September 26 on the festival's Web site, in Pusan Bank branches nationwide, and the COEX, Suwon and Daegu branches of the Megabox theater.
Visitors will be offered a wide range of discounts this year: 3,000-won tickets for films to be screened October 16-19, and 10,000-won tickets for a package of three "Midnight Passion" films to be screened at night.
Tickets can be exchanged at temporary ticket offices and character shops that will be set up during the festival. Visitors will also be able to buy tickets for film packages including five, ten and 20 films at 20 to 50 percent discounts.
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