Actresses Eom Ji-won, above left, and Ye Ji-won have been chosen to host the opening ceremony of the 16th Busan International Film Festival on Oct. 6, the festival organizer said in a press release yesterday.
It is the first time the ceremony will be hosted by two women, instead of a man and woman as in the past.
"We wanted to change the usual format of having a male and female host", said Kim Jung-yoon, head of the festival's public relations team.
Eom has appeared in hit films such as "Love on the Debt" (2010) and "Like You Know It All" (2008). Ye has worked with famous Korean directors such as Im Kwon-taek in "Hanji" (2010) and Hong Sang-soo in "On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate" (2002).
This is not the only change for the festival, which changed its name last year to reflect the common spelling of the city name. This year the festival will be held in its own space, the newly built Duraeraum, or Busan Cinema Center. This is also the first festival without Kim Dong-ho, who had directed the festival since its inception and retired last year.
Meanwhile, festival organizers also announced a list of overseas guests expected to attend the festival, including Chinese actress Tang Wei, famous for "Lust, Caution" (2007), French director and producer Luc Besson and Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
The film festival runs from Oct. 6 to 14.
Source : koreajoongangdaily.jo... ( English Korean )
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