Bong Joon-ho X Kang Dong-won → Director Kedeheon also gathered the BIFF..holding a special program
Aug 22, 2025
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The Busan International Film Festival announced on the 22nd that it will present a special program 'Cart Blanche' to commemorate the 30th Busan Film Festival this year.
'Carte Blanche' means 'blanche' in French, an expression used to give someone the freedom to choose without restriction. For the first time this year, the Busan Film Festival co-hosted by the Korea Film Archive (KMA) and domestic and foreign films?It will screen recommended works selected by cultural celebrities and provide a place to share their experiences and in-depth appreciation with the audience. Five cultural celebrities, including Bong Joon-ho, Maggie Kang, actor Kang Dong-won, novelist Eun Hee-kyung and journalist Son Seok-hee, will participate in this 'Cart Blanche', which will provide a special cinematic experience of rediscovering works through the eyes of celebrities, to introduce their own affectionate works and hold dialogue with the audience after screening.
First, he won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes International Film Festival for 'Parasite', and won four awards at the 2020 American Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best International Film. Earlier this year, director Bong Joon-ho, who is expanding his unique work world further through 'Mickey17', chose director Shinji Aoyama's 'Eureka(00). Invited to the competition section of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, "Eureka" is a work that shines through the healing journey of those who have suffered tragedy, with Shinji Aoyama's unique delicate psychological expression. Director Bong Joon-ho said, "The emotional resonance that quietly approaches, seeps in slowly, and finally shakes deep in the heart." He sent me an affectionate recommendation saying, "Now Shinji Aoyama's masterpiece that has left us."
Maggie Kang, a creative director who demonstrated both popularity and artistry by instantly plunging the world into a `Kedeheon disease' with the original Netflix animation 'K-Pop Demon Hunters', chose Bong Joon-ho's 'Monster(06). Director Maggie Kang didn't know a movie could go back and forth in so many different moods until she watched "The Host". Through this movie, I learned that various atmospheres can coexist in one movie and how to balance them"He revealed that he had a profound influence on the world of his films.
Kang Dong-won, who is showing a wide range of acting across genres with his unrivaled acting skills, selected the first Korean-style hero movie he appeared in, 'Jeon Woo-chi' (09, directed by Choi Dong-hoon). 'Jeonuchi' is a work based on the classic novel Jeonuchijeon, and was loved by many audiences for its delightful live action performed by a sealed Taoist in Joseon in modern Seoul. Kang Dong-won said, "As many people say 'Original k-heroic material', I want to enjoy it with you on the big screen after a long time."," he said, expressing his expectations.
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Finally, Son Seok-hee, a leading Korean journalist who has long been trusted by the public, cited Sydney Romet's 'Hot Afternoon'(75). On a hot summer day in New York, a tense crime drama depicting the desperate situation and social conflict of two people who robbed banks to pay for sex reassignment surgery, and it is a masterpiece with a visual beauty that captures the psychological depiction and reality of complex characters realistically. Son Seok-hee said, "This year marks the 50th anniversary of its release. True stories, social minorities, tragedies, and the scathingness of the media. So many movies, not seen here at the time, but for reasons to watch. Above all, the special subject matter and the actor's strong presence were also cited as reasons for the choice.
The 30th Busan International Film Festival, which raises expectations by unveiling the first special program 'Cart Blanche' to be introduced this year, will be held for 10 days from September 17 to September 26 at the Haeundae-gu Film Center.
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