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Busan film fest draws stars to red carpet

October 1, 2015

The Busan International Film Festival, South Korea’s largest such event, kicked off for its 10-day run Thursday inside Busan Cinema Center.

The festival will feature 304 projects from 75 countries. Gala presentations this year include Hirokazu Koreeda’s “Seaside Town Diary,” Zhang Ke Jia’s “Mountains May Depart” and Hsiao-hsien Hou’s “The Assassin.”

The opening ceremony saw a flood of stars on the red carpet, among them Jung Woo-sung, Hwang Jung-min, Ha Ji-won, Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Jung-jae.

South Korean actress Son Ye-jin attends the opening red carpet of the Busan International Film Festival Thursday. (Yonhap)

South Korean actress Son Ye-jin attends the opening red carpet of the Busan International Film Festival Thursday. (Yonhap)

Tang Wei attends the red carpet opening of the Busan International Film Festival Thursday. (Newsis)

Tang Wei attends the red carpet opening of the Busan International Film Festival Thursday. (Newsis)

 

South Korean actors Kim Hee-chan, Ji-soo, EXO leader Suho and Choi Jung-yeol, left to right, attend the red carpet opening of the Busan International Film Festival Thursday. (Yonhap)

South Korean actors Kim Hee-chan, Ji-soo, EXO leader Suho and Choi Jung-yeol, left to right, attend the red carpet opening of the Busan International Film Festival Thursday. (Yonhap)

German actress Nastassja Kinski arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival at Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

German actress Nastassja Kinski arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival at Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)