Note to Reader; Abbreviations; Introduction -- Film Festivals between the National and the Regional in the Age of Globalization; 1. Why Pusan?: The Political Economy of a Film Festival; 2. Negotiating a Place between Korean Cinema and Asian Cinema: Programming Politics; 3. Re-imagining the Past: Programming Retrospectives; 4. A Global Film Producer: The Pusan Promotion Plan; 5. Remapping Asian Cinema: The Tenth Anniversary in 2005; Conclusion: Toward a New Channel; Appendix 1. Film Festivals in East Asia (1999); Appendix 2. PIFF over 15 Years (1996-2010)
Appendix 3. Main Program Sections of PIFFAppendix 4. An Overview of the Tenth PIFF (October 6-14, 2005); Appendix 5. PPP Project Accomplishments (1998-2005); Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book provides a social, political and cultural exploration of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) in South Korea that since its inception in 1996. By paying a particular attention to the organizers' use of an Asian regionalization strategy, the book reveals how the festival staked out a unique and influential position within a rapidly changing global landscape
