17th Busan International Film Festival
English title Director ( s ) Production country/countries
Night Train Jerzy Kawalerowicz Poland
Bad Luck Andrzej Munk Poland
The Saragossa Manuscript Wojciech Has Poland
Identification Marks : None Jerzy Skolimowski Poland
Cul-de-sac Roman Polanski Poland
The Promised Land Andrzej Wajda Poland
Blind Chance Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland
A Year of the Quiet Sun Krzysztof Zanussi Poland
Crows Dorota Kędzierzawska Poland
In Darkness Agnieszka Holland Poland
Program -- Special Program in Focus
The 17th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 4 to October 13, 2012 at the Busan Cinema Center and was hosted by Ahn Sung-ki and Chinese actress Tang Wei, who is the first foreign celebrity to host the event. In this year's festival, a total of 304 films from 75 countries was screened, with 93 serving as world premieres and 39 serving as international premieres. The event was attended by more than 10,000 guests from over 60 countries. The 304 films, which includes films from countries such as Japan, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia, were played on 37 screens in seven theaters in Busan, including Busan Cinema Center, CGV Centum City, Lotte Cinema Centum City, and Megabox Haeundae.