Busan International Film Festival FORUM BIFF

Program

The Future of Cinema: Tech Innovation and Film Education

Session 1 Re: Booting Korean Cinema *Co-Host: Korean Film Archive

Examine new digital restoration technologies for film preservation and archiving,
and explore the use of Digital asset data as resources for visual effects production.

9/19(Fri) 10:00 – 12:30
Opening Speech
Moderator: LEE Jooyoung(Korean Film Archive)
Digital Transformation and the Reconsideration of Film Archives
Keynote Speech: KIM Hong-joon(Korean Film Archive)
Part 1 Re: Sounding Korean Cinema
Moderator: PARK Seho(Korean Film Archive)
From Immersive Sound in Cinemas to OTT Streaming: Technological Development and Its Significance
Presentation: KIM Byungin(NETFLIX)
Challenges and Prospects of Restoring Sound in Korean Cinema
Presentation: PARK Minyoung(Korean Film Archive)
Part 2 Re: Imaging Korean Cinema
Moderator: JEONG Chancheol(Pukyong Nat’l Univ.)
Discussion on collecting and utilizing Korean digital assets
Presentation: CHUNG Minjae(NONUNI Entertainment)
Production of High-Fidelity 3D Assets of Native Korean Trees
Presentation: YOO Taekyung(Chung-Ang Univ.)
Part 3 Re: Framing Korean Cinema
Moderator: KIM Seungkyung(Korean Film Archive)
Discussion
Discussion: KANG Yunsung(Director), Stanley Iksang KIM(Seoil Univ.), Daniel SON(WESTWORLD)

Session 2 Envisioning the Global Future of Visual Culture from Local Contexts *Co-Host: Dongseo University

Analyze the identity and value of regional visual culture in the context of globalization,
and explore pathways for their continued relevance and development.

9/19(Fri) 13:30 – 16:30
Moderator: CHOI Wonho(Dongseo Univ.)
East Ink, Global Screen: Cross-Cultural Aesthetics in Contemporary Chinese Animation
Presentation: SUN Lijun(Beijing Film Academy)
The Past, Present, and Future of Cinema
Presentation: Michael J. YOUNG(NewYork Film Academy)
Animating Future
Presentation: Erick OH(Animation Director)
Discussion
Discussion: KIM Haeyoon(Dongseo Univ.), Michael J. YOUNG(NewYork Film Academy), SUN Lijun(Beijing Film Academy), Erick OH(Animation Director)

Session 3 Exploring the Present and Future of Film and Media Education in Asia *Co-Host: School of Film, TV & Multimedia at Korea National University of Arts

Explore the roles and competencies required of future film and media talent
by sharing cases of collaboration between Korean and other Asian educational institutions.

9/20(Sat) 14:00 – 17:00
Part 1
Moderator: CHOI Yongbae(Korea Nat’l University of Arts)
Performing Pedagogy toward Asian(Trans-Inter-Intra)Screen Culture
Keynote Speech: KIM Soyoung(Korea Nat’l University of Arts)
Part 2 The Present and Future of Media Education in Asia
Moderator: Steve M. CHOE(Korea Nat’l University of Arts)
The Future of Animation Creation and Future Content: CAMPUS Asia 4.0 Step-Up
Presentation: LEE Jungmin(Korea Nat’l University of Arts)
Two Decades of East Asian Film School Collaboration:
Achievements and Challenges in Korea–China and Korea–Japan Co-Production Programs
Presentation: PYEON Jangwan(Korea Nat’l University of Arts)
The Preparation of Asia’s Future Film Education
Presentation: HIM Sotithya(Ministry of Information Cambodia)
Achievements and Future Prospects of Busan’s Film Education for Asian Filmmakers: With a Focus on BAFA, FLY and AFiS
Presentation: AHN Jihye(WeFab)
Part 3 Discussion
Moderator: Steve M. CHOE(Korea Nat’l University of Arts)
Exploring the Present and Future of Film and Media Education in Asia
Discussion: TENGAN Daisuke(Japan Institute of the Moving Image), LIU Yu(Beijing Film Academy), Makbul MUBARAK(Director), LEE Seunghee(Film Critic), Tian LI(Yale Univ.)