Busan International Film Festival Opens With OTT Movies...the opening ceremony soon

Soon, a red carpet event with famous actors will begin.

This year's Busan International Film Festival presents a large number of popular works

First OTT movie opening film ever...Netflix movie 'Jeon, Lan'

[Anchor]
The 29th Busan International Film Festival will meet with audiences for 10 days, starting with a spectacular opening ceremony.

For the first time in the history of the Busan International Film Festival, OTT films were selected as the opening film, focusing on popularity.

I'm connecting you, reporter Kim Seung Hwan!

[Reporter]
Yes, I'm at the Busan Cinema Center.

[Anchor]
Please tell us the atmosphere of the scene.

[Reporter]
The place behind me is the stage where the opening ceremony of the festival will be held.

The preparations for the event are still in full swing, and the audience is gradually filling up.

A red carpet event with famous actors and directors will begin shortly at 7 p.m.

The characteristic of this year's Busan International Film Festival is that there are not only films with cinematic characteristics, but also many popular works that ordinary audiences will like.

In particular, an OTT film was selected for the first time in the history of the Busan International Film Festival as an opening film showing the identity of the festival,

This is a historical drama film 'Jeon, Lan' that will be released on Netflix on the 11th.

Director Park Chan-wook made headlines as he directed the production, and it boasts colorful casting such as actor Kang Dong-won, who played the role of Novi for the first time since his debut, as well as Park Jung-min and Cha Seung-won.

[Kang Dong-won / Starring the movie 'Jeon, Lan' : I'm so happy to be at the Busan Film Festival because it's been a long time since I've been there. Since there are many scenes where I fight with various characters, I worked hard with various emotions.]

Also, BTS leader RM's documentary, which stands out for its visual beauty, was invited to the open cinema section for the first time as a K-pop documentary, and it was already sold out.
The movie 'Bogota: The Land of the Last Chance' starring Song Joong-ki
is also invited to meet with audiences in a section showing the latest Korean commercial films.

Amid the growing interest in films and film festivals amid OTT's offensive, a number of works that the general public would like were put forward.

However, the festival dismissed this concern amid some concerns that the purpose of the festival to introduce and promote independent films may be fading.

[Park Do-shin / Vice President of Busan International Film Festival: You might think that (the Busan International Film Festival) is going to commercial or OTT movies, but independent films are the most important pillars leading the Busan International Film Festival, so the stance remains unchanged.]

This year's official invitation will be 224 films, slightly more than last year, and will be available throughout the movie theaters in Busan.

The Busan International Film Festival will last for 10 days from today to the 11th.

I'm Kim Seung Hwan of YTN at the Busan Cinema Center.