History

Overview

Festival Period
Sep 24 (Fri) – Oct 1 (Sat), 1998
Selections
211 films from 41 countries
Invited guests
659 guests from 35 countries
Total Attendance
192,547 (paid audiences: 174,870)
Hand Printing
IMAMURA Shohei (Japan | Director), Fernando E. SOLANAS (Argentina | Director), YOO Young-kil (Korea | Director of Photography)

Accomplishments

By its third edition, PIFF's biggest achievement was its emergence as the leading Asian film festival in prospecting current trend of Asian cinema. Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) was formally launched, shaping a meeting place for the global investors and producers with numerous Korean and Asian film projects.
BNK부산은행
제네시스
네스프레소
한맥
네이버
CGV
파라다이스 호텔 부산
한국거래소
드비치골프클럽 주식회사
트립닷컴
아이앱 스튜디오
두산트리븐센텀
팔라티움
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Busan Metropolitan City
Korean Film Council
BUSAN CINEMA CENTER