The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) announced the seven members of the jury for its very first full -fledged competition section, which will be led by Korean filmmaker Na Hongjin.
The actor of Hong Kong, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, is also on the jury; Indian actor and filmmaker Nandita Das; Iranian director of New Wave, Marziyeh Meshkiny; American ferture Kogonada (Columbus,, After)); The Korean actor of the Jew ‘
Biff, which takes place from September 17 to 26, recently announced the 14 titles that will participate in the inaugural section of the competition. The jury will distribute Busan Award prizes in five categories: best film, best director, special jury prize, best actor and artistic contribution.
The director of the Biff Festival, Jung Hanseok, said: “As it is a newly launched section, we have sought to appoint members of the jury with demanding eyes, daring prospects and international influence. Hong-Jin. “”
NA credits cover new generation work from The hunter (2008) and The yellow sea (2010) Occult Thriller Moans (2016) and Thai-Korean co-production The environment (2021). He is currently in post-production on HopeWith Hwang Jung-Min and Zo in the Suren and starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander.
Leung was recently in Cannes with Juno Mak Son of the NEON Night and has a long list of credits, especially Time of time (1994), Election (2005), Bodyguards and assassins (2009), Cold war (2012) and current box office hit in continental China The edge of the shadow (2025).
DAS acted in more than 40 features, including Deepa Mehta Fire (1996) and Earth (1998), while his work as a director includes To leave (2008), Manto (2018) and Zwigato (2022).
Meshkiny, a graduate of the Makhmalbaf Film School, made her debut in realization with the award -winning drama Venice and Busan The day I became a woman (2000) and more recently Wandering dogs (2004) and The man who came with the snow (2009).
In addition to directing the features Columbus And AfterKogonada Direction Drama Series Pachinko (2022) for Apple TV + and the feature film A big daring (2025), with Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, which is planned for the American release of September 19.
Bhara has produced credits, including Makbul Mubarak Autobiography (2022), Amanda Nell Eu’s Tiger stripes (2023), Duong Deuu Linh Don’t cry, butterfly (2024), and more recently the title of the Hayakawa Chie Cannes competition Renoir (2025) and Woo Ming Jin’s The King of Renardwhich is first in Toronto.
Han made his debut in 2005 with Non-stop 5 And later took note in the award -winning MBC drama Dong Yi (2010). His film work also includes Masquerade (2012), Cold eyes (2013), Beauty inside (2015), Love, ment (2016) and The pirates: the last royal treasure (2020), while she also played in series including Amazon Prime Video Spurt (2019), Disney + Series Mobile (2023) and original Japanese Netflix Anonymous romantic (2025).
