Busan City features on the main website of UNESCO’s international network of “creative cities.”
Busan joined the UNESCO network last December, which is comprised of 69 cities from 32 countries worldwide emphasizing creativity as a method for sustainable urban development.
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The international network is divided into subfields of film, literature, music, crafts and design. Busan joined as Asia’s first film-designated creative city.
The photo on the home page is taken from the Busan International Film Festival last year.
Recently, the Korean Film Council decided to slash funding for the BIFF by almost half this year, possibly due to the fact that a politically critical documentary was screened last year.
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| Busan Film Fest covers UNESCO main page (Yonhap) |
The documentary “The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol,” codirected by Lee Sang-ho and Ahn Hae-ryong, implicitly criticized the government for ineffectively handling the tragic sinking of the Sewol ferry in April 2014.
The 20th BIFF will take place this year from Oct. 1-10.
Sarah Yoon
The Korea Herald
