The Sixth Pusan International Film Festival proved to the rest of the film world that it means business, both figuratively and literally. Attendance was down by about 40,000 from last year, but PIFF still managed to fill 143,103 seats over nine days (Nov. 9-17), during which 201 films from 60 countries were shown at 320 screenings.
Fruit Chen's "Hollywood, Hong Kong"The festival's importance, however, goes beyond size. Three years ago, it became the meeting point for the Pusan Promotion Plan, which connects Asian filmmakers to financiers. PPP is an example of why the Korean film industry is currently the most successful national cinema in Asia.