The 12th Pusan International Film Festival scheduled from Oct. 4 to 12 has selected its opening and closing films. PIFF will open with the world premiere of Chinese director Feng Xuaogang¡¯s new movie ¡°Assembly.¡± Co-produced by China¡¯s Huay Brothers and Korea¡¯s MK Pictures, ¡°Assembly¡± is a drama about a man who devotes his life to restoring the honor of a comrade who disappeared during the war. Feng is one of China¡¯s most successful directors and gained worldwide recognition with ¡°The Banquet¡± and ¡°A Sigh.¡±
The international premiere of the Japanese animation ¡°Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone" by Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki will close the festival in the southern port city also spelled Busan. The animation is a new theatre adaptation of TV animation ¡°"Neon Genesis Evangelion", which has been enjoying stable popularity with fans in Japan and Asia-wide since 1995. ¡°Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone" is the first of three films Anno has planned and is released in Japan on Sept. 1.
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