Busan’s New Currents Jury Discusses Asian Filmmaking Texture, But Struggles to Define It

, said that she would look out for “Asian texture” among the films presented in the festival’s premiere New Currents competition section.

Festival director Huh Moonyoung was on hand to remind all present that New Currents is the festival’s most prestigious and important section. But his task moderating the session was minimal. Toubiana said that he hoped to find “originality,” “intelligence,” and “the kind of truths that we see as relevant and interesting.” “We want to travel with, be moved and stirred by these films. We want films to disturb our feelings.”

Can anyone be on this jury or do you train to Busan?

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