MUMBAI: Organisers of South Korea‘s Pusan International Film Festival have announced that it would hand out its first-ever award for non-Asian films from this year.
The 8 to 16 October event, considered as an important industry gathering in the region, will offer a US$20,000 (€14,335) Flash Forward Award for first and second productions by up-and-coming filmmakers from non-Asian countries.
"The jury for this award will consist of three well-known domestic and international personalities as designated by the PIFF,‘‘ the festival announced in a press release.
"The major aim of the award is to reinforce the status of the Pusan International Film Festival as a showcase for international films and to carry out further the role of the Pusan International Film Festival as internationally recognized cinema platform.‘‘
The new award will now work in tandem with Pusan‘s major competition, the New Currents Award, which is for first or second films from Asian filmmakers.
