MUMBAI: Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who is known for his film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives University will present keynotes at the first Busan Cinema Forum. He will be followed by Dudley Andrew, a film scholar and Film Studies professor at Yale.

The theme for the Forum is ‘Seeking the Path of Asian Cinema in the 21st century: East Asia where representatives from French publication ‘Les Cahiers du Cinema,‘ and North American film association ‘Society for Cinema and Media Studies‘ along with six world film research organisations and film critics are likely to participate.

The 16th Busan International Film Festival that will be held from 6 to 14 October 6-14 will host the first Busan Cinema Forum (BCF) from 10 to 12 October.