BIFF's Asian Cinema 100

In 2015, the late Kim Jiseok, the former Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) program director, planned the Asian Cinema 100 for the 20th BIFF edition. For the program, he requested film professionals around the world to recommend 10 of the best Asian films for inclusion in the top 100 list; a list which would be updated every five years. BIFF prepared the first update in 2020 that reflected the opinions of 140 film professionals throughout the world. 2025 Update: Asian Cinema 100 is a representative initiative that revisits the history of Asian cinema and systematically highlights its cinematic legacy. Based on surveys conducted with filmmakers, critics, and scholars worldwide, it offers a broad perspective on the aesthetics and historical development of Asian cinema. In this year?s survey, 161 participants from 34 countries?including directors, producers, actors, critics, researchers, and film festival programmers?took part, resulting in the selection of 118 films (including tied titles). Note: one entry is for 7 films in the "Narita Series"

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