The Pusan International Film Festival, South Korean Cinema and - Globalizatio

This book provides a social, political and cultural exploration of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) in South Korea that since its inception in 1996. By paying a particular attention to the organizers' use of an Asian regionalization strategy, the book reveals how the festival staked out a unique and influential position within a rapidly changing global landscape.

About the author

SooJeong Ahn worked for the Pusan International Film Festival between 1998 and 2002 and has completed a Ph.D. on film festivals at the University of Nottingham. Her recent publications include "Re-imagining the Past: Programming South Korean Retrospectives at PIFF," in Film International (Vol. 6, 2008), "Placing South Korean Cinema into Pusan International Film Festival: Programming Strategy in the Global/Local Context," in What a Difference a Region Makes: Cultural Studies and Cultural Industries in North-East Asia (2009); "Re-mapping Asian Cinema: The Tenth Anniversary of PIFF in 2005" in Cinemas, Identities and Beyond (2010).

Product details

• Authors: Soojeong Ahn
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 22
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2011
• EAN: 9789888083589
• ISBN: 978-988-8083-58-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: TransAsia: Screen Cultures (Ha
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet