The 28th Busan International Film Festival will be held from the 4th to the 13th.
Gala Presentation ‘Nokya’ Press Conference
Gala Presentation ‘Nokya’ Press Conference
At 2 p.m. on the 5th, a press conference for the gala presentation 'Green Night' (directed by Han Shu-ai) was held at the KNN Theater in Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan, and director Han Shu-ai and actors Fan Bingbing and Joo-young Lee attended.
On this day, Jooyoung Lee said, "Choosing this movie wasn't easy at first. It was really challenging, and I had a lot of thoughts about whether I could do it." He said, "I felt in my heart that the director's love call was not light. He gave me a proposal after already understanding the actor like me and planning how to include it in the movie, so I thought I could trust him and jump in."
Lee Joo-young said, "When I was hesitating to appear on the show, Fan Bingbing wrote me a very warm handwritten letter. When I saw that letter, my heart was touched. I thought that I would receive a letter like this from Bingbing while I was working as an actor." "I thought it would be rude to them not to appear here, and I thought I wanted to make this movie with these two people. Furthermore, I thought I wanted to appear in it," he reflected.
Jooyoung Lee smiled and said, “I wanted to see a screen showing two women overcoming this hardship and running forward. In the end, I decided to appear on the show with a really happy heart.”
Lee Ju-young, who said, “This work itself had great meaning,” added, “It was a joint film between Korea and China, and it was also set in Korea. The staff was half Korean and half Chinese. I hoped there would be more collaborations, and I could have contributed a little. “I appeared in this work to become a person,” he added.
Meanwhile, at this year's Busan International Film Festival, a total of 269 films, including 209 officially invited films from 69 countries and 60 community beef screenings, will meet the audience. The opening film was 'Because I Hate Korea' (directed by Jang Geon-jae) starring Go Ah-seong, Kim Woo-gyeom and Joo Jong-hyuk, and the closing film was 'The Emperor of Movies' starring Yu Deok-hwa (directed by Ning Hao).
Busan Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr