Busan Film Festival to Honor Michelle Yeoh as Asian Filmmaker of the Year
The Oscar winner will accept the award at Busan's Oct. 6 opening ceremony, where she'll also present a curated program of her work, including 'Sandiwara,' her recent short directed by Sean Baker.
The New York Film Festival has revealed its 32 film lineup for the 64th edition, spanning Sept. 25 to Oct. 12 at Film at Lincoln Center. The festival will kick off with James Gray's crime drama "Paper Tiger," starring Adam Driver and Miles Teller. Ava DuVernay's documentary "14th," a sequel to her acclaimed "13th," will conclude the program.
Other featured filmmakers include Pedro Almodovar, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Andrew Haigh, Radu Jude, Lee Chang-dong, Mike Leigh, Pawel Pawlikowski, and Ira Sachs. The lineup also boasts notable films in their world premieres, such as Tony Gilroy's "Behemoth!" starring Pedro Pascal and Chris Rock's "Misty Green." Festival artistic director Dennis Lim praised the diverse representation of creative perspectives in response to the current global climate.
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