14th Busan International Film Festival (2009)

The 14th Busan International Film Festival (PIFF) took place in Busan, South Korea, from October 8 to October 16, 2009. The event served as a significant platform for Asian cinema, showcasing a total of 355 films to an audience of 173,516 attendees. The program included 98 world premieres and 46 international premieres.

Official poster for the 14th Busan International Film Festival — The official festival poster was designed by Soon-dae Choi, incorporating the abstract painting "Song of the Night" by Jeum-sik Jeong.

Festival Programming and Juries

The festival opened with the world premiere of Good Morning President, directed by Jang Jin. The closing film was the international premiere of The Message, directed by Qunshu Gao and Kuo-fu Chen. The "New Currents" competition jury was presided over by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and Terri Kwan, while the "Wide Angle" jury was led by Tan Chui Mui and Ji-tae Yu.

Award Winners

The festival presented several competitive awards across various categories:

New Currents Award: Shared by Kick Off (directed by Shawkat Amin Korki) and I'm in Trouble! (directed by Sang-min So). A special mention was given to Squalor.
Flash Forward Award: Awarded to Last Cowboy Standing (directed by Zaida Bergroth), with a special mention for Miss Kicki.
Sonje Award (Short Film Competition): Awarded to Somewhere Unreached (Jae-won Kim) and Rare Fish (Basil Vassili Mironer).
PIFF Mecenat Award (Documentary Competition): Awarded to Earth's Woman (Woo-jung Kwon) and The Other Song (Saba Dewan).
FIPRESCI Award: Kick Off (Shawkat Amin Korki).
NETPAC Award: Paju (Chan-ok Park).
KNN Movie Award (Audience Award): Lan (Wenli Jiang).