![]() The kitten, named Biff, is now being hand-reared at the RSPCA’s Wirral and Chester branch. It’s thought mother and son may have been stuck inside the unit in sweltering heat without food or water for several days. ![]() When RSPCA inspector Vicki Brooks arrived on the scene on May 30, the face of the adult cat was peeking out of a tiny hole at one end of the container and the faint meowing of a kitten, could be heard behind her. It’s thought the mum had gone inside to give birth to her baby and then become trapped as it got continually filled with more and more cardboard. Staff from wholesaler Makro on the Britonwood Trading Estate in Hornhouse Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, called in the animal welfare charity after hearing meowing noises coming from inside the container. This year’s film fest will commemorate the past century of Korean cinema through a special program titled “The 100 Year History of Korean Cinema, 10 Great Korean Films.” This will feature works by past and present Korean auteurs, from “The Housemaid” by Kim Ki-young, “March of Fools” by Ha Gil-jong and “Seopyeonje” by Im Kwon-taek to modern greats like “The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well” by Hong Sang-soo, “Memories of Murder” by Bong Joon-ho and “Oldboy” by Park Chan-wook.PEEK-A-BOO: Biff after his extraordinary rescue (Image credit:RSPCA)Īn operation to save a kitten and his mum, who survived being crushed in a recycling container full of cardboard, has been described as one of the most ‘extraordinary’ rescues an RSPCA officer has taken part in. 3-12, across 37 screens at six theaters in Busan: Busan Cinema Center, Lotte Cinema Centum City, CGV Centum City, Megabox Haeundae, Sohyang Theater Centum City and Lotte Cinema Daeyoung.Īmong the programs at the festival are gala presentations of the new Kore-eda Hirokazu film “The Truth,” Wayne Wang’s “Coming Home Again,” Gloria Mundi’s “Robert Guediguian” and David Michod’s “The King.” Thirty films - 29 features and one short film - will be shown for the first time outside their countries of origin. This year’s festival will feature 303 films from 85 countries, with the world premiere of 97 feature films and 23 short films. “While BIFFs of the past were dominated by films from the Far East, this year’s BIFF features notable works from all across Asia,” said Jeon. The focus of this year’s BIFF will be on films dealing with social minorities, and the festival will aim to become more global in the future by inviting more countries to participate, according to Jeon. ![]() We will continue support for the ACF,” BIFF 2019 director Jay Jeon said during a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday.Īsia Cinema Fund is an initiative aimed at promoting Asian and Korean independent film productions, while the Asia Project Market is an investment and co-production market for Asian films. “The fact that we’ve been able to feature our past New Currents winners as the directors for the opening and closing films holds a significance, that we are bearing fruit via our Asia Project Market and Asia Cinema Fund. Mo” in 2016, respectively.īIFF 2019 director Jay Jeon speaks during a press conference in Busan on Wednesday. It stars Kazak actress Samal Yeslyamov, the best actress award winner at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.Ĭlosing the festival will be “Moonlit Winter” by Korea’s Lim Dae-hyung, a romance about a mother and a daughter who set on a path of reconciliation after the daughter finds out the secret her mother has been hiding all her life.īoth Nurmukhambetov and Lim received BIFF’s New Currents award - for “Walnut Tree” in 2015 and “Merry Christmas Mr. The film is about a boy, his encounter with horse thieves and his life after his childhood is dismantled following the death of his father. Roads of Time” by Kazakhstan’s Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Japan’s Lisa Takeba. Films by directors who previously received commendations will open and close the upcoming 24th Busan International Film Festival, which organizers said was a testament to the annual film festival’s contributions to the Asian film scene.
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