Kang's Man Song Kang-ho, the Savior Pitcher of the Crisis-Stricken Busan Film Festival

Actor Song Kang-ho is stepping up to support the struggling Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).

On the afternoon of the 5th, BIFF held an online press conference to announce the opening and closing films, major programs, and actor lineups for the 28th BIFF, which will open on the 4th of next month.

Actor Song Kang-ho [Photo by Yonhap News]

On this day, Nam Dong-cheol, acting executive director and chief programmer, announced that Song Kang-ho had been chosen as the "Host of the Year." Recently, BIFF Vice President Lee Yong-gwan and Executive Director Heo Mun-young resigned just a few months before the opening. Song Kang-ho gladly accepted the offer to help the festival, which has faced difficulties amid internal conflicts this year.

Song Kang-ho will attend this year’s Busan International Film Festival and play a leading role by welcoming guests at the opening ceremony. Programmer Nam said, "This year’s BIFF must be held with the executive director and operations director positions vacant. We discussed who would be suitable to host the opening ceremony under these circumstances."

He continued, "We gathered opinions and proposed the representative actor Song Kang-ho. Despite the challenging position, he willingly stepped forward and said he would help the festival in difficult times. Song Kang-ho is expected to welcome many film industry professionals."

The 28th Busan International Film Festival will be held for ten days from October 4th to 13th around the Busan Cinema Center.

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