Mongolian films at Busan Film Festival

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Two Mongolian films--“Yellow Colt” by Ch.Khoroldorj and “Remote Control” by S.Byamba--will make their world premiere at 18th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) that is running October 3-12 in the South Korean port city. The directorial debut feature of Busan's AFA graduate Ch.Khoroldorj, “Yellow Colt” could be referred to as a "good movie" in line with the great Iranian tradition. Its world is amazingly full of warm hearts to the extent that it could be seen as a fairy tale. Along with peaceful, harmonizing images, it is very impressive to see the horse races described in a very simple but realistic tone. “Yellow Colt” will be screened in A Window on Asian Cinema section, where 54 films from 16 countries have been invited. A Germany-Mongolia co-production, “Remote Control” will compete in the New Currents section of the festival, with 11 others displaying a tendency to bold formal experimentation, fluid viewpoints and an awareness of pressing social issues. The competition offers two prizes of US$30,000 for first or second time Asian directors. The film is about a country boy Tsog who escapes from his love-less home and settles on the rooftop of a city apartment building. His innocent observation of different windows turns gradually into obsession and Tsog starts focusing on a young woman Anu, suffering from her fear of heights. Asian short film competition has just started with “The Good Old Days”, co-produced by L.Bat-Amgalan and Ian Allardyce. The duo's previous short, “The Red Forest” was shown in the same section in 2006. BIFF aims to showcase new Asian talent, with more than 300 films to be screened over 10 days, including 95 world premieres. More established stars of Asian film will be attending the festival, including Academy Award-nominated Japanese actor Ken Watanabe, and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The festival closes October 12 with the premiere of the Kim Dong-hyun drama “The Dinner.”