Mr. LEE Yong-kwan, Festival Director, Busan International Film Festival (Korea) The Festival Director LEE Yong-kwan majored in Films at the Chung-Ang University. Serving as a professor, LEE had consecutively filled various film academical posts at the Chung-Ang University and the Central Academy of Drama in China. In addition, he served as the festival director at the Seoul Short Film Festival and the chairman at the Seoul International Youth Film Festival and at the Cinemateque Busan. He is one of the key founding members of Busan International Film Festival and worked as the executive programmer from 1996, the beginning of the festival. After 5 years as the co-festival director of the Busan International Film Festival with Mr. KIM Dong Ho, LEE became the sole Festival Director at the Busan International Film Festival in 2010. In 2012, he was appointed to Professor at the School of Films at Dongseo University. LEE Yong-kwan has been acclaimed in the film industry in recognition of his achievements and efforts in the cultural development in South Korea. He used to be the moderator of TV movie programs and had published a quarterly film magazine for 10 years. Beyond that, he is the author of various books about international & local film industry.
Seminar The New Silk Road of Asia’s Film Industry: Challenges, Opportunities and Partnership Date: 25 March, 2015 (Wednesday) Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM