Three movies shot in Busan gains attention in Cannes

▲ This photo, provided by the Busan Film Commission, shows the screenshot of the trailer for the movie "Broker." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The three films that were shot in Busan have been officially invited to the 75th Cannes Film Festival, which begins on the 17th, drawing the attention of the public.

According to the Busan Film Commission on the 16th, the three films invited to the Cannes, "Broker (Hirozaku Kore-eda)," "Decision to Leave (Park Chan-wook)," and "Hunt (Lee Jung-Jae)" were all shot in Busan.

"Broker" and "Decision to Leave" especially drew more attention as they entered the competition section of the Cannes Film Festival.

The movie "Broker," directed by the world-famous master Hirozaku Kore-eda, was filmed at 13 locations in Busan, including Yeonsan-dong, Jeonpo-dong, and Dadaepo Beach, for about two months last year.

This film, which was entirely filmed in Korea, first began in Busan.

"From the hunting stage, the production team wanted to shoot all the scenes in Busan," said Son Il-sung from the video project team of the Busan Film Comission, who was in charge of the location.

Director Park Chan-wook's fourth film, "Decision to Leave" was filmed in 23 locations in Busan from 2020 to early 2021.

Along with Busan Cinema Complex, the movie was shot in Geumjeongsan Mountain, Korea Maritime & Ocean University (KMOU), Busan and the Gijang District's ceramics village . Among the 16 districts and counties in Busan, it was shot in 14 of them.

"Hunt," the first movie directed by the actor Lee Jung-jae, who has been invited to the "Midnight Screening," had the longest time filming in Busan last year.

This movie was filmed at 17 locations including Busan Cinema Complex, Busanjin Station, and the former Busan University of Foreign Studies for about 6 months.

"As the films filmed in Busan have entered the Cannes Film Festival, Busan have been attracting attention," Kim In-su, chairman of the Busan Film Commission, said. "I'm very happy that a lot of people from abroad fot to know the charm of Busan."

The 75th Cannes Film Festival begins on the 17th and runs until the 28th. This is the first time in five years since two Korean films have been invited to the competition section at the same time.

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