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\n\tThe 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled a Special Program in Focus honoring the late Korean screen legend Ahn Sung-ki, while the festival\u2019s market arm has named Thailand the first-ever recipient of a new top-tier country partnership.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cThose Beautiful Years, Ahn Sung-ki\u201d serves as the grand finale to the nationwide tributes paid to the actor, who died earlier this year. The six-film lineup was hand-picked by Ahn himself before his passing and centers on his 1980s and 1990s peak, including \u201cA Fine, Windy Day\u201d (1980), \u201cWhale Hunting\u201d (1984), \u201cChil-su and Man-su\u201d (1988), \u201cGagman\u201d (1989), \u201cWhite Badge\u201d (1992) and \u201cFestival\u201d (1996). Each screening will include a guest visit featuring longtime collaborators, among them directors Lee Jang-ho, Bae Chang-ho and Chung Jiyoung, along with actors Kim Bo-Yeon and Bae Jong-ok. BIFF will also publish an essay collection on Ahn\u2019s career and legacy, co-hosted with the Korean Film Archive. Ahn\u2019s screen career stretched nearly seven decades, from his 1957 debut as a child actor through his later years as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and longtime member of the BIFF festival committee.<\/p>\n

\n\tElsewhere at the festival, the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) has launched a Country of Honor program, its highest-tier country partnership, naming Thailand as the inaugural recipient for 2026. The designation builds on a long history of ties between the two markets, including Pen-ek Ratanaruang\u2019s \u201cPloy,\u201d picked for the Pusan Promotion Plan in 2006, and Aditya Assarat\u2019s \u201cWonderful Town,\u201d which took the New Currents prize at the festival in 2007. More than 540 foreign film and TV productions shot in Thailand last year, drawn in part by cash rebates of up to 30% for eligible projects.<\/p>\n

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\n\tChookiat Sakveerakul, president of the Thai Film Directors Association, said, \u201cThailand is deeply honored to be named the first Country of Honor at ACFM 2026.\u201d He added that the partnership would \u201copen new doors for Thai films and content to reach wider international audiences, while strengthening collaboration between Thailand, South Korea, and partners across the global industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 31st Busan International Film Festival runs Oct. 6-15, with the 21st Asian Contents & Film Market held Oct. 10-13.<\/p>\n

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