Film festival honors Chow Yun-fat

Asia's largest film festival, the Busan International Film Festival, kicked off yesterday and will run until October 13, featuring 209 official entries from 69 countries.

The opening film of this year's BIFF, South Korean director Jang Kun Jae's Because I Hate Korea, revolves around a young woman's decision to abandon her monotonous life in South Korea and go overseas alone.

The Movie Emperor, a satirical take on the Chinese film industry directed by Ning Hao and starring Hong Kong actor Andy Lau, will close the festival.

Three of acclaimed Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat's films - A Better Tomorrow (1986), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and 2023's One More Chance - will be screened in his honor as he will be presented with the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.