As we reported in January 08, the The Puchon Intl. Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) begins this month (July 18) with “Waltz With Bashir,” the documentary animation by Israeli helmer Ari Folman. Also being showcased is the joint Korea-Japan SF venture titled “Cyborg She” from director Kwak Jae-yong (“My Sassy Girl”).
PiFan gets bigger and better every year. For the 2008 festival a total of 205 Sci-Fi/horror/fantasy genre-related films from 39 different countries will be featured.
Some of the titles included are “The Chaser,” “The Objective,” “Death Bell” – a high-school horror film, “The Housemaid” and Tom Kalin’s “Savage Grace.”
Special programs include Fanta Masters: Gregg Araki, The Grindhouse Revisited, The Rebellious: Asian Action Special and 100 Years of Nikkatsu among others, according to Asia Variety.
At this years event PiFan will also introduce a industry program called Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF). This new arm of the festival will offer a film project market and an industry showcase of genre cinema.
Continue reading for a list of some of the other films being presented and their representative genres and countries.
“Acolytes” Jon Hewitt (Australia) [Horror]
“The Chaser” Na Hong-jin (Korea) [Crime Thriller]
“Fear(s) of the Dark” Various directors (France) [Mystery, Suspense]
“Let the Right One In” Tomas Alfredson (Sweden) [Horror]
“Mirageman” Martin Weisz (Germany) [Horror]
“Nothing to Lose” Pieter Kuijpers (U.K.) [Thirller]
“The Objective” Daniel Myrick (Morocco/US) [Sci-Fi]
“Opapatika” Thanakorn Pongsuwan (Thailand) [Fantasy]
“Rule Number One” Kelvin Tong (Hong Kong/Singapore) [Supernatural Thriller]
“Timecrimes” Nacho Vigalondo (Spain) [Sci-Fi]
“When The Full Moon Rises” Mohamad Mohd Khalid (Malaysia) [Horror]
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