Oscar-nommed Ken Watanabe to host S. Korea’s Busan Film FestAugust 20, 2014 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Japanese actor Ken Watanabe and South Korean actress Moon Sori will co-host the opening ceremony of the 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) on Oct. 2, The Hollywood Reporter said. The South Korean film festival, which is the largest event of its kind in Asia, will run through Oct. 11 in the southern coastal city of Busan. Watanabe is known to global audiences through Hollywood projects including Memoirs of a Geisha and Inception. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for The Last Samurai at the 2004 Oscars and Golden Globe Awards. His latest film Unforgiven, a Japanese remake of the Clint Eastwood classic, received a gala presentation at last year's BIFF. Moon, one of Korea's most prominent actresses, has been a regular at international film festivals for acclaimed films such as Peppermint Candy and her Venice Best New Actress-winning title Oasis, both directed by Cannes-winning auteur Lee Chang-dong. In previous editions of the festival, Chinese superstar Tang Wei and Hong Kong singer/actor Aaron Kwok have appeared as hosts for the glitzy red-carpet opening ceremony. Meanwhile the Asian Film Market and Asian Project Market that will be held Oct. 5-8, in conjunction with BIFF. Top stories American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |