Kim Jiseok (festival programmer)

Kim Jiseok (1959 – 18 May 2017) was a South Korean co-founder, deputy director and head programmer of Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Kim Jiseok
Born	1959 (1959) South Korea
Died	May 18, 2017(2017-05-18) (aged 57–58) Cannes, France
Occupation	Festival programmer
Spouse	Hong Eun-ok ​ (m. 1996)​ [1]
Children	1 son (Kim Se-hyeon)[1]
Korean name
Hangul	김지석
RR	Gim Jiseok
MR	Kim Chisŏk

Kim Jiseok award

In 2017, an award was established known as Kim Jiseok award in his honour by The Busan International Film Festival. In a press release the festival announced, "BIFF launches the Kim Jiseok Award to always remember the late executive programmer and the festival's identity and spirit." The award honours two winners among 10 world premieres shown in the 'Window on Asian Cinema' section for introducing new films from the year's most talented Asian filmmakers. Each film is awarded a cash prize of US$10,000.^[8]