Pusan International Film Festival 2009 dates set

The Pusan International Film Festival, Asia’s largest annual film industry event, has been scheduled for October 8-18, 2009, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The 14th edition of PIFF will host sideline events promoting the growth of Asian cinema, including the Asian Cinema Fund, the Asian Network of Documentary fund, the Asian Film Academy and the Pusan Promotion Plan, all in its home base of the South Korean resort known as Busan.

The fest’s organizers are accepting festival competition short film submissions postmarked by June 30, 2009 and feature and doc submissions by July 30th. There is no entry fee to submit to the event.