These immortalized handprints are from movie directors and celebrities honored at the 2nd Pusan International Film Festival. These are a few of the rows of copper commemorative plates stretching along sidewalks at BIFF Square. Now called the Busan International Film Festival, their mission since 1996 has been to feature new and emerging Asian movie directors in several categories plus screen recent works by established worldwide filmmakers. BIFF also provides funding for promising projects plus promotes networking among directors, producers and movie investors. Over 200,000 people attend the annual festival held for about a week in early October. In 2011, the event moved to the Busan Cinema Center, a $150 million facility in Centum City.
