The Busan International Film Festival has assembled a heavyweight jury for its newly launched competition section, tapping Korean auteur Na Hong-jin as president alongside six international cinema luminaries for the festival’s landmark 30th edition.

Na Hong-jin, the visionary behind genre-bending thrillers “The Chaser,” “The Yellow Sea” and “The Wailing,” will preside over a seven-member panel that reads like a who’s who of global cinema. Joining the Korean filmmaker are Hong Kong acting legend Tony Leung Ka-fai , Indian actor-filmmaker Nandita Das , Iranian New Wave director Marziyeh Meshkiny, celebrated American helmer Kogonada, Indonesian producer Yulia Evina Bhara, and Korean star Han Hyo-joo.

The expanded jury — up from the traditional five members — will evaluate 14 Competi

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