(L-R) Chinese director Zhang Yimou, Chinese director Bi Gan, South Korean director Jung Ju-ri, Kazakhstani actress Samal Yeslyamova, Japanese director Kei Ishikawa, Vietnamese producer Tran Thi Bich Ngoc and South Korean actress Choi Hee-seo pose for a photo during a press conference of the Competition Jury for the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan on October 7, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)