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Cannes mourns death of Busan Film Festival deputy director Kim Ji-seok

Updated on: 21 May,2017 10:13 AM IST  |  France
Srinivasan Narayanan |

Hot and sunny Cannes woke up to a drizzle and cold winds as the sad news of the demise of Busan International Film Festival Deputy Director Kim Ji-seok due to heart attack in Cannes, seeped in

Cannes mourns death of Busan Film Festival deputy director Kim Ji-seok

Beauty and the Dogs
Beauty and the Dogs 


Hot and sunny Cannes woke up to a drizzle and cold winds as the sad news of the demise of Busan International Film Festival Deputy Director Kim Ji-seok due to heart attack in Cannes, seeped in. Condolences poured in from everywhere, including the Cannes Festival Director Thierry Fremaux.


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