Chinese director Wang Xiaoshuai (R) will be heading this year’s edition of the Asian Film Academy this fall, Busan International Film Academy organizers announced on Monday.

    The Asian Film Academy, a workshop for aspiring young Asian filmmakers, will open its 11th edition from September 24 until October 11 in conjunction with the 20th BIFF that runs from October 1 to 10 in the South Korean port city of Busan.

    Wang is best known for internationally acclaimed works that delve into the many layers of Chinese social fabric such as the Berlin Silver Bear winning films “Beijing Bicycle” and “Chongqing Blues,” the second of which competed at Cannes. Last year his 2014 film “Red Amnesia” was invited to BIFF.(SD-Agencies)