‘Parasite’ Subtitle Translator Becomes Busan Honorary Citizen1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDarcy Paquet, American film critic and subtitle translator of the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” became an honorary citizen of Busan for his contributions to the city’s film education.
Paquet, 48, has been lecturing at the International Film Business Academy of the Busan Asian Film School as an adjunct professor since 2017. He teaches courses such as Asian Film Industry and Cinema Genres and guides student’s films, discovering and educating budding film students in Asia.
“I am honored to be appointed as an honorary citizen of Busan. Busan is a great city to work on films. We will see Busan more often in international films when our students, who are the future of their country’s movie industry, return to the city as producers,” Paquet was quoted saying after receiving the honorary citizen certificate.
Established in 2016, the Busan Asian Film School aims to nurture international film business experts based on the city’s longstanding interest and efforts in cinema including the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and its UNESCO designation as a Creative City of Film.
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