Busan Cinema Center
The Busan Cinema Center (Korean: 영화의전당; Hanja: 映畵의殿堂; also called "Dureraum" (두레라움; lit. enjoying seeing movies together) is the official, exclusive venue of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), where its opening and closing ceremonies take place, located in Centum City, Busan, South Korea. The about US$150 million (KRW 167.85 billion) center opened on September 29, 2011, almost three years after construction began. The building won the International Architecture Award and the Chicago Athenaeum in 2007. As of July 2013, it has the Guinness World Record for the longest cantilever roof. The center was designed by the Austrian architectural design firm Coop Himmelb(l)au and constructed by Hanjin Heavy Industries.
영화의전당 | |
| Address | 120 Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu Busan South Korea |
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| Owner | Busan Metropolitan City |
| Operator | Busan Cinema Center |
| Type | Cinemas, theaters, concert halls, etc. |
| Capacity | BIFF Theater: 4,000 Haneulyeon Theater: 841 Cinema I: 413 Cinema II: 212 Cinematheque: 212 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 29, 2011 |
| Architect | Coop Himmelb(l)au |
| Website | |
| https://www.dureraum.org/bccen/main/main.do | |
| Busan Cinema Center | |
| Hangul | 영화의전당 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeonghwaui-Jeondang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnghwaŭi-Chŏndang |
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