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Tom Cruise is set to receive the American Film Institute’s 52nd Life Achievement Award. 

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened in glamourous style on Tuesday (October 6) with appearances from Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Fan Bingbing alongside filmmakers Hirokazu Koreeda, Alfonso Cuarón, Na Hong-jin and Lee Chang-dong.

Mel Ewers, centre, receives her award from New Zealand Apples & Pears chair Andrew Gibbs, right, alongside Hoddy’s Fruit Co. general manager Andrew Kininmonth. Photo: Supplied.

Iranian-born, France-based filmmaker Ashgar Farhadi will receive the honorary heart of Sarajevo at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival (August 14-21).