It was announced in late June that esteemed Chinese director JIA Zhangke will serve as Dean for the eighth edition of the Busan International Film Festival’s (BIFF) Asian Film Academy (AFA). AFA is a competitive, intensive educational program offered by BIFF to young and aspiring Asian filmmaking talent. JIA’s involvement in the 2012 AFA is somewhat of a return to BIFF for the now lauded directo...