International film fans are buzzing as Asia's largest film festival, The Busan International Film Festival, announces it's official line up. Opening ceremonies will be hosted by Ken Watanabe and Moon Sori. But with the announcement of "Paradise In Service" as the opening film, the focus of the festival seems to be headed toward more diverse Chinese cinema. Is this good news for those filmmakers shut out during the cancellation of the Beijing Independent Film Festival?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Japanese actor Ken Watanabe and South Korean actress Moon Sori will co-host the opening ceremony of the 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) on Oct. 2." For those not familiar with the festival, it is one of Asia's largest presentation of art house cinema and has often opened the doors to hollywood distribution for some of Asia's biggest filmmakers.

Ken Watanabe and Moon Sori are a great pair to host as both of them hold many accolades and awards amongst international film festivals and Hollywood. Moon Sori won Best New Actress at the Venice International Film Festival for her role in "Oasis" and plenty of blockbuster fans can recognize Watanabe from his most recent appearance in the newest remake of "Godzilla."

As far as the festival's lineup is concerned, Variety reports "this year's Busan International Film Festival has set Taiwanese director Chen-Zer ‘Doze' Niu's "Paradise in Service" as its opening film. Putting the emphasis strongly on Greater China, the South Korean festival (Oct. 3-11, 2014) will close with "Gangster Pay Day," a Hong Kong comedy actioner directed by Lee Po-Cheung."

The choice to open with "Paradise In Service," a film that uses the controversial subject of "a military standoff between China and Taiwan" as a backdrop, comes on the heels of the recent Chinese government shutdown of the Beijing Independent Film Festival. Is the inclusion of more mainland Chinese film as well as leading with a controversial film about the country's division a sign of support for Chinese indie filmmakers?

According to this statement from the festival's director, that would seem to be the case. Festival director Lee Yong-Kwan said in an interview with GMA News that, "we made greater efforts to fulfill our mission of introducing to the world movies across the Asian region," Lee said at a press conference. Hopefully this means that by next years' fest, Beijing indie filmmakers will be able to find a new home at Busan if Chinese government interference continues to be a problem.

With an inclusion of films from Vietnam, Iraq, Nepal, and even Turkey and Georgia, it looks like Busan is shaping up to be an all-inclusive film festival. Here's hoping for the next "Snowpiercer."