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When you think of the classic Western hero, you likely conjure up the image of a stoic, laconic man astride a horse. He exhibits neither joy nor sorrow; he does not laugh, nor does he cry. He is a man of few words and zero sentimentality. He probably hasn't taken a bath in a while.

Even if you've only a passing interest in the genre, you're likely thinking of John Wayne. If you prefer not to think of the Duke, you might think of Clint Eastwood. If you've only ever seen one Western, and that Western happens to be "The Shakiest Gun in the West," you're thinking of Don Knotts and are thus incapable of relating to everything I've just written.

If, however, you know the genre well, and had a dad and/or granddad who forced you to watch all manner of Westerns regardless of quality, you probably know the long-running CBS oater "Gunsmoke.

SEOUL -- The year's Pusan International Film Festival is shaping up, as organizers have announced this year's juries and the winners of the Asian Filmmaker of the Year and Korea Cinema awards. The jury for the New Currents competitive section of PIFF includes Sergey Lavrentiev (program director of the Sochi International Film Festival) who will serve as jury president, along with Dito Tsintsadze (director of Gun-shy), Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Tropical Malady), Fruit Chan (Little Cheung), and Kim So-young. The winner of the New Currents section is awarded $10,000. There are also awards for best Korean short film and best documentary from the Wide Angle section of the festival, both of which award 10 million won (about $8,500) toward each director's coming projects.