The Asian Film Market 2009, held on the sidelines of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), closed Thursday after its four-day run, expanding both in sales and participants. This year's event brought forth "fruitful" achievements in terms of sales, with its total amount of deals estimated at approximately 2 million U.S. dollars, said the PIFF organizer's press release on Thursday. Starting on Oct. 11, the event ran for four days in the southern port city, attracting 75 firms from 25 countries and regions, according to the press release. The Asian Film Market, held for the fourth time, showed an increase in various dimensions, including the number of sales offices, participating companies, and screenings. This year, the sales grew 9 percent from last year's 41 percent to 45 percent, along with participating companies, which hit an annual growth of 4 percent, from 72 percent to 75 percent.