All Busan articles
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Busan postpones festival director appointment, names Pak Dosin deputy director
The 29th edition of the festival to be held under the leadership of recently appointed chairperson Park Kwang-su.
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Ellen Y. D. Kim named director of Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market
It marks the latest senior appointment following a string of high-level departures in 2023.
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Busan film festival confirms Park Kwang-su as chairperson
The festival will next look to recruit a festival director and director of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
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Busan film festival nominates Park Kwang-su as chairman
Appointment of a new festival director and ACFM director is ongoing.
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Busan film festival takes action following sexual harassment investigation
The move follows a string of top-level resignations in 2023.
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Reviews
‘The Movie Emperor’: Busan
Director Ning Hao and star Andy Lau re-team for this savvy film industry satire
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‘The Wrestler’, ‘September 1923’ win top awards at Busan
‘Paradise’ and ‘Bridge Kidnapping’ also take major prizes.
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Reviews
‘Bride Kidnapping’: Busan Review
Jiseok co-winner at Busan is a dour but powerful drama from Kyrgyzstan.
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‘Paradise’: Busan Review
Effective Sri Lanka-set tourism drama shared the top prize in Busan’s Jiseok competition
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In pictures: Korean auteur Yim Soon-rye honoured at French Night in Busan
The celebrated filmmaker received the Etoile du Cinema award.
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‘Solids By The Seashore’, ‘House Of The Seasons’ win Busan Vision Awards
‘The Berefts’ also picked up multiple prizes.
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‘Filipinana’ among winners at 2023 Asian Project Market
The 26th edition of the project market wrapped ram for four days from October 7-10.
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China’s Parallax boards Busan competition title ‘Borrowed Time’ (exclusive)
The film is executive produced by renowned filmmaker Stanley Kwan.
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EST N8 adds Asian horrors ‘Dead Boys Club’, ‘The Scarecrow’ to Busan, Tokyo, AFM slate (exclusive)
EST N8 is joint venture launched by LA’s EST Studios, Bangkok’s N8 in Cannes.
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‘Raging Grace’ director Paris Zarcilla reveals plans for the third in his ‘Rage’ trilogy (exclusive)
‘Ocean On Fire’ will move the drama from the UK to the Philippines.
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Features
Busan interim festival director Nam Dong-chul reflects on the event so far and looks to the future
BIFF will be working to recruit a new festival director in the coming months.
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Reviews
‘House Of The Seasons’: Busan Review
A family drama set around a tofu factory is an engaging addition to the ‘Korean Cinema Today’ strand at Busan
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‘Borrowed Time’ filmmakers talk challenges for first-time directors in China
The film plays in the main competition of Busan International Film Festival.
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‘After The Fever’: Busan Review
A young Japanese couple approach love from very different angles in Akira Yamamoto’s vacant drama
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‘The Spark’: Busan Review
A filmmaker is out to wreak bloody revenge in this hybrid docu/drama set in the sacred Hindu city of Varanasi