All Asia articles – Page 319
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NewsKorean filmmakers join Sewol protest
More than 1,000 Korean filmmakers and actors, including Park Chan-wook, Kim Ki-duk and Park Hae-il, have joined a declaration at Busan urging for legislation to ensure an independent special investigation into the Sewol ferry disaster.
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CommentBusan’s New Currents jury talks cinema
BIFF’s New Currents jury, led by A Separation director Asghar Farhadi, discussed cinema and judging strategies, and in the case of Bong Joon Ho, why he wasn’t at the opening ceremony.
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NewsAFA celebrates 10th anniversary
Busan’s initiative to nurture new film talent, the Asian Film Academy (AFA), is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with homecoming alumni and special screenings and events.
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NewsBIFF distribution arm builds debut slate
EXCLUSIVE: BIFF’s distribution arm CAC (Center of Asia Contents) Entertainment has started picking up titles to launch distribution in Korea in step with BIFF’s 20th anniversary next year.
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FeaturesAnn Hui, The Golden Era
Ann Hui, Busan’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year, talks to Liz Shackleton about her Venice closing film, The Golden Era, Hong Kong cinema and her history with BIFF.
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FeaturesBusan: Asian Project Market 2014
This year’s Asian Project Market includes a strong showing from China among the 30 projects.
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FeaturesPartho Sen-Gupta, Sunrise
Receiving its world premiere in BIFF’s New Currents competition, Partho Sen-Gupta’s Sunrise tells the story of a police inspector whose daughter was kidnapped years ago when she was only six.The Marathi-language film blurs the boundaries between reality and dreams, as the police inspector believes he has found her working in ...
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NewsBusan Film Festival opens in style
The 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened with a star-studded red carpet and a conciliatory anti-war undercurrent to proceedings, which included the world premiere of Doze Niu Chen-Zer’s Paradise In Service.
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NewsBusan, Youku to sign MOU
Busan Film Festival and Chinese video platform Youku to sign MOU on Asia’s Masters and Newcomers Project
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NewsSerena to open Mumbai Film Festival
Susanne Bier film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper.
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NewsSpain, China sign co-pro agreement
Spain has become the latest country to secure a co-production agreement with China.
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NewsTokyo reveals competition line-up
World premieres from Goupil, Li, De La Cruz, Yeo, Yoshida and more.
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NewsDearest tops China box office
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Peter Ho-sun Chan’s Dearest topped the China box office for the week September 22-28, grossing $15.85m over its first four days.
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NewsIndian new wave “cannot be ignored”
Guneet Monga, producer of Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox, has championed the fast-growing new wave of Indian cinema.
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NewsBille August’s Silent Heart beats globally
After playing in San Sebastian, the family drama sells across Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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NewsNicolas Cage's Outcast pulled from China release
EXCLUSIVE: Arclight Films’ period action film Outcast, starring Nicolas Cage, was pulled from Chinese theatrical release last night, just hours before its midnight previews.