All Asian Contents & Film Market articles – Page 3
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FeaturesACFM director Oh Seok Geun talks reuniting the industry in Busan
”A lot of people thirsty for gatherings will be flocking to Busan,” says ACFM director.
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FeaturesBack to business in Asia as Busan’s ACFM returns in force
Back as a fully in-person event for the first time since 2019, the Asian Contents & Film Market is adapting to new realities in the marketplace.
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NewsKorea’s Finecut launches ‘Brave Citizen’ ahead of Busan market
Director Park Jin-pyo returns with an action comedy film based on the popular Korean webtoon of the same name.
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NewsDistribution Workshop launching trio of titles at Busan film market (exclusive)
Features include Golden Horse Awards nominee ‘Coo-Coo 42’.
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FeaturesBusan Story Market to help meet growing appetite for Asian remakes
The first Busan Story Market will aim to meet the growing global hunger for fresh content as remakes across Asia continue to find success.
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NewsVietnamese horror ‘Muoi: The Curse Returns’ sold to a dozen territories (exclusive)
The horror opened in second place with over 100,000 admissions from its opening weekend.
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NewsThai creature feature ‘Leio’ set for English-language remake (exclusive)
Adventure comedy received a summer release in Thailand.
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NewsMalaysian film lab unites with Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan bodies ahead of Busan
Eight projects revealed for Mylab development lab.
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NewsBusan’s ACFM to launch Story Market to meet Korean content demand
In-person event expands on existing Entertainment Intellectual Property Market.
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FeaturesLongman Leung on how ‘The Crown’ helped him research Busan closing film ‘Anita’
Leung’s biopic of Canto-pop icon Anita Mui is receiving its world premiere as the closing film of Busan International Film Festival.
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NewsCannes, Busan, EFM and Hong Kong market heads on the future of their events
Film markets could feature expanded industry programmes, smaller physical attendance and more episodic content in the future.
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NewsOdin’s Eye lands Asia deals on US thriller ‘Snakehead’ (exclusive)
The film recently played at Toronto film festival.
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NewsiQiyi unveils slate of Korean, Philippines original series
Chinese streamer is working with Philippines media company ABS-CBN to produce two original Filipino series for a global audience.
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NewsFinecut unleashes ‘Project Wolf Hunting’ at Busan market
Kim Hongsun is directing the film which is currently shooting in Korea and the Philippines.
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NewsNetflix’s ‘Move To Heaven’ wins best creative at Asia Contents Awards
Korean dramas Move To Heaven and Sweet Home both took three prizes at the ceremony in Busan.
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FeaturesOh Seok Geun on the importance of Busan and the future of markets
Busan’s industry platform aims to create a space for networking and information sharing in addition to sales.
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FeaturesHow Busan’s ACFM is navigating its first year as a hybrid market
Parts of the market will be held as an in-person event for local attendees at the Paradise Hotel on Haeundae Beach.
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FeaturesHow Busan is successfully hosting a physical, socially distanced film festival
A combination of on-site and virtual activities is creating buzz for the festival’s line-up of 192 films.
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NewsCJ Entertainment, Library Pictures pact on local-language films
The two companies have entered into a slate co-financing deal for projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey.
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NewsNikkatsu seals string of deals on Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Wife Of A Spy’
Venice best director winner has gone to Portugal (Midas Filmes), Norway (Fidalgo) and Korea (M&M International), among other territories.