Busan features
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Features‘Spirit World’ director Eric Khoo talks working with Catherine Deneuve and a return to Busan
The film has been set as the first feature from Singapore to close Busan International Film Festival.
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FeaturesWhy China’s Du Jie chose to make ‘The Height Of The Coconut Trees’ in Japan
The film will world premiere in Busan’s New Currents competition
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FeaturesKiyoshi Kurosawa on taking his latest directing streak in his stride: “I used to do five a year”
The prolific Japanese auteur received the Asian filmmaker of the year award in Busan — after making three features in 12 months.
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Features‘Uprising’ director Kim Sang-man talks working with Park Chan-wook and Netflix
The period action drama stars Gang Dong-won and Park Jeong-min.
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FeaturesAsian Contents & Film Market’s new director looking to move past event’s turmoil
ACFM is launching its first Producer Hub this year – with hints of bigger changes to come.
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FeaturesBusan film festival going bigger despite slashed budget and ongoing challenges
Busan International Film Festival has an expanded programme and a new audience award for documentaries, even in the face of funding cuts and ongoing challenges.
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FeaturesBusan 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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FeaturesFive to watch at Busan’s Asian Project Market 2023
The APM continues to grow with the addition of two new awards,
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FeaturesIndonesia’s cinematic renaissance under the spotlight in Busan
Indonesia is producing acclaimed features in increasing number and attracting international attention as a result. Now the territory is recognised in a special programme at Busan.
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Features“Korean film industry is in a dire situation,” says KOFIC chair Park Ki-yong
The film industry in South Korea is still working its way out of the pandemic.
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FeaturesBusan 2023 line-up guide: New Currents and Jiseok competition titles
Screen profiles the New Currents and Jiseok competition titles selected for Busan’s 28th edition.
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FeaturesBusan’s ACFM hosting record national stands as buyers and sellers return
The Asian Contents & Film Market will include an Indonesia pavilion and a new set of awards.
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FeaturesBusan film festival emerges from turmoil with a strong selection and star power
BIFF is coming through a period of challenge to demonstrate its strength as a leading showcase for Korean and Asian cinema.
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FeaturesNing Hao on satirising the film industry with Andy Lau-starrer ‘The Movie Emperor’
The Movie Emperor reunites director Ning Hao with actor/producer Andy Lau in the tale of a movie star chasing film festival success.
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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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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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FeaturesBusan festival director Huh Moonyung reveals challenges and long-term vision
BIFF is set to set its first full-scale edition since pre-pandemic 2019.
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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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FeaturesHow local streamers are holding up against global competition in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia’s local and regional streamers such as Viu, Vidio and Catchplay are carving out market share despite the entrance of global giants.
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Features‘Il Buco’ director Michelangelo Frammartino on the challenges of filming in one of the world’s deepest caves
The award-winning cave drama will screen at Busan International Film Festival.