Busan features
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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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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.
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Features‘Captain Volkonogov Escaped’ directors talk Stalin-era drama and Netflix series ‘Anna K’
Natasha Merkulova and Aleksei Chupov’s drama will screen at the Busan International Film Festival.
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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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FeaturesIm Sang-soo on his Busan opener ‘Heaven: To The Land Of Happiness’
Choi Min-sik, Park Hae-il and Yuh-Jung Youn star in film that was selected for last year’s Cannes 2020 label.
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FeaturesHuh Moonyung on his first year as Busan festival director
New elements at the festival include the On Screen section, an expanded Community BIFF and two overseas screenings.
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FeaturesBusan creates festival atmosphere despite pandemic limitations
With a new director at the helm, Busan International Film Festival is out to reclaim its position as Asia’s must-attend event.
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FeaturesFive hot new Korean filmmakers making their debuts at Busan
Screen profiles five Korean directors whose first features are receiving their world premieres in the BIFF line-up.
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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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FeaturesDea Kulumbegashvili on her San Sebastian prize-winning debut ‘Beginning’
The writer/director’s film is Georgia’s submission to the Oscar international feature category.
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FeaturesBIFF’s Asian Contents & Film Market continues expansion into streaming world
Busan’s industry platform is hosting the second Asia Contents Awards.
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FeaturesBusan set to serve up latest Asian, world cinema despite pandemic restrictions
South Korea’s leading festival is holding physical screenings at Busan Cinema Center.
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FeaturesBusan Q&A: Lim Daehyung, director of closing-night film ‘Moonlit Winter’
The Korean director’s drama has its world premiere in Busan
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![[AC] The Cave 동굴 감독 Tom WALLER 톰 월러](https://d1nslcd7m2225b.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/2/1/7/1311217_acthecavetomwaller_218726.jpg)
FeaturesTom Waller on the challenges of making the first film about the Thai cave rescue
The Cave is receiving its world premiere in Busan’s Window On Asian Cinema section.