Busan features – Page 2
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‘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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Oh 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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How 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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Busan 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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Huh 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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Im 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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Five 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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How 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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Dea 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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BIFF’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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Busan 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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Busan 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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Tom 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.
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Debut director Arden Rod Condez on cyberbullying tale ‘John Denver Trending’
The Filipino TV writer-turned-director Arden Rod Condez’s film will screen Busan’s New Currents section
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Yonfan discusses Venice award-winning animation ‘No.7 Cherry Lane’
The Hong Kong filmmaker also criticised the protests going on in his city
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Busan shines spotlight on three Asian women filmmakers who redefined their times
Special programme ‘Gaze and Memories - Asia’s Leading Women Filmmakers’ is screening works from Yasmin Ahmad, Deepa Mehta and Trinh T Minh-ha.
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Taiwanese filmmaker Lau Kek Huat on his feature debut ‘Boluomi’
Playing in Busan’s New Currents, the film delves into a sensitive period in Malaysian history
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Busan Q&A: Wayne Wang on ‘Coming Home Again’
Ahead of the Asian premiere in Busan, Hong Kong-born San Francisco resident and filmmaker Wayne Wang discusses his latest, low-budget film.
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How BIFF and the Asian Film Market have become key events for European companies
European films and filmmakers are out in force at Busan this year
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Hirokazu Kore-eda on ‘The Truth’, working in France and filmmaker fatigue
The Japanese filmmaker is being honoured as Asian Filmmaker of the Year at this year’s Busan.