Busan features – Page 3
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FeaturesBusan festival, market hold steady in uncertain times
This year’s festival was low-key, but Korea’s new president expressed his hopes for a return to “former glory”.
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FeaturesDevashish Makhija on Busan title 'Ajji'
Director discusses hard-hitting thriller, which received its world premiere at BIFF.
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FeaturesZhou Quan on 'End Of Summer'
Story revolves around three generations of Chinese men at time of 1998 World Cup.
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FeaturesYang Ya-che on 'The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful'
The film is in competition for the inaugural Kim Ji Seok Award.
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FeaturesDirector Shin Su-won on her new film 'Glass Garden'
The director tells Screen why she believes BIFF - and Korean cinema - should continue to thrive.
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FeaturesBusan founder Kim Dong-ho talks final year at festival
He was festival director for 15 years.
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FeaturesBusan Film Festival looks to the future after rocky few years
“This year’s film festival must be held, no matter what the situation.”
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FeaturesBusan: Haobam Paban Kumar talks 'Lady Of The Lake'
Indian film-maker talks about his narrative debut, which premiered in Busan’s New Currents competition, and the state of filmmaking in northeast India.
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FeaturesBusan Q&A: Boo Junfeng talks 'Apprentice'
Singaporean director discusses his prison drama, which premiered at Cannes and is Singapore’s submission to this year’s Oscar race.
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FeaturesBusan Q&A: Ho Yuhang talks 'Mrs K'
Director discusses his Kara Wai-starring action thriller, which world premieres in Busan.
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FeaturesBusan Q&A: Zhang Lu talks festival opener 'A Quiet Dream'
Director Zhang discusses the project’s origins and shooting on a tight schedule.
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FeaturesBusan: Asian Film Market offers deal-making, new opportunities
This year’s Asian Film Market has been streamlined to keep the focus on business and deal-making, while a spotlight on transmedia projects offers new opportunities.
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FeaturesBusan focus: international industry undeterred by controversy
BIFF matters for everyone doing business with Asia. But will international visitors be affected by the continuing row between the festival and the city authorities?
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FeaturesBusan: Kang Soo-youn talks "tough year" and Korean cinema
In her first edition as solo director, Kang Soo-youn talks to Jean Noh about putting BIFF together in turbulent times.
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FeaturesJoko Anwar talks 'A Copy Of My Mind'
Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar on his new film A Copy Of My Mind.
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FeaturesBusan: Larry Yang talks 'Mountain Cry'
Larry Yang, director of Busan closing film Mountain Cry, explains how he adapted a rural Chinese story set in the 1980s for contemporary audiences in China and overseas.
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FeaturesTom Shu-yu Lin talks 'Zinnia Flower'
Taiwanese filmmaker Tom Shu-yu Lin explains how making drama Zinnia Flower became a cathartic part of the grieving process after losing his wife.
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FeaturesBusan: O Muel opens 'Eyelids'
Korean director O Muel is back in Busan with the world premiere of Eyelids in the Korean Cinema Today – Vision section.
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FeaturesBusan: Zhang Yang takes 'Paths Of The Soul'
The latest feature from Beijing-based filmmaker Zhang Yang is the ultimate road movie – following a group of Tibetan Buddhists as they make a 2,000km pilgrimage to and from Lhasa, prostrating themselves every few metres of the way.
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FeaturesBusan: Eddie Cahyono, Ifa Isfansyah enter 'The Wasted Land'
Indonesian filmmakers Eddie Cahyono and Ifa Isfansyah talk about their APM project The Wasted Land and the thriving indie filmmaking scene in Jogjakarta.