All Busan articles
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NewsZhang Lu’s ‘Gloaming In Luomu’ wins Busan Award for best film, Shu Qi takes best director for ‘Girl’
South Korea’s ‘En Route To’ picked up two trophies as ‘Funky Freaky Freaks’ wins special jury prize.
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NewsReza Rahadian’s ‘On Your Lap’ leads Busan Vision Awards with four prizes
Further winners included Natalia Uvarova’s ‘Malika’ and Tribeny Rai’s ‘Shape Of Momo’
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NewsCappu Films boards Natalia Uvarova’s Busan drama ‘Malika’
EXCLUSIVE: The Kazakh family drama is directed by Natalie Uvarova.
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Reviews‘Spying Stars’ review: Vimukthi Jayasundara meditates on grief in lyrical Sri Lankan sci-fi drama
A scientist returning from space to bury her father encounters a dystopic world in Busan Competition title
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NewsChristine Haroutounian’s ‘Black Star Angel’ leads Busan’s APM winners
Further winners included ‘Gouchi’ from South Korea and ‘Heaven Help Us!’ from the Philippines.
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Reviews’By Another Name’ review: A dying filmmaker attempts a final project in South Korean drama
Busan Competition title is latest work from Hong Sang-soo apprentice Lee Jea-han
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Reviews‘Gloaming In Luomu’ review: Zhang Lu delivers an enigmatic Chinese small-town mystery
A woman searches for her missing boyfriend in the Korean-Chinese filmmaker’s Busan Competition title
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Reviews‘Seven O’Clock Breakfast Club For The Brokenhearted’ review: Seoul-set romance explores love and loss
Moving Busan Competition drama follows a young woman struggling to move on from a relationship
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NewsRecord attendance but buyers cautious at Busan’s ACFM
An all-time high visitor turnout has been recorded for the market but some bemoaned a lack of buyers.
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NewsCarlos Reygadas backs Christine Haroutounian’s Asian Project Market title ‘Black Star Angel’
EXCLUSIVE: Haroutounian debut feature was ‘After Dreaming’, which premiered at this year’s Berlinale.
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NewsBusan 2025: Screen’s dailies
Browse Screen International’s daily editions from the 2025 Busan International Film Festival and Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
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FeaturesHow Trump, Covid and technology have fuelled the Asian animation boom
A bumper year for Asian animated features builds on years of building up audience, expertise and technological advances and is now attracting major investment.
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NewsMichael Mann aiming to shoot ‘Heat 2’ in 2026
The US filmmaker shared an update on the anticipated sequel at Busan International Film Festival
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News‘Kokuho’ director Lee Sang-il reflects on Japan box-office success and lasting impact
The filmmaker discussed the hit feature alongside star Ryo Yoshizawa in Busan.
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News‘KPop Demon Hunters’ director Maggie Kang on how Bong-Joon-ho inspired the Netflix hit
The animated feature is Netflix’s most-watched film of all time with more than 300 million views.
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Reviews‘Beautiful Dreamer’ review: Sensitive South Korean drama explores the impact of suicide
A mother and daughter attempt to move on from the death of the family patriarch in Lee Kwang-kuk’s Busan premiere
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Reviews‘Without Permission’ review: An exiled filmmaker returns to Iran in Hassan Nazer’s bold docudrama
Real Iranian children discuss love and hope in the British-Iranian director’s Busan Competition feature
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Reviews‘The Second Child’ review: Lim Soo-jung stars in atmospheric South Korean horror-tinged mystery
A mother and daughter attempt to move on from tragedy in Yu Eun-jeong’s Busan Competition premiere
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FeaturesBusan 2025: The buzz titles from Hong Kong and China
A former Busan award-winner, a family drama with AI themes and a black magic horror comedy are among the films from Hong Kong and China set for this year’s festival and market.
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FeaturesBusan 2025: The buzz titles from Southeast Asia
Highly anticipated horror titles from Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand lead the charge from Southeast Asia at the ACFM.