All Busan articles – Page 25
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News
Busan: Chinese blockbuster producers reveal success tips
At Busan’s Asian Film Market, producers of Chinese blockbusters shared their secrets to success such as walking their own paths and not trying to emulate Hollywood, Japan or Korea’s systems, even in co-productions.
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Features
Busan: 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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China's Huace, Korea's NEW launch joint venture
Korea’s Next Entertainment World (NEW) and China’s Huace have launched a Beijing-based joint venture and announced their first projects.
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Features
Tom 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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Kirin sells 'The Cravings' to China
At Busan’s inaugural Entertainment Intellectual Property (E-IP) Market, Kirin Productions has sold web drama series The Cravings to China’s Beijing Alpha Transmedia, marking the first IP contract signed at the new event.
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Features
Busan: 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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Busan: 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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Busan: 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.
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Kim Dong-ho to head APSA international jury
BIFF co-founder and honorary director Kim Dong-ho has been appointed as president of the international jury for this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).
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Reviews
'Go Home': Review
Dir. Jihane Chouaib. France, Switzerland, Belgium, Lebanon. 2015. 110mins.
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Reviews
'Reach For The SKY': Review
DIrs: Choi Wooyoung & Steven Dhoedt. South Korea / Belgium. 2015. 90mins.
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Reviews
'A Flag Without A Country': Sundance Review
Dir. Bahman Ghobadi. Iraqi Kurdistan. 2015. 97mins.
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Features
New Busan co-director Kang Soo-youn talks bright future
As the 20th Busan International Film Festival launches, new co-director Kang Soo-youn tells Jean Noh why the event is stronger than ever despite a year of political turmoil and funding cuts
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Busan's Asian Project Market: bridging the divide
Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Project Market will once again bring together the continent’s film-makers with major players from the European industry.
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'Polis Evo' burns up Malaysian box office
Malaysian action comedy Polis Evo has given the local film industry a much-needed boost, grossing $1.8m (RM8m) in 11 days, to become the highest-grossing local film of 2015.