All Busan articles – Page 32

  • The Queens
    News

    Easternlight picks up Annie Yi’s The Queens

    2014-10-04T21:00:00Z

    Arclight Films’ Asian label, Easternlight Films, has picked up international rights to The Queens, directed by and starring Taiwanese singer and actress Annie Yi.

  • The Truth Shall Not Sink With Sewol
    News

    Korean filmmakers join Sewol protest

    2014-10-04T02:24:00Z

    More than 1,000 Korean filmmakers and actors, including Park Chan-wook, Kim Ki-duk and Park Hae-il, have joined a declaration at Busan urging for legislation to ensure an independent special investigation into the Sewol ferry disaster.

  • Asghar Farhadi
    Comment

    Busan’s New Currents jury talks cinema

    2014-10-04T02:13:00Z

    BIFF’s New Currents jury, led by A Separation director Asghar Farhadi, discussed cinema and judging strategies, and in the case of Bong Joon Ho, why he wasn’t at the opening ceremony.

  • Asian Film Academy
    News

    AFA celebrates 10th anniversary

    2014-10-04T01:50:00Z

    Busan’s initiative to nurture new film talent, the Asian Film Academy (AFA), is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with homecoming alumni and special screenings and events.

  • It Was You Charlie
    News

    BIFF distribution arm builds debut slate

    2014-10-04T01:31:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: BIFF’s distribution arm CAC (Center of Asia Contents) Entertainment has started picking up titles to launch distribution in Korea in step with BIFF’s 20th anniversary next year.

  • Ann Hui
    Features

    Ann Hui, The Golden Era

    2014-10-04T00:53:00Z

    Ann Hui, Busan’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year, talks to Liz Shackleton about her Venice closing film, The Golden Era, Hong Kong cinema and her history with BIFF.

  • Alive
    Features

    Busan: Asian Project Market 2014

    2014-10-03T17:23:00Z

    This year’s Asian Project Market includes a strong showing from China among the 30 projects.

  • Lee Yong-kwan
    Features

    Lee Yong-kwan, Busan Film Festival

    2014-10-03T17:02:00Z

    Lee Yong-kwan tells Jean Noh about Busan International Film Festival’s role in the international industry, the diverse, new voices of Asian cinema and the festival’s focus on safety and stability

  • Partho Sen-Gupta
    Features

    Partho Sen-Gupta, Sunrise

    2014-10-03T13:17:00Z

    Receiving its world premiere in BIFF’s New Currents competition, Partho Sen-Gupta’s Sunrise tells the story of a police inspector whose daughter was kidnapped years ago when she was only six.The Marathi-language film blurs the boundaries between reality and dreams, as the police inspector believes he has found her working in ...

  • Busan opening 2014
    News

    Busan Film Festival opens in style

    2014-10-03T12:16:00Z

    The 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened with a star-studded red carpet and a conciliatory anti-war undercurrent to proceedings, which included the world premiere of Doze Niu Chen-Zer’s Paradise In Service.

  • Revivre 5
    Reviews

    Revivre

    2014-10-03T07:20:00Z

    Dir: Im Kwon-taek. South Korea. 2014. 93mins

  • Paper Planes
    News

    Korea, Australia sign co-pro agreement

    2014-10-02T10:23:00Z

    Screen Australia has announced it will sign an MOU on co-production with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) Oct 4 at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).

  • The Golden Era 2
    Reviews

    The Golden Era

    2014-10-02T07:24:00Z

    Dir: Ann Hui. China-Hong Kong. 2014. 178mins

  • Paradise In Service
    Reviews

    Paradise In Service

    2014-10-01T22:51:00Z

    Dir/scr: Doze Chen-Zer Niu. Taiwan. 2014. 133mins

  • busan_cinema_center__2_
    News

    Busan, Youku to sign MOU

    2014-10-01T14:06:00Z

    Busan Film Festival and Chinese video platform Youku to sign MOU on Asia’s Masters and Newcomers Project

  • Magical Girl
    Reviews

    Magical Girl

    2014-09-26T04:51:00Z

    Dir/scr: Carlos Vermut. Spain-France. 2014. 127mins

  • The Look of Silence
    News

    EFP reveals Busan 2014 line-up

    2014-09-04T07:00:00Z

    X +Y director Morgan Matthews and The Look of Silence doc maker Joshua Oppenheimer among those set to receive support at the festival in South Korea.

  • Paradise In Service
    News

    Busan unveils 2014 line-up

    2014-09-02T20:19:00Z

    Chen-Zer Doze Niu’s Paradise In Service and Lee Bo-Cheung’s Gangster Pay Day to bookend 19th edition.

  • The President
    Reviews

    The President

    2014-08-29T15:35:00Z

    Dir: Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Georgia-France-UK-Germany. 2014. 115mins

  • Dearest
    Reviews

    Dearest

    2014-08-28T01:25:00Z

    Dir: Peter Ho-Sun Chan. China-Hong Kong. 2014. 133mins