All Busan articles – Page 35
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CommentBusan’s New Currents jury talks cinema
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.
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NewsAFA celebrates 10th anniversary
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.
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NewsBIFF distribution arm builds debut slate
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.
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FeaturesAnn Hui, The Golden Era
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.
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FeaturesBusan: Asian Project Market 2014
This year’s Asian Project Market includes a strong showing from China among the 30 projects.
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FeaturesLee Yong-kwan, Busan Film Festival
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
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FeaturesPartho Sen-Gupta, Sunrise
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 ...
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NewsBusan Film Festival opens in style
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.
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NewsKorea, Australia sign co-pro agreement
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).
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NewsBusan, Youku to sign MOU
Busan Film Festival and Chinese video platform Youku to sign MOU on Asia’s Masters and Newcomers Project
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NewsEFP reveals Busan 2014 line-up
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.
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NewsBusan unveils 2014 line-up
Chen-Zer Doze Niu’s Paradise In Service and Lee Bo-Cheung’s Gangster Pay Day to bookend 19th edition.
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NewsBusan to host Korean hitmakers forum
Busan’s Asian Film Market has announced major events including a Korean Producers Forum featuring 10 filmmakers whose hits broke the 10 million admissions landmark at the local box office.
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NewsAsgar Farhadi to head Busan jury
The Oscar-winning director of A Seperation will oversee jury members including Bong Joon Ho.