Busan appoints new heads of festival and market
Appointments follow the recent departure of Jay Jeon.
Jay Jeon to exit as director of Busan International Film Festival
Jeon posted about his departure on social media, taking BIFF organisers by surprise.
‘A Balance’, ‘Three’ take New Currents awards at Busan film festival closing
BIFF managed to achieve physical admissions of 29,135 despite pandemic social distancing requirements.
Busan market wraps with ‘Commodity’ winning top award
Director Kislay’s Indian project is about an aspiring scriptwriter who accompanies a human hair trader to get material for his script.
‘Parasite’ wins top prize at Asian Film Awards
Wang Xiaoshuai took the best director prize for So Long, My Son.
CJ Entertainment, Library Pictures pact on local-language films
The two companies have entered into a slate co-financing deal for projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and Turkey.
Nikkatsu seals string of deals on Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Wife Of A Spy’
Venice best director winner has gone to Portugal (Midas Filmes), Norway (Fidalgo) and Korea (M&M International), among other territories.
‘The Victims’ Game’, ‘The Bad Kids’ head nominations for Asia Contents Awards
Other nominees include Korean dramas such as Kingdom Season 2, The World Of The Married and Crash Landing On You
Rediance picks up Busan New Currents title Summer Blur (exclusive)
Beijing-based sales agent has also added Asian Project Market title Lava to its slate.
Busan to open with ‘Septet: The Story Of Hong Kong’
The 25th Busan International Film Festival to close with animation ‘Josee, The Tiger And The Fish’.
