Latest Busan news – Page 12
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NewsBusan: New Europe closes deals on 'Porto', 'The Last Family'
EXCLUSIVE: Porto stars Anton Yelchin, who tragically passed away in June this year.
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NewsBusan: Distribution Workshop sets Ringo Lam's 'Sky On Fire'
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based sales agent has picked up latest action thriller from Ringo Lam, starring Daniel Wu and Zhang Jingchu.
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NewsBusan: Showbox inks 'Luck-Key' and 'Tunnel' deals
EXCLUSIVE: Both titles have sold to multiple territories including US and UK.
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NewsBusan: United Pictures sells 'One Day', 'Life Risking Romance'
EXCLUSIVE: Sales company also launches sports drama Split starring Yoo Ji-tae.
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NewsCrisis-hit Busan film festival has calm opening
A typhoon failed to dampen the event’s opening night as anticipated protests were muted.
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NewsBusan International Film Festival 2016 supplement
Read Screen International’s special Busan supplement here…
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NewsNikkatsu, XYZ Films partner on 'Re:Born'
EXCLUSIVE: The companies have struck a world sales alliance on Yuji Shimomura’s completed action title in the run-up to Busan and AFM.
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NewsBusan: Gaga boards Yukio Mishima adaptation 'Beautiful Star'
Pale Moon’s Daihachi Yoshida [pictured] directed the sci-fi tragicomedy, currently in post-production.
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News'A Quiet Dream', 'The Dark Wind' bookend Busan 2016
Festival will open with the world premiere of Zhang Lu’s Korean film A Quiet Dream.
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NewsStrong female presence at Busan's Asian Project Market
The Busan film fest’s Asian Project Market (APM) has highlighted a “strong presence” of women filmmakers in this year’s line-up.
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NewsAbbas Kiarostami to be honoured at Busan fest
Iranian director, who passed away on July 4, will have a retrospective of his works screened at BIFF.
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NewsBusan’s ACF reveals 22 projects to receive funding
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced 22 projects to receive Asian Cinema Fund support this year, including Park Kyoung Tae’s Ne Me Quitte Pas and Venice Biennale College project Hotel Salvation.
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NewsBusan festival head confident of avoiding boycott
Chairman nominee Kim Dong-ho has told Screen he believes the festival will avoid the boycott.
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NewsKim Dong-ho to become BIFF chairman
The announcement comes following news last week that former director Lee Yong-kwan had been indicted on embezzlement charges.
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NewsFormer Busan fest director indicted on embezzlement charges; deputy accused of fraud
In South Korea, the Busan prosecutors’ office has indicted former Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) director Lee Yong-kwan [pictured] and two others on charges of embezzlement. Deputy festival director and Asian Film Market head Jay Jeon has been indicted on charges of fraud.
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NewsBusan, Lotte partner on $17.3m film fund
The money is set to be divided between big-budget commercial projects and independent films shot in the Korean city.
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NewsBusan director's fate remains unclear following latest festival drama
Following a turbulent general assembly meeting festival director Lee Yong-kwan’s position remains unclear.
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NewsBusan mayor offers to step down as BIFF chairman
Busan Metropolitan City mayor Suh Byung-soo has offered to step down as organizing committee chairman of Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), while stating BIFF festival director Lee Yong-kwan’s contract will not be renewed after Feb 26.
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NewsBerlin: Leading industry figures show Busan solidarity
Busan International Film Festival has been under government pressure since 2014.
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NewsRotterdam festival supports beleaguered Busan
Staff and industry attending the CineMart co-production market sent a public message of support to the beleaguered Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)