Latest Busan news – Page 9
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NewsBusan International Film Festival unveils New Currents titles
New Currents Award is presented to two first or second-time features from up-and-coming Asian filmmakers.
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NewsBusan to open with ‘The Horse Thieves. Roads Of Time’, close with ‘Moonlit Winter’
Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda is being honoured as this year’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year.
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NewsMike Figgis, Mohsen Makhmalbaf to head Busan juries
Figgis to head New Currents jury, while Makhmalbaf will head the jury for the Kim Jiseok Award.
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NewsBusan to celebrate Korean film centennial, Asian women filmmakers
Festival to screen ten films from the past 100 years of Korean cinema and a special focus on Deepa Mehta, Yasmin Ahmad and Trinh T. Minh-ha.
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NewsBusan’s Asian Project Market unveils selection of 29 projects
Line-up includes new titles from Yosep Anggi Noen, Hussein Hassan, Ash Mayfair and Hu Jia.
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NewsBusan film festival appoints deputy director, unveils programming team
Former Busan Ilbo editor Kang Seungah joins Kim Bokkeun as deputy director.
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NewsReel Suspects boards Busan psychological thriller 'Demons' (exclusive)
Paris-based company boards Singapore drama.
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News‘Savage’, ‘Clean Up’ pick up Busan’s New Currents Awards
Kim Jiseok Awards went to Jamshid Mahmoudi’s Rona, Azim’s Mother and Zhang Wei’s The Rib.
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NewsIncreased attendance and cause for optimism at Asian Film Market
Organizers reported 150 more participants than last year.
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NewsBusan's Asian Project Market reveals 2018 award winners
The Final Print, directed by Jang Woo-jin, wins $15,000 top prize.
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NewsDrishyam, Backup Media team on Prashant Nair’s Tryst With Destiny (exclusive)
Indian-French co-production comprises four short stories tackling different issues that have plagued India since independence.
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NewsKorean cinema grapples with rising competition on VOD platforms
Korean movies are starting to lose out to TV series on video platforms, say Asian Film Market speakers.
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NewsAsian Film Center launch discussed in Busan
KOFIC leads talks on proposed pan-Asian body which has already secured around $1m in government funding.
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NewsBusan's E-IP gives top awards to 'The Sixth Wife', 'Good Job'
Asian Film Market’s Book To Film and E-IP Market introduced a total of 29 official selections this year.
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NewsBusan Film Festival apologises to jury member Kunimura Jun after press conference criticism
Japanese actor said to be suffering ”extreme mental and emotional pain” after backlash his comments at BIFF jury press conference.
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NewsM-Appeal scores sales on 'Working Woman', 'The Third Wife' (exclusive)
France, Benelux swoop on Working Woman, while The Third Wife goes to UK/Ireland, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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NewsSingularDTV launches Japanese unit headed by Yuko Shiomaki (exclusive)
New venture aims to nurture low and mid-budget independent films in Japan.
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NewsGSC Movies takes ‘The Tag Along: Devil Fish’ for multiple territories (exclusive)
Malaysia-based distributor acquires third film in Taiwanese horror series for ten territories in Southeast Asia.
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NewsFinecut picks up international rights to 'Diva'
’Feature debut of Jo Seul-yeah stars Shin Min-a and Lee You-young.
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NewsM-Line scores sales on 'Feng Shui, Sunset In My Hometown' (exclusive)
South Korean sales company has eight films in Busan’s official selection.