Latest Busan news – Page 11
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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.
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      NewsAsian Shadows picks up New Currents entry 'Red Phallus' (exclusive)
Bhutanese filmmaker Tashi Gyeltshen’s debut feature is a co-production between Bhutan, Nepal and Germany.
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      NewsGolden Scene adds 'Still Human' to Busan slate
Hong Kong drama is produced by Fruit Chan and stars Anthony Wong.
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      NewsBusan to open with North Korean refugee drama 'Beautiful Days'
The festival will close with the world premiere of Yuen Woo-ping’s Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy.
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      NewsBusan Film Festival announces Ryuichi Sakamoto as Asian Filmmaker of the Year
Sakamoto won a Bafta for 1983 drama ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence’.
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      NewsAsian Project Market selects 29 projects for 2018
401 projects applied this year, an increase of 30 percent on 2017.
 








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