Latest Busan news – Page 2
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NewsBusan, LFF title ‘Singing Wings’ acquired for world sales
EXCLUSIVE: Hemen Khaledi’s documentary will also play at Zurich film festival.
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NewsFinecut boards Busan premieres ‘The Mutation’, ‘Time Of Cinema’
The South Korean sales agent has also picked up sales rights to upcoming feature ‘Wrangler’.
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NewsGuillermo del Toro on Korean cinema and releasing ‘Frankenstein’ at “a time of polarisation”
His latest feature will receive its IMAX premiere in Busan after bowing at Venice.
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NewsJafar Panahi issues call to reform rules on international Oscar submissions
The Iranian filmmaker received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award in Busan.
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NewsHive Filmworks to sell Busan Competition drama ‘En Route To’
EXCLUSIVE: The Korean drama will premiere in BIFF’s inaugural Competition section
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NewsNa Hong-jin to head seven-strong jury for first Busan Competition
The seven-strong jury also includes Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nandita Das, Marziyeh Meshkiny, Kogonada, Yulia Evina Bhara and Han Hyo-joo.
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NewsDiversion boards Vimukthi Jayasundara’s Busan Competition drama ‘Spying Stars’
EXCLUSIVE: The Sri Lankan filmmaker previously won the Camera d’Or at Cannes.
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NewsNikkatsu picks up rights to Busan Competition title ‘Leave The Cat Alone’
EXCLUSIVE: The feature marks the feature directorial debut of Daisuke Shigaya.
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NewsBusan film festival reveals first Competition lineup ahead of 2025 edition
The competitive section will include 10 world premieres of titles from throughout Asia.
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NewsFree Stone picks up Anshul Chauhan’s ‘Tiger’ ahead of Busan premiere
The LGBTQ+ drama is set to premiere in BIFF’s Vision section.
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NewsPark Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ to open 30th Busan film festival
The film will receive its Asian premiere at the festival after bowing at Venice.
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NewsJafar Panahi named Busan’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year
The Iranian filmmaker won the Palme d’Or at Cannes with ‘It Was Just An Accident’.
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NewsAlia Bhatt, Payal Kapadia-backed films among Busan’s APM selection
A total of 30 projects have been revealed for the upcoming market.
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NewsBusan’s Asian Cinema Fund unveils 14 projects after record-breaking entries
Titles hail from Korea, China and India among others.
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NewsBusan festival director Jung Hanseok talks plans for landmark edition and “generational shift”
First interview with the new festival director of Busan International Film Festival, ahead of its landmark edition.
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NewsBusan reveals major programming and team revamp ahead of 30th edition
South Korea’s leading film event will become a competitive festival for the first time since its launch in 1996.
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NewsBusan film festival appoints Jung Hanseok director, nearly two years after departures
The film programmer will begin his four-year tenure on March 21.
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NewsJung Hanseok revealed as frontrunner for Busan festival director role
The Korean cinema programmer has been recommended for the long-contested position.
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News‘The Land Of Morning Calm’, ‘MA – Cry Of Silence’ win top awards at Busan, 2025 date shift confirmed
Rima Das’s ‘Village Rockstars 2’ and Tom Lin’s ‘Yen And Ai-Lee’ win Jiseok competition.
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NewsKorean drama ‘The Final Semester’ wins three at Busan Vision Awards
Coming-of-age features ‘Fragment’ and ‘Waterdrop’ also take two apiece.








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