Latest Busan news – Page 4
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NewsKiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud’ headed to UK-Ire, Germany, Asia (exclusive)
The director picked up an honorary award in Busan and the film is Japan’s selection for the Oscars.
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News‘For Rana’ Iranian director Iman Yazdi absent from Busan film festival amid escalating conflict (exclusive)
The filmmaker has seen his travel plans disrupted due to heightened tensions in the Middle East.
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NewsCJ ENM commits to support Korean film industry “despite growing uncertainty”
Korea’s largest media and entertainment outfit will retain annual content investment of $750m (KRW1tn).
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof expresses “gratitude” over German Oscar entry for ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The dissident Iranian filmmaker is in South Korea presiding over the main competition at Busan International Film Festival.
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NewsBusan film festival opens with Kiyoshi Kurosawa honour, Lee Sun-kyun tribute
Martin Scorsese and Bong Joon Ho among those to honour the Japanese filmmaker.
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NewsBusan film festival to open with Park Chan-wook produced Netflix drama ‘Uprising’ amid ongoing challenges
The festival in South Korea will honour Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa with the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.
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NewsGolden Scene boards Busan competitor ‘Montages Of A Modern Motherhood’ (exclusive)
Marks the second feature of ‘Still Human’ director Oliver Chan.
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NewsBusan film festival unveils New Currents, Jiseok 2024 competition titles
Line-ups include upcoming features by Brillante Mendoza, Rima Das and Tom Lin.
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NewsBusan film festival to honour late ‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun
The festival will screen six films starring the actor and bestow a posthumous Korean Cinema Award.
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NewsExiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof to head Busan film festival jury
The dissident auteur will preside over the jury for the festival’s New Currents competition.
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NewsBusan’s Asian Project Market 2024 selects new films from Kirsten Tan, Woo Ming Jin, Daishi Matsunaga
A total of 30 projects have been selected for Asia’s biggest investment and co-production market.
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NewsBusan postpones festival director appointment, names Pak Dosin deputy director
The 29th edition of the festival to be held under the leadership of recently appointed chairperson Park Kwang-su.
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NewsEllen Y. D. Kim named director of Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market
It marks the latest senior appointment following a string of high-level departures in 2023.
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NewsBusan film festival confirms Park Kwang-su as chairperson
The festival will next look to recruit a festival director and director of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
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NewsBusan film festival nominates Park Kwang-su as chairman
Appointment of a new festival director and ACFM director is ongoing.
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NewsBusan film festival takes action following sexual harassment investigation
The move follows a string of top-level resignations in 2023.
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News‘The Wrestler’, ‘September 1923’ win top awards at Busan
‘Paradise’ and ‘Bridge Kidnapping’ also take major prizes.
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NewsIn pictures: Korean auteur Yim Soon-rye honoured at French Night in Busan
The celebrated filmmaker received the Etoile du Cinema award.
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News‘Solids By The Seashore’, ‘House Of The Seasons’ win Busan Vision Awards
‘The Berefts’ also picked up multiple prizes.
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News‘Filipinana’ among winners at 2023 Asian Project Market
The 26th edition of the project market wrapped ram for four days from October 7-10.