Latest Busan news – Page 7
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NewsJapan’s NTV launches ‘Kaiji: Final Game’ at Asian Film Market (exclusive)
The film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara and is the third in the series.
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NewsEdko Films brings child drama ‘Over The Sea’ to market (exclusive)
Hong Kong studio also launching sales on Yao Tingting’s romantic drama Love You Forever.
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NewsMike Figgis boards Saram’s Korean omnibus project ‘Shame’
Korean talent management agency Saram Entertainment is producing the project
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NewsChinese buyers remain cautious in sensitive year
While official policy is still unclear, buyers are avoiding US indie, Swedish and South Korean films.
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NewsDistribution Workshop boards Chinese romance ‘Somewhere Winter’
Ma Sichun and Wallace Huo head the cast of the China-Hong Kong co-production.
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NewsSF Studio’s ‘Funhouse’ horror sells to CIS, Taiwan (exclusive)
The English-language film has its market premiere at Busan’s Asian Film Market
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NewsMagnolia launches ‘The Booksellers’ in Busan (exclusive)
The documentary about rare-book dealers will premiere at New York Film Festival
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NewsChinese-Australian adventure comedy ‘At Last’ joins Autumn Sun slate (exclusive)
Filmed on Australia’s Gold Coast, the film is directed by Liu Yiwei who also stars with Yan Ni and Zhang Jiayi.
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NewsGolden Scene bolsters Busan slate with Golden Horse pair (exclusive)
Documentary Bamboo Theatre and drama My Prince Edward have both been nominated for this year’s Golden Horse Awards.
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NewsNikkatsu adds ‘Tezuka’s Barbara’, ‘On-Gaku’ to Busan slate (exclusive)
Live-action version of Osamu Tezuka’s erotic manga will premiere in competition at Tokyo film festival.
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NewsKorea’s kth launches international sales business in Busan (exclusive)
First titles on the slate include drama ‘Shades Of The Heart’ and mystery ‘The Confession’.
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NewsAsian Film Awards to move to Busan in 2020
Since being established in 2007, the awards have been held in Hong Kong or Macau.
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NewsAs Asian Film Market kicks off, industry ponders impact of Japan-Korea trade war
Tensions between the two nations have buyers and sellers spooked
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NewsMike Figgis slams Brexit, Boris Johnson at Busan press conference
UK filmmaker heads this year’s New Currents jury at film festival.
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NewsFilms Boutique picks up ‘Suk Suk’ ahead of Busan premiere
Written and directed by Ray Yeung, the film recently picked up five nominations for this year’s Golden Horse Awards.
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NewsJapan’s Gaga Corp picks up Busan opener ‘The Horse Thieves’ (exclusive)
It Stopped Raining, which premieres in A Window On Asian Cinema, also on Gaga’s Busan slate.
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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.