 18th Busan International Film Festival Reveals its Official Poster 1 week 3 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The official poster of 18th Busan International Film Festival was revealed yesterday, with the poster based on the original work of Shin Sung Hy, created by the artist’s signature technique called “nouage”. A 3-dimensional space created, by the interweaving of dots, lines and gaps, resonates with the idea of film as a complex media that incorporates diverse genres and art forms. Each intersection of lines resembles numerous encounters between cineastes and the... |
 BIFF News - Ties That Bind Announces its Participants for 2013 6 weeks 5 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- TIES THAT BIND Asia - Europe Producers Workshop (TTB) announces ten participants for its 2013 program. Organised by Busan International Film Festival, the Udine Far East Film Festival, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund, and EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs), the program brings together five producers with feature fiction projects from Asia and five from Europe to participate in two workshops.
Notable participants in TTB2013 include Bianca... |
 Festival Dates for the 2013 Busan International Film Festival Announced 24 weeks 6 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Busan International Film Festival announced that the 18th edition of the Festival will open on the first Thursday of October and run for a period of 10 days, from October 3 to 12, 2013.
The Double weekend was first implemented during the 17th Busan International Film Festival for which the Festival reached its record number of audience.
Busan International Film Festival Period
Thursday, October 3 – Saturday, October... |
 Exploring Busan`s Cinema Center 29 weeks 3 days ago
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 BIFF Movie Review: In Another Country (다른 나라에서) 32 weeks 4 days ago
 BUSAN, South Korea -- During the opening scene of In Another Country, I found it hard not to roll my eyes as a mother and daughter... |
 Zhang, Cheung and Jang Talk Dangerous Liaisons 32 weeks 6 days ago
 BUSAN, South Korea -- Korean hearththrob Jang Dong-geun, along with Chinese actresses Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung, made an appearance at the Busan International Film Festival to a throng of reporters who could barely squeeze into... |
 BIFF News: Tang Wei to Host Opening Ceremony 36 weeks 6 days ago
 BUSAN, South Korea -- Continuing the special bond with the Busan International Film Festival, Tang Wei will host the Festival’s Opening Ceremony this year.
Tang Wei gained international fame with her role in Lust, Caution, and was selected as... |
 BIFF News: Korean Cinema Retrospective - Masculine Icon of the Korean Cinema: Shin Young-kyun 37 weeks 21 hours ago
SEOUL, South Korea -- Starring in more than 300 films, actor Shin Young-kyun has made remarkable achievements in Korean Film. The screening of eight of his films provides the Busan International Film Festival the opportunity to present the fever of his hit films.
From a Farmhand to a King: Meet the kaleidoscope of his work
Shin Young-kyun was the... |
 BIFF News: Flash Forward Selections Announced 37 weeks 2 days ago
SEOUL, South Korea -- The Flash Forward is a competitive section which introduces the first or second works of non-Asian directors and encourages the cinematic art. The Flash Forward has found a number of filmmakers who present diverse stories, such as Guido Lombardi (A Criminal Education, 2011), Lisa Langseth (Pure, 2010), and Zaida Bergroth (Last Cowboy Standing, 2009). The Flash Forward serves as a platform for non-Asian directors to extend globally.
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 BIFF News: Wakamatsu Koji Selected as the Recipient of ‘Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award’ 38 weeks 11 hours ago
SEOUL, South Korea -- The 17th Busan International Film Festival selected Wakamatsu Koji as the 2012 ‘Asian Filmmaker of the Year.’ The ‘Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award’, has been annually presented since the 8th BIFF to an Asian filmmaker who has contributed to the development of Asian culture and the Asian film industry. Past recipients include Iran’s Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Taiwan’s Hou Hsiao Hsien, Hong Kong’s Andy Lau, and Hong Kong’s Tsui... |
