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Korean Films to be Screened in Berlin
1 year 2 weeks ago

SEOUL, South Korea - Korean films along with those of other Asian countries like Japan and China have been presented at many festivals around the globe and often come away with awards; however, these films are seldom introduced to German audiences. The Haus der Kulturen der Welt collaborates with the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) to display a comprehensive program of the most exciting Korean contributions that are seldom shown in Germany. The program will focus on...

The Avengers: A "Critic-Proof Film"
1 year 2 weeks ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- Marvel's ace-in-the-hole, when it comes to film properties, has always been The Avengers. The key players in this event have all had at least one film to establish who...

Review: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
1 year 18 weeks ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- When one considers American director David Fincher’s body of work, it seems rather obvious that his somewhat morbid style of filmmaking would suit the material of Stieg Larsson’s novel, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.  After all, we are talking about the man who brought us films like Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, and The Game (which is criminally underrated, in my view).  With Zodiac and The...

Ten Korean Movies You Should See
1 year 18 weeks ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- When I tell people that I’m a film critic, the question I’m most often asked is “What are some good Korean films I should see?”  More often than not, people tend to end up at a DVD-room without a clue as to what Korean film to partake in other than “Old Boy,” which I think almost everyone has seen more than once.  

Usually there are a plethora of choices on...

Review: Real Steel - Transformers Meets Rocky
1 year 30 weeks ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- Now that the Busan International Film Festival has come to a close, the major multiplexes have settled back into the habit of importing the Hollywood “junk food” that the Korean film market tends to favor.  This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as BIFF is almost always loaded down with the drama-heavy, art-house celluloid that can sometimes take an emotional toll.  Needless to say, switching gears to the lighter, Hollywood fluff can sometimes be...

BIFF Comes to an End
1 year 31 weeks ago

BUSAN, South Korea - The 16th edition of the Busan International Film Festival came to a close yesterday, after a nine day run around Haeundae. The festival ended with another packed house at the Busan Cinema Center who came to watch the closing ceremonies and the final film “Chronicle of My Mother”, a Japanese movie based on renowned Japanese writer Inoue Yasushi...

Some Potential Gems for BIFF
1 year 33 weeks ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- A fellow cinephile and film columnist, Jacob Worrel, has put together a fantastic preview of this year’s Busan International Film Festival.  At this point, I feel hard pressed to follow it.  Not only has he highlighted some of the films that were already on my radar, he’s actually schooled me on a few of the selections to which I gave a passing thought, but ultimately turned...

Jacob's Picks for Busan Film Fest
1 year 33 weeks ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- This year promises to be a major milestone in the history of the festival. The official unveiling of the Busan Cinema Center, an ultra-modern cultural complex in the heart of Centum City, will undoubtedly create quite a hoo-ha, prompting local officials to make speeches and pat each other on the back, but to me, this means just one thing: Unlike previous years, BIFF will finally be held in one concentrated area of the city, a welcome change for cinephiles like myself who...

BIFF Opening Film "Only You" Sells Out in Seven Seconds
1 year 33 weeks ago

BUSAN, South Korea -- The opening film for the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), Only You, starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo sold out in seven seconds after sales opened online Monday at 5pm. Tickets for the outdoor screening sold out in seven while the indoor screening of Only You* at CineMountain sold out in 20 seconds. The film is described as a fatal love story centered on an ex-boxer and a telemarketer. 

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BIFF Unveils its Meet and Greet Schedule
1 year 33 weeks ago

BUSAN, South Korea -  As the releases of the main official program selections and guests have heated the festival offerings over the last few weeks, the Busan International Film Festival unveiled the guests and their schedules for the festival’s special events; Meet the Guests: Talk to Talk, Outdoor Greeting Event and Open Talk.

BIFF general ticketing also begins tomorrow at 9 a.m. at all Busan Bank outlets around the...

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