SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As the curtains rose on the 29th Busan International Film Festival, Netflix seized the moment to showcase its upcoming slate of Korean films, underscoring the streaming giant’s growing influence in the global cinema landscape. At an event titled “Next on Netflix: 2025 Korean Films,” held at a hotel in Busan’s Haeundae [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — While not the first film to tackle slavery, “Uprising” stands out as one of the most compelling Korean films to explore this theme, masterfully portraying the sheer absurdity of a system that reduces human beings to disposable objects, stripped of all dignity and rights. The film opens with the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Genesis, the luxury vehicle division of Hyundai Motor Group, revealed Black Editions of its premium large SUVs, the Genesis GV80 and GV80 Coupe, on October 2. The GV80 Black is the brand’s second all-black model following the G90 Black. Genesis states that these new editions maximize luxury by applying black [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — As the annual Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), Asia’s largest, gears up to offer cinephiles over 200 films, here are some recommendations for audiences eager to discover new Korean films. Each of the films highlighted will have its worldwide premiere at this year’s BIFF. ■ “Uprising” Starring Gang Dong-won [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicks off on Wednesday, featuring the historical drama “Uprising” as its opening film, the festival’s first-ever over-the-top (OTT) production to hold this honor. The organizer has said the selection reflects the festival’s efforts to capture the significant shifts in the global film [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) wraps up its 10-day run Friday, leaving behind a vibrant festival mood for the event held at full scale for the first time in three years. The 27th edition screened 242 films, including 88 world premieres, from 71 countries at seven theaters in [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has constantly evolved to attract movie buffs and the Asian cinema industry, and this year it set an expanded stage for highly anticipated over-the-top (OTT) dramas to reflect their rising popularity. Running in full-scale without social distancing measures for the first time in [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicked off its 10-day run Wednesday with a tightly packed opening ceremony, returning in full force after two years of scaled-down events. Celebrities in lavish dress posed for photos to claim the spotlight of the night and then walked the red carpet in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) is ready to entertain local and overseas movie buffs with a number of highly anticipated world premieres and long-awaited holdovers of major international film fests for 10 days in the middle of the fall season next month. The 27th edition of Asia’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will completely return to normal next month after pandemic-disrupted years with no social distancing at all events, including opening and closing ceremonies, organizers said Wednesday. Asia’s biggest film festival will be held from Oct. 5-14 in the southern port city of Busan, [...]