BUSAN, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Im Kwon-taek, one of the most prominent film directors in South Korea, had a life-long goal: to make films fully charged with subtle Korean emotions and details. He seems to have attained the goal, with about 100 films under his belt over his 52-year career, including “Seopyeonje” (1993) and [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) started its 24th edition in the southern port city of Busan on Thursday, featuring more than 300 movies and various intriguing programs. The opening ceremony was held at the fully-packed 5,000-seat outdoor stage of the Busan Cinema Center in the city, located 450 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Four Netflix original movies have been invited to this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in an apparent move to keep up with rapidly changing trends in the industry. Last week, the festival announced this year’s lineup of 303 films from 85 countries. The list included four Netflix films [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will screen 10 masterpieces by renowned Korean directors to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Korean cinema, organizers said Saturday. The special screening program will be held under the name “The 100 Year History of Korean Cinema, 10 Great Korean Films” during the [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan International Film Festival will jointly open this year’s event with the Busan metropolitan government and the Korean film industry on Thursday in a show of unity after nearly four years of political feuding over artistic freedom. The three parties will be represented by Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Telecommunications giant KT announced on September 12 that it has teamed up with virtual reality content producer Barunson to hold a VR screening room at this year’s Busan International Film Festival. Titled ‘VR Cinema in BIFF’, the screening room will show 23 short films. The daily schedule runs from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer and actress Im Yoon-ah, better known as Yoona from Girls’ Generation, will replace actress Kim Ha-neul as a co-host of the opening ceremony for this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), organizers said Tuesday. The BIFF organizers said that Kim recently gave notice that she cannot attend the [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The opening film of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has been leaked in advance, to the bewilderment of many. It is customary that the opening film for every renowned international film festival is kept under tight security until its formal screening in order to attract more attention and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — For many Korean film reporters, autumn brings with it the opening of an international film festival held annually in the southern port city of Busan. The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) provides a rare chance for them to see the latest movies from prominent Asian directors before they arrive [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – “I want to say to those that are trying to change our behavior and livelihood, to leave us the way we want to live,” said director Hussein Hassan during a press conference for his film The Dark Wind. The Dark Wind has been chosen as the closing film for [...]