“The Cannes International Film Festival fully supports BIFF and its executive director Lee Yong-kwan, putting all our honor on this. Outside forces should not have any influence on the programming of a film festival. A film festival should make its own decision on whether it likes a film or not.” - Thierry Fremaux, director of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A movie industry task force on Friday lodged a protest over the authorities’ alleged attempt to oust the executive director of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) for his decision to screen a politically sensitive documentary during last year’s film festival. “The authorities should stop all attempts to damage [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – In the second half of this year, movie theaters are releasing a series of films that have caused societal shock or even trauma. Having attracted over 1 million viewers since its first run on October 2, “The Informant” directed by Im Soon-Rye is an infamous story about stem cell [...]