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Screen International
'The Rib': Busan Review
Screen International
Dir: Zhang Wei. China. 2018. 85 mins. Having illustrated the impact of the global economic crisis on China's sweatshops with Factory Boss (2014) and tackled the difficulties of educating an autistic child in Destiny (2016), socially conscious filmmaker ...

Screen International
'Sub-Zero Wind': Busan Review
Screen International
Her story about a teenager who struggles with her mother and stepfather unspools over three distinct time frames, with three separate actresses taking the main role. One of several features in the Korean Cinema Today's Vision section at Busan this year ...

Variety
Busan: Jason Blum on Creativity, Continuity and Coming to Korea ...
Variety
Top Hollywood producer Jason Blum breezed into Korea for a mere 22 hours. He instantly made his mark on an enthusiastic audience at the Busan International ...
'Get Out' film producer Jason Blum talks Ma Dong Suk, 'Train To ...allkpop (press release) (blog)
Hollywood producer Jason Blum: I wanted to test our system with 'Halloween'Yonhap News
'Whiplash' producer Blum unrattled by China trade war backlashFree Malaysia Today

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Variety
Busan Film Review: 'Rona, Azim's Mother'
Variety
Selected as Afghanistan's submission for the foreign-language Oscar category, “Rona” made its international premiere in Busan — the stop on what promises to be a healthy festival run. Following their Jamshid-directed, Navid-produced debut “A Few Cubic ...

Gulf Times
Great to get exciting response from Busan: Manoj on Bhonsle
Gulf Times
“Great to hear some exciting response coming in from Busan. This is my third film in a row to make it there and I am happy about the film and Devashish Makhija – the director and the entire team who sacrificed a lot to reach here,” Manoj said in a ...
'Bhonsle' overwhelms crowd at Busan International Film FestivalTHE WEEK
Great to get exciting response from Busan: Manoj on 'Bhonsle'Business Standard
Busan: 'Bhonsle' Star Manoj Bajpayee Finds Balance Between Acting and ProducingVariety
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Screen International
'Ode To The Goose': Busan Review
Screen International
Zhang is a regular at Busan: his previous film, A Quiet Dream, opened the 2016 festival; previous features Dooman River and Grain In Ear won prizes at the festival. Now Ode To The Goose screens in a Gala slot, in advance of a Korean theatrical opening ...
Busan 2018 Review: ODE TO THE GOOSE Serenades with Strong Performances and Playful PlotScreenAnarchy (blog)

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Hollywood Reporter
Busan: Documentary on Late Co-Founder Kim Ji-seok to Premiere in 2019
Hollywood Reporter
The South Korean film festival also announced the launch of a film institute dedicated to its former head programmer and deputy director, who suddenly passed away of a heart attack last year during the Cannes Film Festival. The Busan International Film ...
Busan Festival: Saturday Events Being Cancelled Due to Typhoon ...Variety
BIFF, Asian Film Market reschedule events as typhoon pounds BusanScreen International
Busan Festival: Saturday Events Being Canceled Due to Typhoon Kong-ReyYahoo Sports
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Hollywood Reporter
Busan: South Korean Filmmaker Kim Jee-woon Receives French Honor
Hollywood Reporter
South Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon received a top honor from the French government on Saturday during the 23rd Busan International Film Festival. Fabien Penon, the French ambassador to South Korea, awarded the French Arts and Letters Medal ...

Screen International
'A Duck's Grin': Busan Review
Screen International
Dir/scr: Kim Youngnam. South Korea, France. 2018. 142mins. This languid drama starts with a nightmare: Moocheol (Kim Young-Pil) is pursued by hooded figures through a woodland dreamscape but, just at the point when they catch him, they turn into red ...

Screen International
'A Boy And Sungreen': Busan Review
Screen International
Still, premiering at the Busan film festival will give Ahn some exposure, alothough his approach doesn't break any new ground. The film follows best friends Bohee (Ahn Ji-ho) and Nokyang (Kim Ju-a), who both share something in common: they have been ...

Busan Film Review: 'The Shaman Sorceress'
Variety
Set at the juncture of Korean history when feudalism gave way to modernity, “The Shaman Sorceress,” directed by Ahn Jae-huun, depicts the tragedy of a mudang who looses her footing when her spiritual practice is challenged by Christianity. Two years ...

Variety
Busan Film Review: 'Sew the Winter to My Skin'
Variety
The admirable ambition to frame the film with all the iconoclastic, outlaw verve of its rogue antihero is both the making and the unmaking of “Sew the Winter to my Skin,” the proto-Western sophomore feature from rising South African powerhouse Jahmil X ...

Hollywood Reporter
'Bhonsle' overwhelms crowd at Busan International Film Festival
THE WEEK
"Great to hear some exciting response coming in from Busan. This is my third film in a row to make it there and I am quite happy about the film and Devashish Makhija, the director, and the entire team who sacrificed a lot to reach here," Bajpayee said ...
'Bhonsle' overwhelms crowd at Busan International Film FestivalThe Tribune
'Bhonsle' Star Bajpayee Strikes Balance Between Acting and ...Variety
Great to get exciting response from Busan: Manoj on 'Bhonsle'Outlook India
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Screen International
BIFF, Asian Film Market reschedule events as typhoon pounds Busan
Screen International
Typhoon winds and flying debris had many BIFF and Asian Film Market delegates huddling inside their hotels on Saturday morning, the first day of the market, while Busan city government sent emergency messages to mobile phones advising people to stay ...
'Busan International Film Festival', 'K-Pop World Festival in Changwon', Cho Yong Pil concert all cancelled due to ...allkpop (press release) (blog)
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Variety
Busan Film Review: 'Your Face'
Variety
30, 2018 (Also in Busan Film Festival — A Window on Asian Cinema; Golden Horse — closer.) Running time: 67 MIN. (Original title: “Ni de lian”). Production: (Taiwan) A Homegreen Films production (International sales: Homegreen Films, New Taipei City.) ...

Hollywood Reporter
Busan: Asian Film Market Kicks Off With Huge Spike in Participants
Hollywood Reporter
The Asian Film Market kicked off on Saturday at BEXCO in conjunction with the 23rd Busan International Film Festival, featuring a huge hike in the number of participants as Asia's largest cinema event returns back on track following years of political ...

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Stripes Korea
Foreign visitors to Busan are looking for new attractions
Stripes Korea
The top five tourist destinations in Busan remained the same — Seomyeon was ranked first overall again followed by BIFF Square and Yongdusan Park, Haeundae Beach, Jeonpo Cafe Street and Jagalchi and the International Market — though all saw a ...

Stripes Korea
Foreign visitors to Busan are looking for new attractions
Stripes Korea
The top five tourist destinations in Busan remained the same — Seomyeon was ranked first overall again followed by BIFF Square and Yongdusan Park, Haeundae Beach, Jeonpo Cafe Street and Jagalchi and the International Market — though all saw a ...