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[Busan International Film Festival] Grand opening draws Michelle Yeoh, Hyun Bin and other stars as 93 world premieres are unveiled

[Busan International Film Festival] Grand opening draws Michelle Yeoh, Hyun Bin and other stars as 93 world premieres are unveiled

The 10-day festival opens with 316 films from 59 countries, bringing master filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón and Michelle Yeoh to Busan; Yeoh receives the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award
South Korea's premier film event and Asia's largest film festival, the '31st Busan International Film Festival' , opened in grand style on Oct. 6. The festival launched a 10-day cinematic journey featuring 316 films, including 93 'world premieres' being shown for the first time anywhere in the...
| James choi
“Female-character pioneer” Yangzichung (Michelle Yeoh) heads to Busan after 15 years

“Female-character pioneer” Yangzichung (Michelle Yeoh) heads to Busan after 15 years

At the opening ceremony of the 31st BIFF on Oct. 6, she will receive the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award; four special screenings including “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
A living legend in Hollywood and Asia’s film world, actress 'Yangzichung ' will step onto Busan’s red carpet for the first time in 15 years. The 31st 'Busan International Film Festival ' said in an official announcement that it will present her with the Asian Filmmaker of the Year honor at the Oct.
| James choi
Jafar Panahi Wins the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 30th Busan International Film Festival!

Jafar Panahi Wins the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 30th Busan International Film Festival!

"No one can stop filmmaking. Filmmakers will always find a way to convey their message!"
Iranian master director Jafar Panahi visited the 30th Busan International Film Festival with his film 〈It Was Just an Accident〉 (It Was Just an Accident), which won the Palme d'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, and met with Korean audiences after a long time.
| Chua-young
[New Film] ‘Halo,’ First Korean Film to Win at Tokyo Film Festival, Opens Nov. 11 — A 27-Year-Old’s Dream

[New Film] ‘Halo,’ First Korean Film to Win at Tokyo Film Festival, Opens Nov. 11 — A 27-Year-Old’s Dream

Director Noh Young-wan’s feature debut swept the awards in the festival’s Asian Future section
Artistic ambition blooms amid a precarious daily life and the gulf between dreams and reality ‘Halo,’ the feature debut of director Noh Young-wan, which takes an in-depth look at the harsh life of a young man making ends meet through delivery work, arrives in theaters on the 11th of next month.
| James choi
[Film Festival] Picks from the 16th Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival, Part 2: ‘Asia Pride’ and ‘Special Pride’ Sections, ‘Korean Queer Film History’

[Film Festival] Picks from the 16th Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival, Part 2: ‘Asia Pride’ and ‘Special Pride’ Sections, ‘Korean Queer Film History’

『Korean Queer Film History 2022–2025』, documenting queer films that screened in Korea from 2022 to 2025 through criticism by five critics and interviews with five directors, will also be published.
※ Continued from the first article on picks from the 16th Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival. The Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival’s “Asia Pride” section is a chance to discover a diverse range of queer films made in Asia.
| Joo Seong-cheol
[Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Closing Ceremony] Attendance Tops 200,000; Unanimous Grand Prize Winner ‘Bread and Book’ Eligible for Oscars Submission

[Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Closing Ceremony] Attendance Tops 200,000; Unanimous Grand Prize Winner ‘Bread and Book’ Eligible for Oscars Submission

31st festival closes after drawing its largest audience in 11 years, while Majid Majidi’s win reaffirms solidarity among Asian filmmakers
The power of art transcends the pain of war as Asian masters unite The 31st Busan International Film Festival, Asia’s largest film festival, concluded its 10-day run Thursday at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae-gu.
| James choi
Busan International Film Festival introduces ACFM Awards for first time; Indonesia’s “Goldfish” takes three honors

Busan International Film Festival introduces ACFM Awards for first time; Indonesia’s “Goldfish” takes three honors

Asia Contents & Film Market wraps on Oct. 13, spotlighting business results ahead of the festival’s closing ceremony on Oct. 15
New milestone for Asia’s film industry as ACFM gets off to a successful start The Busan International Film Festival , now in its 29th year, concluded its core film-industry platform, the Asia Contents&Film Market , on Oct. 13. According to the Busan International Film Festival secretariat on Oct.
| James choi
Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Yoon Ga-eun and 27 other film directors publish debut essay 『My First Action』!

Featuring the voices of directors affiliated with the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK), the 2014 book 『The Moment of Debut』 has been revised and expanded and published in two volumes, 1 and 2.』
A nonfiction essay vividly recounting the hard-fought debut journeys of 31 leading directors shaping South Korean cinema, 『My First Action』 (jointly planned by the Directors Guild of Korea and CinePlay), has been published.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Netflix draws 400 emerging creators to BIFF for largest-ever Creative Asia

Netflix draws 400 emerging creators to BIFF for largest-ever Creative Asia

Third-year event features directors Han Jun-hee and Kang Yoon-sung and introduces its first hands-on AI workshop
400 creators poised to lead the future of K-content learn hands-on production skills Netflix held Creative Asia at the Busan International Film Festival on the 10th, bringing together emerging creators from across Asia for global exchange and professional growth in the event's largest edition yet.
| James choi
[2026 BIFF] Ann Hui wins Camellia Award, Michelle Yeoh named Asia Filmmaker of the Year as 31st Busan International Film Festival opens

[2026 BIFF] Ann Hui wins Camellia Award, Michelle Yeoh named Asia Filmmaker of the Year as 31st Busan International Film Festival opens

The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened with a grand ceremony at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae, Busan, kicking off Asia's largest film festival. This year BIFF moved its opening day up by one day from Wednesday to Tuesday.
| Kim Ji-yeon