30 years after rats bit German programmer and organizers begged for sponsors, Busan International Film Festival stands as Asia's cinematic epicenter — if it can survive In September 1996, German film ...

Deok Noh will direct the Korean remake of hit Indian thriller ‘Drishyam,’ Choi Jae-won, president of Korea’s Anthology Studios confirmed to Variety at the Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market. The ...

The lion’s share of terms of Korean origin have been added within the last four years, with a total of 48 Korean loanwords now listed in the OED ...

South Korea plans to spend most of its annual fiscal budget in the first half of 2021 to shore up growth hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.

In an era where anyone can create videos using artificial intelligence (AI), how close are AI films to being released in ...

The 30th Busan International Film Festival concluded with its inaugural Busan Awards, seeing Zhang Lu's 'Gloaming in Luomu' win Best Film and Shu Qi honored as Best Director for 'Girl'. The festival ...

The Korean film industry’s deep depression stands in contrast to its successful outward image, but resourcefulness is not in short supply. Having kicked off in 1996 with the convention-defying launch ...

The crown jewel of the Asian film festival circuit, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) returns this year for a landmark 30th edition, running from September 17 to September 26. Coming a few ...

Korean sales outfit Finecut has picked up international sales rights for road movie The Mutation, anthology film Time of Cinema and psychological thriller Wrangler, ahead of Busan‘s Asian Contents & ...

BUSAN, South Korea, Sept. 17 (UPI) --As South Korea's domestic film industry struggles through its most challenging year since the pandemic, the 30th Busan International Film Festival struck a note of ...

Korean horror has long pushed the boundaries of film’s most unsettling genre, blending psychological depth, cultural critique, and hyperstylized cinematography to chilling effect. Unlike Hollywood’s ...