All articles by Jean Noh – Page 61
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Pusan Promotion Plan bites for Mushroom Watermelon
The Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) project market closed today (Oct 13) with top Pusan Award of $20,000 going to Ogigami Naoko’s Mushroom Watermelon.
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Korean sales agency Panda launches at Asian Film Market
South Korea-based Panda Media has made its market debut at the Asian Film Market, running parallel to the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF).
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Busan Film Commission, Film Auckland sign agreement
Film Auckland and the Busan Film Commission (BFC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of increasing cooperation between their respective audiovisual industries.
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FeaturesThe man behind Pusan: Kim Dong-ho
Launched in 1996, the Pusan International Film Festival (Oct 7-15) quickly became established as an international hub for Asian cinema. As he prepares for his final festival before retirement, founding festival director Kim Dong-ho speaks to Jean Noh about Pusan’s swift growth ― and its future
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NewsFineCut secures deals on Hahaha and Poetry
Korean sales company FineCut has signed new deals in Toronto for two auteur titles - Hong Sang-soo’s Hahaha and Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry.
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A Barefoot Dream is Korea's surprise Oscar submission
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced Kim Tae-kyun’s A Barefoot Dream will be submitted as South Korea’s candidate for the 2011 Academy Awards’ Best Foreign Language Film category nominations.
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NewsPusan to open with Zhang Yimou's Under The Hawthorne Tree
The 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced their line-up with the international premiere of Zhang Yimou’s Under The Hawthorne Tree to open the fest.
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Park Kwang-su to step down from Busan Film Commission
Founding director of South Korea’s Busan Film Commission (BFC) Park Kwang-su is to step down from his position as head of the locations services organization. Filmmaker Oh Seok-geun will take his place as of tomorrow (Sept 7).
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NewsPusan plans special programme on Kurdish cinema
Also, festival reveals Tsai Ming Liang will be honoured as Asian Filmmaker of the Year.
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NewsFineCut has sales spree including two deals for Japan
South Korean sales company FineCut has sold a raft of films including two to Japan - Korean War film 71 – Into The Fire, which sold to Kadokawa Pictures and Cannes Critics’ Week title Bedevilled, which sold to King Records.
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NewsPusan unveils jurors including Wada Emi
The 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) will have Academy Award-winning costume designer Wada Emi heading its New Currents jury while Sundance festival director John Cooper will head the Flash Forward jury.
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Pusan to launch new online screening service
Secure site will offer festival and market films as well as Pusan Promotion Plan directors’ previous works.
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NewsTokyo Project Gathering's 28 selections include Ryuichi Hiroki, Pen-ek Ratanaruang
The sixth Tokyo Project Gathering (TPG) has selected an increased 28 projects this year.
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NewsPusan Promotion Plan takes on new projects from Tsai, Ovashvili, Trapero, Pang
The 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced 27 selections for the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) including projects from Tsai Ming Liang, Oxide Pang, Xie Fei, Choi Dong-hoon and Anocha Suwhichakornpong.
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NewsKim Dong-ho to step down from Pusan role
Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) founding director Kim Dong-ho will make this year’s edition his last.
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NewsMajor Korean film-makers plan move to media city in Goyang
Im Kwon-taek, Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook, Ryoo Seung-wan, Kim Jee-woon, Jang Jin, and Choi Dong-hoon are among those moving to new hub.
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NewsKorean competitors work together on Im Kwon-taek's 101st film
Korean master Im Kwon-taek’s 101st film is set to be co-distributed by South Korea’s top three investor-distributors: CJ Entertainment, Showbox Mediaplex and Lotte Entertainment.
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Pusan Asian Cinema Fund supports Tan Chui Mui, Ashvin Kumar
The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has selected 27 winners for this year’s Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), including Tan Chui Mui’s second feature The Year Without a Summer for post-production support.
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NewsPiFan top awards go to Bedevilled, Monsters, Fire of Conscience
At the 14th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), Jang Cheol Su’s graphic thriller Bedevilled snapped up the top Best of Puchon Award, along with the Fujifilm Eterna Award and Best Actress Award for Seo Yeong Hee.
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Puchon It Project award goes to James Leong's Camera
Asia’s largest genre film fest, the Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan) wrapped its third Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) today with the top Puchon Award for the It Project market going to James Leong’s Camera.