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Five Organizations Launch Asian Producers Alliance In Busan Market
Five independent producers’ organisations from Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan have formed the Asian Producers Alliance (APA) at the Busan film market. The coalition aims to help producers work across borders and protect creators’ intellectual property as the film industry adapts to streaming and short-form content. The founding members are their respective…
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‘Bedford Park’ Star and Busan Juror Moon Choi on Locking Away Her Trophies and Plotting a Screen Version of a Molière-Winning Play
Moon Choi, the South Korean actor known internationally as Choi Hee-seo, says she put away her trophies after winning 14 awards in one year, because they made her feel pressure to prove herself. She is now a juror at the Busan International Film Festival and stars in “Bedford Park”, a film that has won early…
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Sydney man accused of stranding wife in Pakistan without her documents
A Sydney man has been charged with exit trafficking after allegedly deceiving his wife into travelling to Pakistan by claiming it was a holiday, then abandoning her there without her passport or identification documents. Muhammad Bilal Khan, 35, allegedly withheld her documents and purchased only a one-way return ticket for himself, leaving her stranded. This…
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How Busan Title ‘Selvi’ Turns a Nurse’s Working Hours Into an Endurance Test
‘Selvi’, the first feature by Tamil filmmaker Sailesh Rathnakumar, follows a homecare nurse whose work expands from 12-hour shifts to 72 hours after she takes on a friend’s duties. Premiering in Busan’s Vision–Asia section, the film shows how accumulated work and small compromises can erode a person’s time and sense of self. Anjali Patil plays…
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Box Office Boom for China’s Women Directors Feeds New Parallax Films Pickups From Shao Yihui, Yin Lichuan and Yang Lina (EXCLUSIVE)
Three prominent Chinese women filmmakers – Shao Yihui, Yang Lina and Yin Lichuan – have had new feature and short films picked up by sales agent Parallax Films, which is shopping them at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan. Their work reflects a transformative wave in Chinese cinema over the past five years,…
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Japan’s gara-kei phones fade as networks retire older services
Japan’s traditional gara-kei clamshell phones are fading as owners move to smartphones and mobile networks retire older services. The shift matters because these distinctive handsets, built around Japan’s mobile ecosystem, supported everyday tasks such as paying for transport and shopping. Smartphones made up 90 per cent of Japanese mobile phone owners in 2021 and 98…
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Revealed: How unknown donors with South Asian and Middle Eastern backgrounds are spending millions funding the rise of the far-Left… as they plot to dominate midterm elections
A group of wealthy donors who have rarely funded political causes before are giving millions of dollars to progressive candidates and organisations ahead of the 2026 US midterms. The donations are helping support primary campaigns and groups described in the article as “anti-Aipac” and could influence which candidates compete in key races. Federal Election Commission…
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UK safeguarding scandal; US Marine arrested in Japan killing; Australian star’s arrest
Fresh investigations raise safeguarding concerns over domestic abuse teachings. Protests erupt in Okinawa after a US Marine’s arrest in a woman’s death, whilst serious crime strikes the Bahamas and Australia.
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‘12.12: The Day’ Director Kim Sung-soo Says AI ‘Shows What’s in Your Imagination’
Director Kim Sung-soo says AI has become a creative tool in his filmmaking, changing how he imagines and plans projects. At a Busan film market session, he argued that the technology can make imagined scenes visible, while human creative choices remain central. Kim’s eight-minute short “Worm Train” helped change his view after AI improved enough…
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Keanu Reeves-Voiced Stop-Motion Samurai Film ‘Hidari’ Looks for New Partner After U.S. Talks Stall
Dwarf Studios is seeking a new financing partner for “Hidari,” a stop-motion samurai film voiced by Keanu Reeves, after negotiations with a U.S. company fell apart. The American company offered to fund the entire budget but demanded all rights to the project, which would have left Dwarf Studios with no creative control over their original…