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South Korean team controls crystal growth in 2D chip materials
South Korean researchers have solved a key obstacle to manufacturing next-generation semiconductor chips at scale: controlling where 2D semiconductor crystals grow. Publishing their findings in Nature, the team from KAIST and startup TDS Innovation demonstrated a technique that ensures single crystals form precisely where needed, rather than haphazardly across a surface. Currently, random crystal formation…
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Netflix Has Used AI on About 300 Titles, but “Human Touch Is Critical,” Exec Says in Busan
Netflix has deployed artificial intelligence across approximately 300 titles in various stages of production, according to the streaming giant’s senior production executive speaking at the Busan International Film Festival this week. During a panel discussion at the industry event, Sung Q Lee stressed that while AI assists with previsualization, set design, editing and visual effects,…
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Sakha Filmmakers Association & Producers Guild of Korea Pact For Co-Productions
The Producers Guild of Korea and the Sakha Filmmakers Association have signed an agreement to build links between their film industries and develop co-productions. It matters because it gives Sakha filmmakers a direct route to Korean partners and wider international markets. The memorandum was signed at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan. It…
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Christa Pike Survives Botched Lethal Injection; Multiple Gun Violence Incidents Across America
Christa Pike, imprisoned for 30 years, survived a botched lethal injection in Tennessee. Multiple US gun incidents and thousands arrested in Delhi protests mark a violent week.
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Philippines Revamps International Co-Production Fund With Minority and Majority Tracks, Unveiled at Busan Market
The Philippines has reorganised its International Co-Production Fund into two tracks, with support levels based on how large a Filipino producer’s stake is. The Film Philippines Office announced the framework at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market, aiming to support both Filipino-led collaborations and projects where Filipino producers are junior partners.…
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Okinawa protests follow arrest of US Marine over woman’s killing
A 39-year-old Japanese woman, Anna Yagi, was found dead in a Naha hotel room on Saturday, having been strangled between 2 and 4 am. US Marine Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, was arrested within 24 hours and charged with her murder and robbery. The incident has sparked widespread protests across Okinawa and Tokyo, reflecting…
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Australian Dramedy ‘Her Last Laugh,’ With ‘XO, Kitty’ and ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Actors, Heads to Busan Buyers (EXCLUSIVE)
Joy Hopwood’s Australian dramedy “Her Last Laugh” has been selected for international sales at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market, represented by Hong Kong-based Cappu Films. The film stars Peter Thurnwald from “XO, Kitty” and Ana Thu Nguyen from “Mortal Kombat II”, alongside John Waters. Hopwood wrote, directed and produced the…
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Journalist Massacre Drama ‘Once Upon a Time in the Philippines’ Turns a Bystander Into an Accomplice at Busan Asian Project Market
“Once Upon a Time in the Philippines”, the debut feature by E del Mundo, follows a young woman drawn into a political massacre and asks how ordinary people become complicit in violence. Inspired by the 2009 Maguindanao killings, the film uses a fictional character and setting to examine a national trauma and institutions shaped by…
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Telegraph faces job cuts; UK urged to develop independent artificial intelligence systems
Telegraph owner weighs up to one hundred job cuts. UK urged to develop independent AI systems to reduce reliance on foreign technology.