Director Park Chan-wook returns to the screen after a three-year hiatus with No Other Choice, which has been selected as the opening film for the 30th Busan International Film Festival.

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The 2025 Busan Story Market, part of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), has officially announced its full lineup of 31 selected IPs from Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.

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Korea’s only film festival dedicated to the climate crisis, the 4th One Earth Film Festival, has announced “Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope” as its official opening film.

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Celebrated actor Lee Byung Hun will serve as the solo host of the 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opening ceremony, set to take place on Wednesday, September 17.

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The 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), set to run from September 17 to September 26, has revealed its official poster, an artistic tribute to the festival’s 30-year journey.

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The Korean film industry is experiencing one of its most difficult years in recent memory, as theater attendance continues to decline and new releases struggle to attract large audiences.

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The 20th Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival (BIKY) will kick off today and run through July 14, with events and screenings held at the Busan Cinema Center, Jung-gu’s Yurari Square, and BNK Art Cinema.

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The 2025 International Streaming Festival, Korea’s only and largest event dedicated to streaming content, will take place in Busan from August 22 to 25 at the Haeundae Cinema Center and Paradise Hotel.

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The Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival (BIKY), celebrating in its 20th year, is broadening its reach with a new “mobile festival” concept that extends programming beyond its traditional Haeundae base into western Busan for the first time.

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18 artists have been named in the second lineup for the 2025 Busan International Rock Festival, which will take place from September 26 to 28 at Samnak Ecological Park.

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