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‘Memories of a Dead End’ Director Choi Hyunyoung Confronts the Lies That Follow Tragedy in Subway Disaster Drama ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ at Busan Asian Project Market

A teenage ballerina hailed for sacrificing herself to rescue others in a subway disaster becomes the center of a spiraling web of lies in “All’s Well That Ends Well,” the new project from “Memories of a Dead End” director Choi Hyunyoung. The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan […]

11 Oct 2026, 00:15 UTC

Busan-Winning ‘Shape of Momo’ Director Tribeny Rai Turns a Girl’s Death Into a Village Boundary Dispute in Asian Project Market Drama ‘A Chronicle of Minor Things’

Two villages squabble over which of them holds jurisdiction over the spot where a 15-year-old girl died in “A Chronicle of Minor Things,” the new project from “Shape of Momo” director Tribeny Rai. The working-titled project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film […]

11 Oct 2026, 00:15 UTC

‘The World of Love’ Producer Kim Sehun Backs Actor-Director Ryu Hyunkyung’s Dark Comedy ‘Dog Fight’ at Busan Asian Project Market

A woman who loses custody of the dog she and her ex-boyfriend brought up together decides to snatch him back in “Dog Fight,” a dark comedy from actor-director Ryu Hyunkyung (“Don’t Go Back”). The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market […]

11 Oct 2026, 00:15 UTC

School Bullying Case Upends a Peaceable Father’s Life in Busan Asian Project Market Drama ‘The Family Table’

A mild-mannered father who has always kept the peace takes on the system after his young daughter is bullied at school in “The Family Table,” a Korean drama from director Lee Hanju. The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM). […]

11 Oct 2026, 00:15 UTC

‘The Furious’ Star Xie Miao to Headline U.S.-Set Martial Arts Crime Thriller for Stars Collective (EXCLUSIVE)

Chinese martial arts star Xie Miao (“The Furious,” the “Eye for an Eye” series) is set to lead an English-language action crime thriller set in the U.S., which Los Angeles-based Stars Collective has in development. The project will pursue the bruising, realistic style of martial arts action seen in “The Furious,” and is designed to […]

10 Oct 2026, 22:14 UTC

Netflix’s ‘The Blue Road’ Director Han Jun-hee on Why Playing It Safe Is the Real Risk

When Han Jun-hee binge-watched “House of Cards,” the series struck him as a game changer. It left him with one ambition: to make a story no one had told before, but that many people would watch. Delivering a masterclass at Netflix’s Creative Asia program during the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), the director of “Coin […]

10 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTC

Generative AI Still Needs Artists’ Judgment, Says Netflix’s Eyeline GenFX Chief James Rustad at Busan

Generative AI can widen the options for a visual effects shot, but artists still decide which of them serve the story, according to James Rustad, global head of GenFX at Eyeline, Netflix’s in-house VFX studio. Rustad made the case at an InnoAsia session “Making What’s Next: Generative AI and the Future of Filmmaking at Eyeline,” […]

10 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTC

‘Decision to Leave’ Cinematographer Kim Ji-yong on Chasing Natural Light for Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’: ‘This Is the One Where We Worried, Debated and Planned the Most’

When Kim Ji-yong read the script for “Possible Love,” its emotional climax, set in a still forest by the beach, had no wind in it. Korean summer storms on location changed that. The cinematographer behind “Decision to Leave” and “Squid Game” Season 2 asked director Lee Chang-dong to change the scene’s setup, a choice that […]

10 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTC

Hollywood Executives See Growing Market for Asian Stories, but ‘Every Movie Is Still a Fight’

Hollywood’s appetite for Asian stories has broadened, but for Lionsgate’s Helen Lee-Kim, “every movie is still a fight.” Lee-Kim, the studio’s president of international, made the remark at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market during the panel “UTA × Gold House: Hollywood & The Asian Diaspora,” moderated by Variety‘s Asia Editor […]

10 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTC

Netflix Romance ‘Love Untangled’ Director Namkoong Sun on Netflix Freedom and the Funding and Distribution Gap in Korean Indie Film

Namkoong Sun, director of Netflix’s Korean romance “Love Untangled,” said her first commercial feature felt little different from her independent films once cameras rolled, apart from the scale. The freedom, she added, came with weight. Namkoong was speaking at “New Voices in Film,” an industry panel staged by the Busan International Film Festival and Netflix […]

10 Oct 2026, 12:10 UTC

Busan Market Chief Ellen Y.D. Kim Plots Year-Round ACFM 365 Platform, Warns Public Funding Has Stalled

The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) should grow beyond its four days in Busan into a platform that runs all year, director Ellen Y.D. Kim tells Variety. She adds that public money for the market has not grown alongside it. Kim calls the idea ACFM 365. It would be a permanent database and matchmaking […]

10 Oct 2026, 10:10 UTC

AI Can Cut Film Budgets by Up to 40%, Says ‘The Outlaws’ Director Kang Yoon-sung, as Netflix Reveals Use on 300 Titles: ‘A Human Touch Is Absolutely Essential’

Netflix has used AI in one form or another on some 300 of its titles, Lee Sung-gyun, the streamer’s senior director of APAC production, told an audience at the Busan International Film Festival. On the same panel, “The Outlaws” director Kang Yoon-sung said AI workflows could take 30% to 40% off a feature film’s production […]

10 Oct 2026, 10:10 UTC

Netflix Says 67% of Surveyed Members Want to Visit Korea as Busan’s Creative Asia Puts Locations in Focus

Netflix research found that 67% of surveyed members internationally expressed interest in visiting South Korea. For the streamer’s Sung Q Lee, the pull lies in the stories set there, rather than the scenery alone. Lee, Netflix’s senior director of APAC production, made the case at the opening masterclass of Creative Asia, which Netflix and the […]

10 Oct 2026, 06:09 UTC

Vietnamese Supernatural Horror ‘Bloodline: The Curse Within’ Heads to Busan Market With Mockingbird Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

Vietnamese supernatural horror film “Bloodline: The Curse Within” will be introduced to international buyers by Mockingbird Pictures at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the market of the Busan International Film Festival. The company holds worldwide distribution rights to the film, which will open in theaters across Vietnam on Dec. 25. Directed by Đinh […]

10 Oct 2026, 06:09 UTC

Edward Zhang, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey Star in China-U.S. WWII Spy Series ‘Operation Doolittle,’ Heading to Busan Market (EXCLUSIVE)

World War II espionage drama “Operation Doolittle,” a China-U.S. co-production starring Edward Zhang, Casper Van Dien and Jeff Fahey, is heading to the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market, where Cappu Films is presenting it to buyers as worldwide sales agent. The nine-part series, made up of 60-minute episodes, also stars Ning […]

10 Oct 2026, 04:08 UTC

‘Exorcism of God’ Director Alejandro Hidalgo to Helm Malaysian Hungry Ghost Festival Horror ‘The Hungry One’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Alejandro Hidalgo, director of “The Exorcism of God,” is set to make “The Hungry One,” a supernatural horror film unfolding over Malaysia’s Hungry Ghost Festival. Kuala Lumpur-based Abnormal Studios is handling worldwide sales and is introducing the project at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market. Singapore-based Clover Films has already picked […]

10 Oct 2026, 04:08 UTC

Cambodian Remake of Korean Mother-Daughter Drama ‘Wedding Dress’ Leads Abnormal Studios’ Busan Market Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

A Phnom Penh-set reworking of Kwon Hyung-jin’s 2010 South Korean drama “Wedding Dress” is the lead title for Malaysia’s Abnormal Studios at this year’s Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan, where the company is selling the film ahead of its local release. The new version centers on Dalin, a single mother who designs bridal […]

10 Oct 2026, 04:08 UTC

Vietnamese Horror ‘Arithmadtic’ Leads Bee Entertainment’s Busan Market Slate, With New Film From ‘The Corpse’ Director

Psychological horror “Arithmadtic,” set in an elite international school, leads a genre-heavy slate that Vietnam’s Bee Entertainment is presenting to buyers at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM). Vietnamese films grossed more than VND3 trillion ($114 million) at home in 2025, outperforming international titles in the local market for the first time. Bee is […]

10 Oct 2026, 04:08 UTC

AI Grief-Bot Dramedy ‘Talk to Me When You Are Dead,’ Produced by Anthony Chen, Probes the Limits of Digital Afterlives at Busan Asian Project Market

A widowed programmer who builds a digital copy of his late wife ends up turning grief into a business in “Talk to Me When You Are Dead,” the debut feature from Singapore’s Alvin Lee, produced by Anthony Chen and Gina Tan. The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan […]

10 Oct 2026, 00:06 UTC

‘Triangle of Sadness’ Producer Backs Park Syeyoung’s Memory-Bending Love Motel Drama ‘Satellite of Love’ at Busan Asian Project Market

A woman who has spent a decade shut inside a room at a rural love motel, waiting for the man who left her, discovers that the motel has been staging her love life all along in “Satellite of Love,” the fourth feature from South Korean filmmaker Park Syeyoung (“The Fin”). The project is part of […]

10 Oct 2026, 00:06 UTC

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