Newly-enthralled by the dynamism of Korean cinema, leading European filmmaker Mike Figgis is to make “Shame,” an Asian omnibus short film project with South Korean talent agency Saram Entertainment. Known for “Leaving Las Vegas” and “Timecode,” Figgis is head of the competition jury this week at the Busan International Film Festival. “The project will be [...
Leading Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, who Saturday was given the Asian Film Maker of the Year Award in Busan, said that the film industry should put aside political differences and instead pull together. South Korea and Japan are currently locked in a bitter diplomatic feud that sprang from a recent court ruling about World War [...
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