It 's time to sing praises once more, as this Filipino choir group nabs top prizes at the 2025 Busan Choral Festival and Competition (BCFC) in South Korea. Los Cantantes de Manila (LCDM) managed to win two first prizes, for the classical mixed category and the ethnic/traditional category, and...
The Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) has launched the first-ever Student Short Film Competition with the grand prize of a trip to Busan, South Korea to attend the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). The competition is part of the 2025 Korean Film Festival in the...
Celebrities including “Squid Game” and “The Acolyte” star Lee Jung-jae, “Bogota” star Song Joong-ki, TWICE’s Dahyun, renowned filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, directors, producers and executives from Korea and other countries graced the opening ceremony of the 29th Busan International Film...
A documentary film about K-pop group BTS’ leader RM will have its world premiere and first screening at the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) which will run from Oct. 2 to 11 in Busan, South Korea. “RM: Right People, Wrong Place,” a documentary film directed by Lee Seokjun,...
Acclaimed Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s film about the 2015 Mamasapano massacre has been selected for competition at the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) taking place from Oct 2 to 11 in Busan, South Korea. The BIFF announced that Mendoza’s movie “Motherland” has...
The Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) under the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) announced the 13 official selections for 2024 including one from the Philippines. The ACF is a support program of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) to discover projects by talented Asian filmmakers and to...
Filmmakers, film programmers, and film executives have started arriving in South Korea since Oct. 4 to attend the “Cannes of Asia” at the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and to participate in the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM). Asian Contents and Film Markets (ACFM) The...
The Filipino film “Filipiñana” by director Rafael Manuel won three awards at the 2023 Asian Project Market (APM) being held as part of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Busan, South Korea. The APM announced the winners on Oct. 10 during the awards ceremony at Paradise Hotel...
The 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened in Busan, South Korea on Oct. 4 with Korean and foreign stars in attendance. Actress Park Eun-bin of the hit drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” hosted the opening ceremony. Stars at the 28th Busan International Film Festival...
The South Korean government is counting on the support of the Philippines, one of its closest allies, for the port city of Busan’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030. Busan is competing with Rome, Italy and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to host the World Expo 2030. Park Enna, Korea’s former...
The 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in South Korea has selected Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s film for competition. To be held from Oct. 4 to 13, the BIFF revealed this year’s selections for the New Currents and Jiseok competitions sections for Asian films. ...
Actress Park Eun-bin of the hit drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and actor Lee Je-hoon of “Taxi Driver” will be the hosts of the opening ceremony of the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Organizers made the announcement on Aug. 27, adding that the opening ceremony of...
