Busan Takeaways: Record Crowds Meet a Political Storm as Asia’s Producers Close Ranks
The Busan International Film Festival drew its largest film audience in more than a decade at its 31st edition, which ran Oct. 6–15, while a political…
Variety reports that the Busan International Film Festival drew its largest film audience in more than a decade at its 31st edition, which ran Oct. 6–15, while a political firestorm over a Korean box office hit and an Iranian director’s war speech kept politics in the spotlight.
These are Variety’s takeaways from the festival and its Asian Contents.
This entertainment story centres on Iran. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Busan Takeaways, Record Crowds Meet and Political Storm.
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