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Busan Film Festival Sets Park Chan-wook Scripted Netflix Title ‘Uprising’ as Opener, Expands Program Despite Slashed Funding
The Busan International Film Festival will expand its screening program despite government financial support for the prestige event being cut in half.
“With Park Chan-wook’s signature humor oozing through the well-woven narrative, full of intense conflict and tension, the film is fueled with powerful and compelling energy that truly stands out,” said the festival selectors. The Busan festival has had to seek greater commercial sponsorship and private funding, a task that was made harder after last year’s internal infighting spilled into the public domain. The festival’s five main gala slots go to Kurosawa’s “Cloud” and “Serpent’s Path,” Jia Zhangke’s “Caught by the Tides,” Gomes’ “Grand Tour” and Patricia Mazuy’s “Visiting Hours.”
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