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Five Takeaways From Busan’s Expanded Asian Film Market
Busan’s Asian Film Market saw near record attendance as buyers, sellers or producers continue to navigate challenging post-pandemic conditions.
Speaking at a high-powered distribution panel, Jung Taewon of South Korea’s Jinjin Pictures, said: “We are still experiencing slow-paced recovery from COVID, but its slightly better than last year and we have a few strong local titles. It has diversified from being a largely rights sales event for completed pictures to one in which pitching of novels and webtoons sits side-by-side with a project market for art house films and an impressive conference line up. Not only are its big blockbusters like “Kalki 2898 AD,” which had a rambunctious screening in Busan, having a global impact, there is a healthy tussle between movies originating from Bollywood (Hindi-language films) and those from the south of the country, which are gaining nationwide and international releases.
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