Busan International Film Festival: News
Article Hindi
Zwigato trailer: Delves into the hardships of being a food delivery rider
Directed by Nandita Das, the drama set during the pandemic stars Kapil Sharma and Shanana Goswami.
Article Assamese
Tora’s Husband was my most challenging film, says Rima Das of TIFF world premiere
This is the filmmaker’s third feature to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in a row and the first to be selected in the Platform section.
Review Hindi
Matto Ki Saikil review: Prakash Jha leads this sentimental saga of socio-economic inequality
Written and directed by M Gani, the Hindi film is a patchy yet heartbreaking look at the bleak class divide in modern India.
Article English
Goldfish is what I have been waiting for, says Deepti Naval
The English-language film, co-starring Kalki Koechlin, will have its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in October.
Article Assamese Hindi 1 more
Zwigato, Goldfish, Ariyippu, Mariam and Tora’s Husband to be screened at Busan International Film Festival
The Indian films will be showcased at the A Window on Asian Cinema section next month.
Article Hindi Kannada 2 more
Shivamma, Maagh to be premiered in competition at Busan International Film Festival
The Indian films are eligible for the New Currents award, the FIPRESCI award, the NETPAC award, and the KB New Currents Audience award.
Article Hindi Kannada
The Storyteller, Hadinelentu to be premiered at Busan International Film Festival
The two Indian films will compete in the newly introduced Jiseok section at the Korean festival next month.
Article Hindi
Matto Ki Saikil trailer: Struggles of a labourer laid bare
Directed by M Gani, the slice-of-life film is due to be released on 16 September.
Review Kannada
Pedro review: Captivating, minimalist film that captures the condition of the marginalized
Shot in an observational style, Natesh Hegde’s debut feature holds society culpable for its prejudice and intolerance.
Article Marathi
New York Times critics choose Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple in their Oscar picks
Chief movie critic Manohla Dargis singled out the Marathi film for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay while AO Scott selected Aditya Modak for Best Actor.
Article Bengali
Knew I had a very strong subject, says filmmaker Triparna Banerjee of Riding On The Moon Boat
The first-time filmmaker speaks about her experience at the Asian Project Market last year and her debut feature.
Article Hindi
Aparna Sen’s The Rapist wins Kim Jiseok award at Busan International Film Festival
The drama, starring Konkona Sensharma, Arjun Rampal and Tanmay Dhanania, had its world premiere at the festival.
Article
Adil Hussain joins Triparna Banerjee’s Riding On The Moon Boat
Banerjee’s directorial debut was one of the 25 projects chosen for this year’s Asian Project Market at the Busan International Film Festival.
Article Hindi
Ali Fazal, Nushrratt Bharuccha speak about the Asia Contents Awards nominations
Ali Fazal has been nominated for Best Actor while Bharuccha is up for Best Actress.
Article Hindi
The Rapist trailer: Deeply introspective narrative on sexual assault
Directed by Aparna Sen, The Rapist sees Konkona Sensharma's character attempting to understand the psychology of perpetrators.
Article
Deep6 trailer: A deeply psychological drama
Directed by Madhuja Mukherjee, the film stars Tillotama Shome and Chandan Roy Sanyal.
Article Hindi
Ray, Ali Fazal, Nushrratt Bharuccha nominated for Asia Contents Awards
The awards of the third edition of the programme will be announced on 7 October as part of the Busan International Film Festival.
Article Bengali English 2 more
Deep6 and The Road To Kuthriyar to be premiered at Busan International Film Festival
The Indian films, along with Irfana Majumdar’s Shankar’s Fairies, will be screened in the A Window on Asian Cinema section.
Article Malayalam Marathi 1 more
The Disciple, Churuli, Koozhangal nominated at 15th Asian Film Awards
This year's ceremony will be held on 8 October at the Busan International Film Festival and be broadcast live online.
Article
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s No Land′s Man, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, to be premiered at Busan
The international project will compete for the Kim Jiseok Award along with the Indian film The Rapist directed by Aparna Sen in the A Window on Asian Cinema section.