Busan Film Festival Back On Track With Star Power & Strong Line-up Following Management Turmoil
Reading now: 151
deadline.comIt’s no exaggeration to say that Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has been through a fair amount of drama this year.
The turmoil started in May when BIFF chairman Lee Yong-kwan appointed a close associate, Cho Jongkook, as managing director alongside artistic director Huh Moonyung, a decision that proved highly unpopular with some sectors of the local Korean film industry.
Huh resigned, and in an apparently unrelated development, was accused of sexual harassment by a festival employee around the same time.
Lee also resigned, Cho was dismissed by the BIFF board, and Oh Seok-geun, director of Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), who had supported Lee’s decision to hire Cho, also stepped down.
Read more on deadline.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
