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Seemingly undaunted by financial gloom, this years Pusan International Film Festival Oct 8-16 boasts a record 355 films and a new cash prize. But will travel-weary buyers and sellers be in town to see them As other festivals around the world are tightening their belts, South Koreas Pusan International Film Festival Piff , powered by Bu
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stanley cup s received an increase in funding from its host city, as well as sponsors, this year. The festival has instated a new $20,000 award for non-Asian films from first and second-time directors in the Flash Forward section, and is set to screen a record 355 films from 70 countries in 11 sections, including 98 world premieres by comparison, last months Toronto had a total of 335 films and 171 world premieres . This is a special year. We had to take into account the fact such a large number of good films were made by new and established directors alike this year Kim Dong-ho, festival co-director Its an u
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UEL lecturer Paul Callaghan will take up the position from mid-January.The British Council has appointed Paul Callaghan as its first programme manager for games and interactive.Callaghan, currently a lecturer of Games Design and Development at the University o
stanley germany f East London, will take up the post from Jan 16 2017.He will be responsible for developing new connections and collaborations in the worlds of gaming and interactive media, with an initial focus on Europe, the Americas and Asia.He will be based in the UK Arts Department, splitting his time between the Film and Creative Economy teams.Callaghan has worked in the field of games since 1998 as a programmer, creative producer, designer, writer and teacher. He has also sat on the advisory board for the BFIs Future Film Festival.The hire comes amidst the British Councils continued effort to create discussion and collaboration between sectors, and to act as an am
stanley cup bassador for British games and interactive media around the globe.Briony Hanson, British Council director film, and Beatrice Pembroke, director of creative economy, jointly commented: We are excited by the blurring of boundaries between traditional art forms and the possibilities that new media will continue to make in UK art and culture in the future. P
stanley cup auls appointment will breathe life in to both the Creative Economy and the Film programme, positioning games and interactive media in the space between art and commerce, finding international opportunities for the creati
