{
  "id": 7967491,
  "title": "BIFF names Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou as Competition jury chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/biff-names-chinese-auteur-zhang-yimou-as-competition-jury-chief-7967491",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/films/20260917/biff-names-chinese-auteur-zhang-yimou-as-competition-jury-chief"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou has been selected as jury president for the main Competition section of the upcoming Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Zhang, who has received top awards at prestigious film festivals including the Golden Bear at Berlin, Golden Lion at Venice, and Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, will lead a seven-member jury that also includes Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan, Japanese director Kei Ishikawa, Vietnamese producer Tran Thi Bich Ngoc, Korean director July Jung, Korean actor Choi Hee-seo, and Kazakhstani actor Samal Yeslyamova. The jury will select winners for the Busan Award among 13 films shortlisted for the Competition section, which was first introduced last year.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "BIFF names Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou as Competition jury chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/biff-names-chinese-auteur-zhang-yimou-as-competition-jury-chief",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "BIFF names Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou as Competition jury chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/biff-names-chinese-auteur-zhang-yimou-as-competition-jury-chief-7962383",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:02:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}