Press Release | 2022.03.28 2022 Asian Cinema
Fund (ACF) resumes
its programs after
2 years! Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), supporting program of Busan
International Film Festival (BIFF) to feature film projects of talented
filmmakers from Korea and Asia, is accepting submissions. Championing
Korean & Asian films,
Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) calls for applications
ACF opens applications for Post-Production
Fund and Script Development Fund from March 23 to April 20 and AND Fund from
April 25 to May 20. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ACF was on hold for the past
2 years and starts off again this year. ACF has been supporting
directly to feature films and documentaries and championed the diversity of
Korean and Asian films. It has taken on the role of introducing the films
worldwide. ACF starts off with Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) of BIFF
and is expected to be reinforced in the market, connecting the selected
projects to film industry. ACF selected films have been
standing out in the prestigious festivals throughout the world. House of Hummingbird (2018) directed by
Kim Bora and Moving On (2019)
directed by Yoon Dan-bi, ACF Post-Production Fund supported films, have crowned
awards at the BIFF as well as swept the awards at the international film
festivals. Children of the Mist
directed by Ha Le Diem, 2019 AND Fund selection, officially invited to
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2021. Blue Island directed by Chan Tze Woon, 2018 AND Fund film, selected
in Bright Future of International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022. Whether the Weather Is Fine (2021) directed
by Carlo Francisco Manatad, 2014 Script Development Fund supported film, went
to Locarno Film Festival 2021 and Toronto International Film Festival 2021. There are also films introduced
at the 26th BIFF edition; The
Girl on a Bulldozer (2014 Script Development Fund selection) directed by
Park Ri-woong will be domestically released on the April 7; Memoryland (2016 Script Development Fund
selection) by Kim Quy Bui has been invited to Berlinale Forum 2022; Rehana (2017 Script Development Fund
selection) by Abdullah Mohammad Saad selected at the Un Certain Regard of
Cannes Film Festival 2021; 206: Unearthed
(2018 AND BIFF Mecenat Fund selection) by Heo Chul-nyung and an observational
documentary film, Odoriko (2018 AND
BIFF Mecenat Fund selection) have received accolades from the media and
audience. 2022 ACF runs in three
categories including Post-Production Fund, Script Development Fund, and Asian
Network of Documentary (AND) Fund.
Script Development Fund is
confined to Asian projects and eligible for directors of their first or second
features to provide more opportunities to emerging directors. Production
Support Fund, meanwhile, is temporarily on hold. For more information on the
applications, visit the official website (http://acf.biff.kr/eng/). Accepting Submissions:
2022 ACF Post-Production Fund
2022
ACF Script Development Fund
2022
Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund
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