Asian Cinema Fund is an initiative that aims to encourage creative, talented Asian filmmakers and to help them to complete their projects.

Through its three categories – Script Development Fund, Post-Production Fund and Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund – the Asian Cinema Fund is committed to helping activate more independent film productions and to set up a stable production environment. In line with this main goal, further opportunity for Asian filmmakers will be provided with the newly launched Overseas Korean Project Support (effective from 2010) and Documentary Distribution support.

The Script Development Fund is organized to assist Asian filmmakers in the completion of their scripts. Through this fund scheme, selected projects will be awarded 10 million Korean won (app. 10.000 USD) each.

The Post-Production Fund selects high quality projects ready for post-production and provides a chance to complete the post-production process at state-of-the-art facilities in Korea. This fund covers DI, sound mixing, English subtitle spotting and a D-Cinema package.

The Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund is a loose coalition of film festival organizers committed to supporting the production and distribution of Asian documentaries. Its members collaborate to build and strengthen the network among Asian documentary filmmakers, while the administration and oversight of AND are being managed by BIFF.

During the Busan International Film Festival, AND holds various programs, including the AND Clinics and one-on-one meeting. AND programs introduce useful knowledge to Asian filmmakers to polish up their projects, enhance the practical skills, and broaden insights into documentary markets. AND also organizes several showcases to present films that were completed with the support of AND funds. In cooperation with international documentary film festivals, AND expands their opportunity and seeks new distribution networks for documentary films.

The Asian Cinema Fund helps Asian films and documentaries establish their identities and to position themselves as important parts of the film industry. During the Busan International Film Festival, the Asian Cinema Fund provides a forum for Asian filmmakers to share their knowledge, leading to a pan-Asian network. Also in cooperation with other international film festivals, the Asian Cinema Fund broadens opportunities to present high quality Asian films and documentaries around the world.

acf@biff.kr (for fiction films)

and@biff.kr (for documentary films)