{"id":3193,"date":"2026-06-29T07:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3193"},"modified":"2026-06-29T07:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:35:54","slug":"busans-asian-cinema-fund-names-12-recipients-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3193","title":{"rendered":"Busan\u2019s Asian Cinema Fund Names 12 Recipients for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tThe Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), the film production support program operated through the Busan International Film Festival\u2018s industry market, has named 12 projects as its 2026 recipients, selected from 798 total submissions across three funding streams.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe 12 selections \u2013 three for script development, two for post-production and seven for documentary production \u2013 represent seven countries, with five of the projects structured as international co-productions. The ACF, which operates under the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), supports projects at different stages of production, from early development through post-production finish.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Script Development Fund, which drew 495 submissions, selected three projects: \u201cBabak,\u201d directed by Payal Sethi, a Germany-India co-production following an Afghan refugee in Germany; \u201cBon Voyage,\u201d directed by Mehrnoush Alia, an Iran-U.S. co-production centered on parents confronting grief and responsibility after the loss of a daughter; and \u201cGoldfish,\u201d directed by Aditya Ahmad, set against the traditions of Sulawesi, Indonesia, in which a 13-year-old boy navigates his relationship with his father. Ahmad is a 2014 graduate of BIFF\u2019s Asian Film Academy. Each selected project receives a cash grant of KRW10 million ($6,480) and a place in the Asian Project Market (APM) 2026, where they will meet with producers and investors.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Post-Production Fund, which received 16 submissions, selected two Korean independent features that have completed filming and editing. \u201cNot for You,\u201d directed by Shin Dongmin, centers on a person bereaved by suicide. \u201cSome Detective,\u201d directed by Kim Miyoung, follows an aspiring crime novelist whose encounters outside of fiction force an internal reckoning. Both films will receive in-kind support from Korean post-production companies \u2013 covering color grading, sound mixing, English subtitle spotting and DCP production \u2013 as well as a KRW3 million ($1,945) cash grant. Both are scheduled to have their world premieres at this year\u2019s Busan festival.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSeven projects were selected for the Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund, which received 287 submissions and offers up to KRW20 million ($12,965) per project. The Asian Project category includes \u201cFloating House,\u201d by Liu Shubo (China), about a diaspora community\u2019s search for belonging; \u201cTongues of Fire,\u201d by Alyx Ayn Arumpac (Philippines), examining a society divided over historical accountability; and \u201cWe Are Volcanoes,\u201d co-directed by Sharon Yeung and Natalie Chao (U.K.\/Norway), which centers on women pursuing justice. The Korean Project category includes \u201cThe Alleyway,\u201d by Emmanuel Moonchil Park, about tensions surrounding a mosque construction; \u201cOur Waves,\u201d by Jang Minkyung, focused on families affected by mental illness; \u201cPellong Pellong: The Untold Glitter of That Day,\u201d by Jude Hwirin Kang, revisiting the memory of Jeju 4\u00b73; and \u201cWhen Words Return,\u201d by Jung Sueun, examining histories of forced mobilization and war. Across the Korean documentary selections, the filmmakers employ archival footage, 8mm film, animation and reenactment.<\/p>\n

\n\tAND Fund projects will be introduced to international industry professionals through Doc Square, ACFM\u2019s documentary program, which includes a Documentary WIP Showcase for works in progress. Script Development Fund projects enter the APM 2026 business meeting program, and Post-Production Fund projects will screen at BIFF.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 31st Busan International Film Festival runs Oct. 6\u201315, with the 21st Asian Contents & Film Market scheduled for Oct. 10\u201313. At ACFM\u2019s 2025 edition, its largest to date, total on-site attendance reached 30,006 and the Sales Market recorded an estimated $71.1 million in transactions.<\/p>\n

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