{"id":516246,"date":"2026-06-29T07:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/516246\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T07:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:33:29","slug":"busans-asian-cinema-fund-names-12-projects-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/516246\/","title":{"rendered":"Busan’s Asian Cinema Fund Names 12 Projects for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Asian Cinema Fund<\/a> (ACF), the film production support program operated through the Busan International Film Festival<\/a>\u2018s industry market, has named 12 projects as its 2026 recipients, selected from 798 total submissions across three funding streams.<\/p>\n

\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

\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), the film production support program operated through the Busan International Film Festival\u2018s industry…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[236509,22260,146,85,46],"class_list":["post-516246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-asian-cinema-fund","tag-busan-international-film-festival","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}