ACF Asian Cinema Fund

Funding Programs

Co-Production Support Fund
The Co-Production Support Fund was launched in 2025 to encourage international co-productions involving Korea. It offers direct production funding to feature-length fiction and theatrical animation projects officially recognized as Korea-Asia co-productions. To be eligible, projects must have at least 60% of their production budget already confirmed at the time of submission.

*This fund is supported by the HyLife Group.

Script Development Fund
The Script Development Fund provides a cash grant to talented independent Asian filmmakers to complete their first or second feature-length fiction film scripts currently in development.

The fund also supports at least one project by a graduate of the Busan International Film Festival’s CHANEL X BIFF Asian Film Academy (BAFA) / the Asian Film Academy (AFA).

Each selected project receives 10 million Korean won.

*This fund excludes Korean projects.

*This fund is supported by the Korean Film Council’s Korean Motion Picture Fund.

Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund
The Asian Cinema Fund’s Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund provides funding to independent Asian documentary filmmakers to complete feature-length documentary projects intended for theatrical release.

The AND Fund is a coalition of film festival organizers committed to supporting the production and distribution of Asian documentaries. Members collaborate to build and strengthen the network among Asian documentary filmmakers, while BIFF manages the administration and oversight of the fund.

As of 2025, ACF strives to expand collaboration opportunities and seek new networks for documentary films through the Doc Square program of the ACFM.

*This fund is supported by the Korean Film Council’s Korean Motion Picture Fund.