ACF Asian Cinema Fund

2025 Guidelines

2025 Post-Production Fund
SUBMISSION DATES 10 March – 7 April 2025, 23:59 (KST/GMT+9)
CATEGORIES Asian Project
  • - Director of the project must be of Asian nationality.
  • - Project contains Asian elements in its story, theme, characters, and background.
Korean Project
  • - Director of the project must be of Korean nationality.
  • - Project contains Korean elements in its story, theme, characters, and background.
ELIGIBILITY Fiction feature film with no prior screenings or releases, eligible for a world premiere at the 30th Busan International Film Festival.
Editing of the film must be completed by May 2025.
Projects that can complete all post-production in-kind support provided by ACF (DI, final sound mixing, English subtitle spotting, DCP) at ACF-designated studios.
BENEFITS In-kind service for Post-production (DI, final sound mixing, English subtitle spotting, DCP) at leading post-production studios in South Korea including 2 round-trip airfare and accommodation for this service
Round-trip flight ticket(economy) and accommodation in South Korea during the post-production period, arranged by ACF.
World premiere at the 30th Busan International Film Festival (mandatory)
HOW TO APPLY Fill in the online application form and submit the application properly.
Submission will be open from 10 March 10:00(GMT+9) until 7 April 23:59(GMT+9)
※ The online application form will be closed automatically after the deadline.
※ After completing your submission, you will receive an automated confirmation e-mail from us with a link for modification of your application. You can modify it until the deadline.
REQUIRED MATERIALS Online Application Form
  • - Project Information (title, budget, production plan, etc.)
  • - Logline (300 characters including spaces)
  • - Synopsis (1200 characters)
  • - Director’s Intention (2000 characters)
  • - Director’s Profile & Filmography (1500 characters including spaces)

Required Materials
  • - Script (in PDF format)
  • - Project’s rough cut or final cut (online link’s only acceptable / burnt-in English Subtitles (for non-English works) are MANDATORY)

Director’s previous work can be submitted if want. (online link’s only acceptable.)

※ Online link(s) must be accessible until the end of May in 2025.
※ DVDs are not acceptable.
※ Attachments must be in PDF format and may not exceed 5 MB per file.
SELECTION Total of 4 films (2 Asia, 2 Korea) will be selected. Selection results will be individually announced through the applicant’s e-mail in May.
OBLIGATIONS OF SELECTED PROJECTS The recipient must sign the Fund Agreement. The post-production process for DI, final sound mixing, English subtitle spotting, and DCP will take place in Korea at ACF-designated studios about 3 weeks in July. The film must have its world premiere at the 30th Busan International Film Festival. The completed film must include the opening title card provided by ACF in the opening sequence and BIFF, ACFM, and ACF logos in the end credits BIFF, ACFM, and ACF logos must be included in the promotional materials. Project achievements must be regularly shared after participation; updates may be used for promotional purposes.
NOTES FOR SUBMISSION All notifications will be made exclusively through e-mail. Please make sure that the e- mail addresses provided in the application form are correct.
Applicant can submit only one project to each Fund.
Resubmission is NOT acceptable.
Applications submitted after the deadline will NOT be accepted.
Incomplete applications that do not meet the listed eligibility criteria, do not follow the stated rules or contain false information may be excluded from consideration without any prior notice.
Any feedback on the result/project will not be provided.
CONTACT E-mail : acf@acfm.kr
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