ACF Asian Cinema Fund

2025 Guidelines

SUBMISSION
DATES		 1 July - 14 August 2025, 17:00(KST/GMT+9)
ELIGIBILITY
Feature-length fiction films or theatrical animation projects that meet all of the following criteria
Running time of 60 minutes or more
Project must be in the stage of funding, pre-production, or production
Original screenplays or adaptations of or intellectual properties such as novels or webtoons are eligible (remakes of existing films or TV series are not accepted)
Project with no copyright or legal dispute concerns
Application Qualifications 1) Applicant
A Korean production company that has been delegated submission authority by the rights-holding production company (including co-production rights)
  • ※ The Korean production company must have finalized the international co-production agreement. Both individual business operators and corporations are eligible to apply.
2) Project
Project with over 60% of the total production budget financed
Project with an international co-production agreement in place; Korea must be one of the co-producing countries. (If one of the co-producing countries is outside of Asia, Korea or an Asian country must participate as the main production country.)
  • ※ Projects selected for the 2025 Asian Cinema Fund are not eligible to apply.
BENEFITS Number of selection: 1 project
Grant amount: USD 50,000 or KRW 65,000,000 (whichever is lower based on the exchange rate at the time of payment, tax included)
  • ※ Disbursement condition: Upon fulfillment of the agreement terms
HOW TO APPLY Submission period: 1 July, 2025 - 14 August, 2025 17:00(KST/GMT+9) Submission method: Submit the completed application form (designated format) and required documents via email (submission@acfm.kr)
  • ※ Please submit the application form and all additional documents as a single compressed (zip) file.
  • ※ When submitting, please use the following format for both the email subject and the file name: "ACF 2025 Co-Production Support Fund Submission – [Project Title]"
REQUIRED MATERIALS Application Form: Basic project information, production budget plan, production schedule, consent to the collection and use of personal information, copyright/license confirmation and the Pledge to prevent sexual harassment and sexual violence (designated form)
Script (no designated format)
Confirmation of Submission Delegation (designated form)
Budget Sheet (no designated format)
Co-production contract or investment agreement and support agreement *Sensitive information must be redacted prior to submission.
  • ※ The application form must be completed in Korean. All other required documents must be submitted in English. *However, for Korean projects, the script may be submitted in Korean.
  • ※ Failure to use the designated application form or incomplete submission may result in disqualification
Selection
Process and
Schedule
Stage Schedule Notes
1st Round - Document Mid to late August Incomplete or late submissions will be disqualified
2nd Round - Interview Early September 15-minute pitch per project + Q&A session with the jury
  • ※ The schedule is subject to change depending on the review process
  • ※ Interview will take place in Busan
OBLIGATIONS OF SELECTED PRTOJECTS Premiere screening at the Busan International Film Festival 2026
Grant can be spent only after the project has started shooting
Progress reports must be submitted for each production stage
Submission of festival invitations and territory-wise release and revenue reports
Immediate notice and return of the grant within one month if production is discontinued
The completed film must include the opening title card provided by ACFM in the opening sequence
End credits must include the name and logo of the funding institution and sponsors, indicating ACF support
Attendance of the representative to receive the fund certificate during the Asian Contents & Film Market 2025
NOTES FOR
SUBMISSION		 All submitted documents will not be returned; no revisions or resubmissions are allowed after the deadline
All notices and communications will be made via email; applicants must provide a valid and accurate email address
Incomplete applications or ineligible applicants may be disqualified without prior notice Each submitting production company may submit only one project
DOWNLOAD Submission Guideline Submission Forms
CONTACT Support Program Team – Asian Cinema Fund submission@acfm.kr
* This fund is supported by Hylife Group. Hylife Group