ACFM 2022 Opens Tomorrow!
Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) will open the door of its content industry business tomorrow! ACFM 2022, which has been registered by 1,059 companies and 2,185 industry officials from 48 countries, is boasting the largest attendance rate since its launch in 2006. It has seen an increase of 15% in the number of onsite participants compared to 2019, which represents a substantial escalated interest in the content industry and market since the start of COVID-19. ACFM 2022 has returned as a venue for comprehensive content trading, which includes the trading of books, webtoons, web novels, and story treatments. 196 companies from 17 countries will establish 72 sales booths that will gather various content industry professionals in one place. This includes 8 large-scale country pavilions of Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, European, along with the new additions this year of the United Kingdom and Mongolia. In addition, the participation of 14 major Korean publishers, including EUNHAENG NAMU PUBLISHING CO., LTD., MUNHAKDONGNE PUBLISHING CORP., CHANGBI PUBLISHERS, INC., MINUMSA PUBLISHING GROUP, and MOONJI PUBLISHING CO., LTD., at the Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF), which is in partnership with ACFM this year, is also garnering a lot of attention. CJ ENM, LOTTE CULTUREWORKS, SHOWBOX CORP., CONTENTS PANDA, M-LINE DISTRIBUTION, and FINECUT CO., LTD. have registered their booths as Korean sales companies, and NAVER WEBTOON, JAKGA COMPANY INC., and ALL THAT STORY CO., LTD., will establish their booths in order to trade sales rights for original stories. Also, global and local streaming platforms, including DISNEY+, NETFLIX, WAVVE, TVING, WATCHA, and three major global management companies, UNITED TALENT AGENCY (UTA), CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY (CAA), and WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR (WME), will be present as the main participants, which is expected to turbo-charge the content industry business. 216 companies and 318 buyers from 23 countries are expected to take part in the purchase of film and video copyrights. Additionally, Platform BUSAN, a networking platform for Asian and Korean independent filmmakers that promotes co-development and networking, and the Asian Project Market (APM), a first launched co-production platform in Asia, will be held along with ACFM.
	Guidelines for ACFM 2022 Participants
◆ Market Badge Collection
Market Badge pick-up is available by presenting Identification Number with your business or ID card.
Exhibition Center 2, BEXCO 7 – 10 October (8:30 – 19:00) 11 October (8:30 – 18:00)
◆ Market Shuttle
Market Shuttle runs exclusively for holders of ACFM badge and Day Pass on the day of boarding. For more details, visit ACFM website (www.acfm.kr/eng/).
- Market GENESIS Vehicle
Operation Schedule Boarding & Drop-off 8-10 October, 8:30 – 19:30 - Exhibition Center 2, BEXCO - Seacloud Hotel - Kwangsu Hotel - Felix by STX 11 October, 8:30 – 18:30
*Drop-off is only available at designated stations.
- Shilla Stay Shuttle Bus
Shilla Stay shuttle buses run on a fixed schedule between Shilla Stay Haeundae and Exhibition Center 2, BEXCO.
Shilla Stay Haeundae → BEXCO BEXCO → Shilla Stay Haeundae 8-10 October 8:00 / 8:25 / 9:50 / 10:15 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00 / 17:30 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30 / 19:00 / 19:30 / 20:00 11 October 8:00 / 8:25 / 9:50 / 10:15 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00 / 17:30 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30 / 19:00
Market Shuttle Service
◆ Online Ticket Reservation for Guests
ACFM badge holders can book tickets at the Guest Online Reservation Service (ticket.acfm.kr) and at designated Guest Ticket Boxes from 5 October 8:30 KST. Either printed tickets or mobile tickets are accepted. For further inquiries, please contact ticket@biff.kr.
Sohyang Theatre Period Time Busan Cinema Center BIFF Ticket Box Outdoor 5 – 10 October 8:30 – 20:30 11 – 14 October 9:00 – 20:30 6F Cinemountain 11 – 14 October 9:00 – 20:30 11 – 14 October 14 October (Closing day) 9:00 – 20:30 *9:00 – 15:00 CGV Centum City 7F 6 – 10 October 8:30 – 20:30 LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 8F 6 – 10 October 8:30 – 20:30 11 – 13 October 9:00 – 20:30 LOTTE CINEMA Daeyoung 4F 6 – 10 October 9:00 – 19:30 Sohyang Theatre 1F 11 – 13 October 9:00 – 20:30 Exhibition Center 2, BEXCO Information Desk, Exhibition Hall 7 – 10 October 8:30 – 19:00 11 October 9:00 – 18:00 Paradise Hotel Busan Main Hall Lobby 6 – 10 October 8:30 – 19:30
Furthermore, badge holders of press, market or festival can access to P&I (Press & Industry) Screening. For more details, click [here].
Online Ticket Reservation
	Tomorrow’s ACFM Schedule
Sat, 8 October
Time Event Venue 11:00 – 12:00 BSM Pitch & Match – ASEAN IP Event Room A 13:30 – 15:30 Cooperation Between Korean and Japan IP Business: It’s harvest time! 16:30 – 17:30 BSM Pitch & Match – Taiwanese IP 10:30 – 12:00 How Local Film Commissions Can Assist You Event Room B 14:00 – 16:00 Ajoomma: The Curious Case Study of a Singaporean-Korean Co-production presented by mylab 17:00 – 19:00 French IPs for Remakes – Pitching Session & Roundtable 17:00 – 18:00 Platform BUSAN 2022 Happy Hour PB Lounge 16:00 – 18:30 Asia Contents Awards BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center 21:00 – 23:00 Asian Contents & Film Market 2022 Opening Ceremony ON THE PLATE, 1F, Paradise Hotel Busan
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