Documentary WIP Showcase â…ˇ
  • Sun, 11 October, 15:00 - 17:00 | Day 2
  • Event Room D
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Supported by Docs by the Sea from Indonesia, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), J-Docs Hub from Japan, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) / Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI) / Taiwan Docs, and the Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund of the Busan International Film Festival from Korea, 16 projects will be pitched to industry professionals from around the world. The showcase aims to highlight notable Asian documentaries in production and foster international industry connections. Following the pitches, a Happy Hour will be held to offer participants the opportunity to network and exchange ideas.

Notably, the newly established IMPACT Asia Award and Newstapa Award provide funding and distribution support for projects selected from the showcase.

Documentary WIP Showcase Awards & Grants

  • IMPACT Asia Award: The IMPACT Asia Award grants USD 5,000 each to 3 selected projects of Documentary WIP Showcase
  • Newstapa Award: Newstapa Foundation will provide one project from Documentary WIP Showcase with KRW 10 million and an opportunity for its short version of 60 minutes or less to be streamed on the website and YouTube channel of Newstapa Foundation.
Organizations and Projects
Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund, Asian Cinema Fund

The Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund, a funding program of the Asian Cinema Fund at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), provides production grants for Asian feature-length documentary projects aiming for theatrical release. In addition to financial support, AND Fund projects are introduced to domestic and international film industry professionals through Doc Square, ACFM’s documentary industry program, expanding opportunities for exchange.

Our Waves JANG Minkyung | Korea
Producer
-
Production Company
Docubawi Production
Project Status
In Production
Expected Delivery
2027.08
Total Budget
USD 208,431
Financing in Place
USD 68,847
Logline
After leaving my parents, who live with schizophrenia, I drift through nameless anxiety until I encounter artists who paint beings no one else can see or hear. As their world brushes against my long-buried memories, I search for a life beyond isolation.
Floating House LIU Shubo | China
Producer
LIU Shubo, WANG Yongle
Production Company
-
Project Status
In Production, Editing
Expected Delivery
2027.12
Total Budget
USD 235,000
Financing in Place
USD 34,000
Logline
In a border village, Aunt Xin watches her community fade as visible and invisible boundaries reshape memory and belonging.
Docs by the Sea

Docs by the Sea, established in 2017 by In-Docs, is an Indonesian-based platform that offers labs and industry forums for documentary filmmakers from Indonesia and across Asia.

Restless Farewell YANG Nan, HE Peiyun | China
Producer
TSE Shuhao, Eric NYARI, Huichieh Danielle YEN
Production Company
Red Potato Pictures
Project Status
Production
Expected Delivery
2027.08
Total Budget
USD 346,000
Financing in Place
USD 117,500
Logline
Third generation of migrant workers in China, who were left out of the system, seek a meager salary and fragile friendships. They developed their self-awareness on the assembly line, approaching the end of their youth. Will they escape parents’ fate?
THE ISLAND OF LEAVING Lodimeda KINI, Armin Septiexan Radja DJAWA | Indonesia
Producer
Gugi GUMILANG, Lodimeda KINI, Armin Septiexan Radja DJAWA
Production Company
Ammu Hawu Studios
Project Status
Late Production
Expected Delivery
2028
Total Budget
USD 550,000
Financing in Place
USD 82,500
Logline
The Island of Leaving follows two Savunese who are figuring out their future amidst the limitedness of island life.
Moon is Watching You MA Chi Hang | Hong Kong, China
Producer
Catherine CHAN
Production Company
Hong Kong producers based across Asia and Europe
Project Status
Late Production / Editing
Expected Delivery
2027.03
Total Budget
USD 204,225
Financing in Place
USD 119,964
Logline
The film looks at the global struggle for democracy and the sense of loss faced by Hong Kong people today. “Don't be afraid. The moon will show the way home.”
FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES (FDCP)

The FDCP is the national film council in charge of creating and implementing policies and programs to ensure the economic, cultural, and educational development and growth of the Philippine film industry.

March Samantha LEE | Philippines
Producer
Samantha LEE, Micah TADENA
Production Company
Tarzeer Pictures
Project Status
Development, Principal Photography
Expected Delivery
2027.05
Total Budget
USD 40,000
Financing in Place
USD 4,000
Logline
Ten lesbians joined the 1993 Women's Day rally in Quezon City, unknowingly sparking what would later be remembered as the "mother of all Prides in the Philippines."
The Baring of Palm John Delbert “JD” GARIN | Philippines
Producer
Jerome DULIN
Production Company
Na’ay Productions
Project Status
Development (Production)
Expected Delivery
2027.12
Total Budget
USD 45,000
Financing in Place
USD 5,000
Logline
As Quezon’s last traditional healers— a 77-year-old practitioner—care for others while facing their own failing health, Ang Paghuhubad-palad follows their race against time to preserve a vanishing centuries-old healing tradition.
Wiretapping My Grandparents Miguel HERNANDEZ | Philippines
Producer
Che TAGYAMON
Production Company
Hyperfocus
Project Status
Production
Expected Delivery
2027.04
Total Budget
USD 127,809
Financing in Place
USD 35,625
Logline
Unable to ask his activist grandparents about their past, a filmmaker begins discreetly recording their interactions, piecing together a family history that is linked to his country’s unresolved political past.