The Film Fund Talk seeks to give practical information to listeners who wish to get financing and support for their productions. Representatives of major film funds will participate as panelists and introduce their fund initiatives to emerging filmmakers. During this talk, the participants could get information on how to apply for each fund and the range of support each fund can provide.

Moderator

Daniel MATTES(Producer, Anti-Archive)

Fund Program

Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) / Kate BAE
Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) / Joierie Ann PACUMIO
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) / Adam HE
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia / Alexander SIHAR
Purin Pictures / Aditya ASSARAT
Taiwan’s International Co-funding Program (TICP) / Joyce TANG

Welcome to BUSAN! Kick-off to emerging filmmakers visiting BUSAN International Film Festival and Asian Contents & Film Market for an opportunity of global networking.

Moderator

PARK Sungho(Programmer, Busan International Film Festival)

Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian film director most well-known for The Cyclist (Bicycleran) (1987), Time of Love (1990), Kandahar (2001), and The President (2014). At the 28th BUSAN International Film Festival, he is set to present his compilation film Talking with Rivers (2023). As film director, editor, producer, writer, and educator, he will share his broad experience and philosophy with the listeners.

Moderator

PARK Sungho(Programmer, Busan International Film Festival)

Guest

Mohsen MAKHMALBAF(Director)

Platform BUSAN will be hosting a networking session where PB participants get to pitch their on-going film projects and share opinions with fellow filmmakers. Participants could seek opportunities to build new connections with like-minded colleagues and collaborators whom they can share their artistic pursuits with.

Guest

PB participants

In the inaugural collaboration program between Platform Busan and VIPO, the featured case study is on the co-production of PLAN75 which premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and won the Camera d'Or Special Mention, and then screened atBusan International Film Festival 2022. The main co-producers from Japan Eiko Mizuno-Gray and Jason Gray will talk about how they worked together with three other countries and its success led to Japan's representation for Best International Film at the 2023 Academy Awards. Co-produced by Japan, France, the Philippines and Qatar.

Panelist

Eiko MIZUNO-GRAY(Producers, Loaded Films), Jason GRAY(Producers, Loaded Films)

The prominent producers from Indonesia will share their stories and years of experience with emerging filmmakers. Introducing on-going projects and providing practical information on film production, they will guide up-and-coming filmmakers with deeper understanding of producing.

Moderator

PARK Sungho(Programmer, BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL)

Panel

Yulia Evina BHARA(Producer), Meiske TAURISIA(Producer), Mandy MARAHIMIN(Producer)

International co-production is the holy grail for many filmmakers and producers wanting to enable their films to be made. Yet, the process of international co-production is never straightforward; it entails a lot of communication and trust to keep going when the going gets tough. We explore the journey of Malaysian director, Chia Chee Sum with his producers, Lee Yve Vonn and Fran Borgia on how they navigated through the various labs, project markets, pandemic and more to get the film to New Currents competition in Busan.

Moderator

Lorna TEE(Producer & Curator, mylab)

Panelist

CHIA Chee Sum(Director & Writer & Editor & Producer, Oasis of Now)
LEE Yve Vonn(Producer, Oasis of Now)
Fran BORGIA(Producer, Oasis of Now)

As a director and writer representing Japan, Ogigami Naoko has built her own style of filmmaking through films the likes of Yoshino's Barber Shop (2004), Kamome Diner (2006), Rent-a-Cat (2012), and Riverside Mukolitta (2021). Coming back to BIFF with her newest film Ripples (2023), she will share her filmmaking philosophy with the emerging filmmakers at Platform BUSAN.

Moderator

Karen PARK(Programmer, Busan International Film Festival)

Guest

OGIGAMI Naoko(Director)

In this engaging panel curated by Katarzyna Siniarska, sales agent and co-president of Europa International, we bring together a select group of top-tier European and Asian distributors. These industry leaders will engage in an unfiltered and insightful discussion on the challenges and opportunities encountered while introducing Asian art-house and commercial films to European audiences, and vice versa. With a focus on the evolving post-pandemic landscape, they will share their experiences, acquisition strategies, and insights that shape their theatrical distribution campaigns.

Moderator

Katarzyna Siniarska (Head of Sales, New Europe Film Sales)

Guest

Patrick Mao Huang (CEO, Flash Forward Entertainment, Taiwan)
Kini Kim (The Jokers Films, France)
June Lee (Content Business Team Lead, WATCHA, South Korea)
Valeska Neu (International Sales, Films Boutique, Germany)
Felix Tsang (Sales and Acquisitions Manager, Golden Scene, Hong Kong)

Platform BUSAN will be hosting a networking session where PB participants get to pitch their on-going film projects and share opinions with fellow filmmakers. Participants could seek opportunities to build new connections with like-minded colleagues and collaborators whom they can share their artistic pursuits with.

Guest

PB participants

Join us for an exciting evening of networking at Peter’s Pub, Haeundae! Enjoy delicious food and unlimited drinks for a night to remember with your fellow Platform BUSAN participants. Engage in meaningful conversations, exchange ideas, and build valuable connections that can help you grow personally and professionally. Don’t miss out on the fantastic opportunity to connect with like-minded filmmakers in the heart of Busan.

Platform BUSAN will be hosting a networking session where PB participants get to pitch their on-going film projects and share opinions with fellow filmmakers. Participants could seek opportunities to build new connections with like-minded colleagues and collaborators whom they can share their artistic pursuits with.

Guest

PB participants

The free association of images and sounds is the starting point of sound design in cinema, the creation of an enriching tension for each film. Subjective and objective listening point, sound transitions, framing and spatial relationship, Sound design begins by creating a distance between what we see and what we hear.

Moderator

PARK Sungho(Programmer, Busan International Film Festival)

Guest

Vincent Villa(Sound Designer, Kongchak Studio)