Asian Project Market 2019 Call for Applications
Applications for the Busan International Film Festival’s ‘Asian
Project Market’ (APM) are now open at the APM’s official website (http://apm.biff.kr) until Saturday, June 15.
APM provides opportunities for filmmakers to take their new projects forward
with potential investment and co-production partners. It also discovers new and
striking film projects, ranging from large commercial scale to low-budget
independent films to link them with global film investors, producers and
distributors. Originally launched in 1998 as the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP),
APM celebrated last year’s edition by arranging 743 official business meetings
with the participation of 149 related companies, a record-breaking result. APM
has established itself as the largest investment and co-production market in
Asia.
APM has selected 556 projects over the last 21 years, and about 230 projects
have been completed. Projects from previous editions include films by
internationally renowned directors such as Lee Chang-dong’s Oasis (Korea/APM 2001) and Poetry (Korea/APM 2008),
Bong Joon-ho’s The Host (Korea/APM
2004) and Snowpiercer
(Korea/APM 2009) and Platform
directed by Jia Zhang-ke (China, Hong Kong(China), Japan, France/APM 1998).
Also many other films were highly praised at major film festivals. Jinpa by director Pema
Tseden (China/APM 2014) won the Best Screenplay in Orizzonti at the Venice
International Film Festival 2018, A
lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery by director Lav Diaz (Philippines,
Singapore/APM 2012) was awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival
2016, and Diamond Island
by director Davy Chou (Cambodia, France, Germany, Thailand, Qatar/APM 2014) was
given the SACD Award at the Cannes Critics’ Week. In addition, director Kawase
Naomi’s An: Sweet Red Bean
Paste (Japan, France, Germany/APM 2013) was selected for the Un
Certain Regard section opening film of the Cannes Film Festival 2015 and
director Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s The
President (Georgia, France, UK, Germany/APM 2013) was screened as
the opening film in Orizzonti of Venice International Film Festival 2014.
APM selects around 30 creative feature film projects by both young and
well-known directors in Asia and throughout the world. Business meetings for
investment and co-production are slated to start Sunday, October 6 to Tuesday,
October 8 for 3 days at the Busan International Film Festival.
*Attachment: Achievements of APM Projects_2019
The 24th Busan International Film Festival will be held from October 3 to October 12, 2019
2019 Asian Project Market(APM) will be held from October 6 to October 8, 2019
2019 Asian Film Market will be held from October 5 to October 8, 2019