20-23 SEPTEMBER 2025
ASIAN PROJECT MARKET Asian Project Market

2025 Guideline

2025 Guideline
Application Date 14 April – 12 May 2025, 23:59 (KST/GMT+9)
Event Date 20-23 SEPTEMBER 2025
Eligibility Asian feature-length fiction film project of in any stage of production
  • - Project which is supposed to be completed before the APM 2025 is not eligible.
  • - Project already fully financed is not eligible.
  • - Director and producer should be attached.
  • - Director of the project must have an experience in directing at least one short or a feature film before.
  • - Producer of the project must have an experience in producing or co-producing at least one feature film before.
Applicant must be the copyright holder or must have the authority on behalf of the copyright holder to submit the project.
How to Apply Fill out the APM online application form in English.
  • ※In case of having difficulties to access the application page, please contact APM.
Required Materials (Details of Online Application)
Project Information (Title, Expected Date of Completion, Language, Estimated Running Time, Production Country/Region, Format, Genre, Project Status, Budget Plan)
Logline - 300 characters including spaces
Synopsis - 1000 characters including spaces
Director's Statement - 1000 characters including spaces
Producer’s Statement - 1000 characters including spaces (including financial plan)
Director's Profile & Filmography
  • - 1500 characters including spaces.
  • - Introduction of the director, Filmography(Film Title/Production Year/Short, Fiction, Documentary), etc.
Producer’s Profile and Filmography
  • - Introduction of the producer, Filmography (Film title/Director/Production Year), etc.
Production Company’s Profile
Production Schedule Sample
Treatment
  • - It should be a summary of script wrote in sentences.
  • - 5 to 10 pages, 11pt, PDF format
Director’s previous work (up to 3 films)
  • - Online link is only acceptable and should be available until August. (Check the link and password, and enter them correctly)
  • - English subtitle is required for non-English work.
  • - Only films that have been released and screened can be submitted as previous works. Please submit a file that shows your participation in the credits.
  • - Documentaries are eligible / Trailers, music videos, or commercials are NOT acceptable.
※ In case of in production or post-production’s projects, rough cut or first cut is acceptable, along with the previous work.
A note Providing Explanation of the Changes
  • - Please provide details if you have applied for the project before APM 2025.
  • - 1000 characters including spaces.
Information about the Original Work
  • - Please provide details if your project is an adaptation based on the original work.
  • - Title / Writer / Form of the work (novel/screenplay/etc.)
Benefits for Selected Projects
Representatives - a director and/or producer(s) of the project will be Officially invited to APM.
  • - 2 Market Badges.
  • - Round-trip flight and accommodations will be arranged by APM.
  • - One-on-one business meetings with film industry professionals will be provided.
Selected projects will automatically be nominated for APM Awards.
Opportunity to promote the project through the official channels of the BIFF and ACFM.
Obligations of Selected Projects
During the four days of APM, project representatives will be required to attend business meetings and events organized by APM.
Selected projects will have to submit additional materials requested by APM, such as publication materials and pitching videos.
Once a project wins any of the APM awards, the project should put the logos of Busan IFF and APM in the credits.
Project should continue to share the project status with APM after the participation, and it may be used for promotional purposes.
Remarks
All notifications will be sent only via email. Please ensure that you provide the correct and operational email address at all times. In case you change your contact email, please inform us immediately.
After submitting the online application, you will receive a confirmation email from APM. Please note that you will be able to review or edit your application until the deadline, as confirmed upon receipt of submission.
An applicant can submit multiple projects. However, APM will select only one project from the same director, producer, or production.
For projects that have previously applied to the APM before 2025, you can resubmit it if there are significant changes. Please ensure that you clearly outline the changes in the 'A note Providing Explanation of the Changes' section of the application form.
Incomplete applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria or adhere to the stated rules may be excluded from consideration without prior notice.
APM does not disclose or publish any comments or opinions on individual candidate projects.
Please ensure that you submit the application form before the deadline, as applications submitted after the deadline may not be considered.
Contact
Asian Project Market / Support Program Team    apm@acfm.kr
Apply for APM 2025