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Vol.15  1 Sep. 2026
  

InnoAsia 2026 Program Lineup Unveiled!


The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) will present InnoAsia 2026 from 10 to 13 October at Exhibition Center 2, BEXCO in Busan.


InnoAsia represents ACFM’s expanding scope and is built around the vision of “an innovative ecosystem in which cinema and technology co-evolve.” It creates new points of connection between storytelling and emerging technologies, including AI, while fostering mutual growth and collaboration between the content and technology industries. Its scope extends from collaborations between film and brands to the rapidly growing microdrama ecosystem.


Global AI Companies and Content Producers Come Together


This year’s InnoAsia participants include the following AI-driven technology companies: AWS, Google DeepMind, BytePlus, Alibaba Cloud, Netflix’s VFX studio Eyeline, MegazoneCloud, OPIM Digital, the Korean Film Archive’s VFX asset trading platform i.AM, Kling AI, INSHORTS and TapNow.


AI-driven content production companies joining the program include France-based AI/XR content studio Atlas V, Mateo AI Studio, MBC C&I, Climax Studio, For Entertainment, K-Dragon and MooAm. Microdrama platforms Mango TV, FlickReels and Vigloo have also confirmed their participation.


Kling AI will co-host ‘New Cinematic Possibilities: Reimagining Filmmaking with Kling AI’ and ‘Kling AI Networking Reception: From Production Needs Across Asia to Industry Partnerships’ with ACFM. AWS and MegazoneCloud will launch the ‘AWS Awards’, linked to the Startup Demo Jam. Winning companies will be selected following a PoC process and receive AWS cloud vouchers.


InnoAsia will also continue its partnerships with international markets. Lux AI, an EFM-participating startup developing an intelligent lighting solution for virtual production, and Tanja Meissner, Director Berlinale Pro and EFM, will visit Busan. Through collaboration with TAICCA School under the Taiwan Creative Content Agency, imCore Corp., a startup developing an AI solution to improve VFX production efficiency, will also participate.


From Technology Demonstrations to Content Production,

Investment and Policy


InnoAsia 2026 will present around 12 programs, combining ACFM-curated and externally presented initiatives. The lineup is organized around three strands: technology demonstration & investment, creators & production, and industry & policy.  Together, they examine changes across the content and technology industries from multiple perspectives.

The full schedule of InnoAsia programs will be announced on ACFM’s official website in mid-September.



[Key Programs]

  

From Content Development to Exhibition and Audience Analysis

  

Seven Startups Selected through an Open Call


ACFM selected seven Korean startups through an open call conducted in partnership with the Busan Center for Creative Economy & Innovation and AWS. Together, their technologies cover the full content pipeline, from development and production to localization, exhibition and audience analysis.


The selected startups will hold business meetings at individual booths in the exhibition hall during the market. The ‘AWS Awards’ and the ‘InnoAsia MPS (Most Promising Startup) Award’ will be presented at the ACFM Awards ceremony on the final day of the market, following the Startup Demo Jam.



[Selected Startups]


Companies are listed in alphabetical order

      

    ACFM x INNOCEAN, ‘Cinema by Brand 2026’


    ACFM and INNOCEAN, a global marketing and advertising agency, will co-host ‘Cinema by Brand 2026’. This year, the competition seeks 20-minute short film projects featuring Hanwha Group’s ‘Space Solar Power’. The final selections will be announced during ACFM.

    A session during the market will explore the future of branded content as the boundaries with entertainment continue to blur, along with new possibilities for storytelling. Hanwha and INNOCEAN, along with the directors of the selected projects, are set to participate.

        
        
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