Asian Cinema Fund Announces
12 Fund Recipients for 2026

New Perspectives on Contemporary Asia

The Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), operated by the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), has announced its 12 official selections for 2026. The Script Development Fund received 495 submissions, the Post-Production Fund received 16, and the Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund received 287, bringing the total to 798.

Following the selection process, three Script Development Fund projects, two Post-Production Fund projects, and seven AND Fund projects were selected. Based on their primary production countries, the 12 projects represent seven countries, and five are international co-productions.

This year’s selections draw on personal experience to engage with broader questions facing contemporary Asian society, including identity and migration, historical memory, family and care, conflict, and coexistence. The projects stood out for developing personal narratives into broader social and ethical questions and expressing them through distinct cinematic approaches.

 

 

This year’s selections are Not for You, directed by Shin Dongmin, and Some Detective, directed by Kim Miyoung.

Rather than presenting personal experience through familiar narrative conventions, both projects develop it through cinematic forms distinctive to their respective filmmakers.

Selected projects receive in-kind support from professional Korean post-production companies, along with KRW 3 million for additional post-production work. Once completed, the films will make their world premieres at the Busan International Film Festival this year.

 

The Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund selected seven projects, including Floating House, Tongues of Fire, and We Are Volcanoes. The selected projects document a wide range of voices in contemporary society, addressing the lives of diaspora communities, gender-based violence and memories of war, care within families affected by mental illness, and conflicts surrounding religion and migration.

Each selected project receives up to KRW 20 million in production funding. Representatives of the selected projects are invited to ACFM 2026, where they can meet domestic and international producers, festival representatives, and distributors through Doc Square, ACFM’s documentary industry program, and explore opportunities for future collaboration. Depending on their production stage, projects may also be eligible to participate in the Documentary WIP Showcase.

Through support at every stage from project development to completion, presentation, and industry exchange, ACF continues to discover new cinematic perspectives and promising filmmakers across Asia. It also operates the Co-Production Support Fund to support international co-productions involving Korea. Applications close on 30 June 2026. The selected projects will reach audiences and connect with domestic and international film industry professionals through BIFF and ACFM.

  

  

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