Submission Guidelines for Script Development
Fund
Asian Cinema Fund's Script Development Fund is for first- or second-time fiction feature
directors from Asia. It provides funding to Asian independent filmmakers to complete their
first or second feature-length fiction film scripts that are in development.
A. CATEGORIES
Asian Project
- The writer-director of the project is of Asian nationality.
- The project contains Asian elements in its story, theme, character, and
background.
AFA Project
- The writer-director of the project is an alumnus/alumna of Busan International
Film Festival’s Asian Film Academy (AFA).
- The project contains Asian elements in its story, theme, character, and
background.
B. ELIGIBILITY
-Applicant must be the writer-director or a team of writer and director who are
of Asian nationality. The producer of the project does not have to be of Asian
nationality.
- The script must be of the director’s first or second feature film project.
- The director of the project should have directed at least one short or feature
film.
- The script must be the applicant’s original work.
- The script must contain Asian elements in its story, theme, character, and
background.
C. REGULATIONS
- The application form and any additional documents for submission must be in English.
- Applicant is required to submit a treatment of 5 to 10 pages.
- Any additional documents may be submitted if they contain information that can
help the selection committee to gain a better understanding of the applicant’s film
project.
- File attachments must be in PDF format and are restricted to 5 MB in total per
application. A prior check on the total size of all the documents to attach is
recommended.
- Director’s previous works, if not in English or Korean, should have English or Korean
subtitles. They must be submitted via online link that is accessible for up to 3 months
after the submission deadline. DVDs of director’s previous works are not accepted.
- Applicant can submit only one project per fund.
- Resubmissions are not accepted.
D. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
1. Access the online application form. - ACF website ▶ [Submission] ▶ [Application]
2. Fill in the mandatory fields, attach the required Treatment file, and provide an
online link of director’s previous work.
3. Attach any additional documents that contain information helpful to gain a
better understanding of the project.
4. After clicking the ‘Submit’ button at the end of the application form, the
applicant will receive via e-mail an Edit Link. The Edit Link allows the applicant to
modify the application form up until the final deadline.
E. NOTES FOR SELECTION
- Incomplete applications that do not satisfy the listed criteria for eligibility or follow
the stated rules may be excluded from consideration without any prior notice.
- All notifications will be made exclusively through e-mails. Please make sure that the
e- mail addresses provided in the application form are correct.
F. AFTER SELECTION
- Announcement of the final selection will be made in July.
- The recipient must sign the Fund Agreement to receive the cash grant of 10 million
KRW in late October. The amount includes any applicable tax and possible bank fees.
- The recipient must give a progress report upon request from ACF.
- The recipient must submit a working draft and the completed script after receiving
the cash grant.
- The completed film must include (1) the opening title card provided by ACF in the
film’s opening sequence, and (2) BIFF and ACF logos in the end credits and promotional
materials.
G. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any inquiries, please contact the Support Program Team at [email protected].
