Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has released 30 titles selected for the 2025 Asian Project Market (APM), including upcoming features created by Indian star Alia Batt. Imagine us With director Payal Kapadia Warriors Twilight Film director Soi Chongto.
The joint production and funding market, which operates as part of Biff’s Asian Content and Film Market (ACFM), is scheduled to take place in Busan, South Korea from September 20-23. This year, APM received a record 455 submissions from 44 countries.
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This choice spans a wide range of subjects across genres, including social inequality, family love, LGBTQ+ issues, gender, war, and boundaries.
Includes Indian projects Difficult girlproduced by Bollywood star Aria Batt, her sister Shaheen Batt and Alan McCalex – the credits include Cannes 2024 titles Santoche and Midnight Sisters – and Grishma Shah. It is directed by veteran actress and Batt’s mother, director Soni Razdan.
Kapadia is participating as a producer Those last plagues From rising director Kunjira Masiramani. Fellow producers include Kani Kusruti, who appeared in the winner of Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix Imagine us Last year I was on Biff’s new Currents ju apprentice.
Hong Kong’s Qian has reunited with Malaysian filmmaker Laukokurui Wake me up when mourning is overhas previously cooperated with the awards that won three Golden Horse Awards. The sunny side of the street. Additional producers include Stefano Centini, who worked on the Lav Diaz’s Cannes 2025 selection Mazerenand soon Wong Kew Midsummer snow and Paban for young children.
Returning to Busan on a fresh project is India’s Director Pradip Kurbah. marketand exists month In future APMs.
Bangladeshi filmmaker Biprob Sarkar competed at Biff in 2023 StrangerI’ll go back Magical Man. Exploring LGBTQ+ themes, the film was developed through collaborations between Asian producers that it encountered in Busan. Producers for upcoming projects include Fran Borgia. Unknown eyes and Tiger stripes.
Armenian filmmaker Christine Hallowtunian makes his feature debut After dreaming Will Showcase performed at Berlin Le this year Black Star Angelrecently secured funding from the ACF Script Development Fund.
Korea is leading the pack in seven projects. These include Gildon Director Park Riwoong, who won last year’s new Currents Award A calm land in the morning (2024). Filmmaker Choi Ha-na is back too Dance Dance Revolutiondebuted at Biff in 2020 More than familyWith Kim Hee-on Descend Continuing from last year Tango at Dawn;and sungin Paradise KaraokeHe played for Biff in 2022. P-Foul. Director Jello Yoon opened Biff in 2018 Beautiful day And bring you the latest projects A quiet cry To APM.
The market will be held in BEXCO’s ACFM’s 20th edition, with the winning project being announced at the awards ceremony on September 23rd.th The edition is scheduled to run from September 17th to 26th.
Asian Project Market 2025
The arrival of water (s kor-dapan)
you. Yes, heyyoung
professional. Park Sejin
Black Star Angel (ARM-US)
director. Christine Hallowtunian
Strong Points. Maxwell Schwartz, Christine Hallowtunian
Bodo (Japan)
director. Kawashima shita
Pro. Kii Muneyuki
Buy my car (Japan – China)
director. Zhang Yaoyuan
Pros. Ichiyama Shozo, Kunizane Mizue, Mo Zhulin
Women’s Church (jor)
you. Among them sallam
Strong Points. In Hazard, the jadage flowers
Dance Dance Revolution (S Kor)
director. Choi Ha-na
professional. Boyen
daughter (hk-china)
director. Guan Tian
Strong Points. Vivienne Bao, Din Ningguan
Descend (S Kor)
director. Kim Hee-on
professional. Park Hyun Sooke
Difficult girl (India)
teeth. number
Strong Points. Alia Bhatt, Shaheen Bhatt, Alan McAlex, Grishma Shah
hindrance (Irakugar)
director. Shokat Amin traffic jam
Strong Points. Mehmet Aktas, Shohreh Golparian, Shawkat Amin Korki
Flying cow (Beto)
director. slang pham thanh dat
professional. huu thi tuong vi
Funeral march (Japan – China)
director. Fujita oya
Pros. Fujita Kanako, Shiina Yasushi, Zou Aiken, Zou Lin
Gildon (S Kor-china)
director. Park Li-Won
professional. Yoon Minyoung
Action is taken (S Kor)
director. Yoon Eunkyoung
professional. Stanley Kwak
Heaven will help us! (fill)
director. Eve Baswell
Strong Points. John Torres, Jules Katayagu
Ranka (fire) (India)
director. Sauraf Rai
Strong Points. Sdeepta Sadhukhan, Viraj Selot, Ankita Purkayasta
Those last plagues (India)
director. Kunjira Masiramani
Strong Points. Payal Kapadia, Jeo Baby, Kani Kusruti
Lost cows (Thailand)
director. Japan Loose Van
Strong Points. Chonlasit Upanigkit, Somprasong Srikrajang
Magical Man (Bangsing – FR India)
director. Biprob Sarkar
Strong Points. Biplob Sarkar, Fran Borgia, Francois D’Artemare, Sankhajit Biswas
month (India)
director. Pradip Kurva
professional. Pradip Kurva
A new life (China)
director. Li yingtong
professional. Annie’s song
There is no country for the elderly (this)
you. And well
professional. Chen Paoying
Paradise Karaoke (S Kor)
main. by sighttgug
professional. Bong Suji
same (can-afg)
director. Brishkay Ahmed
Strong Points. Brishkay Ahmed, Bonnie Do
The silence of the loom (Bang)
director. Mirza Shabnam Ferdousi
professional. Rajiv Mohajan
A quiet cry (S Kor)
terrible. Jerou Yun
professional. Jerou Yun
Skull Oracle (this)
director. Laha Mebo
Strong Points. Eric Lian Zara Lin, Chen Yi Chen
A dreamy snake (this)
director. Lou Yien
Strong Points. Chen Wen Wen, Kao Chun Ting, Hsu Guo-Lun
Stuck like a baby (kyrg)
director. Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi
Strong Points. Veronica Rhyme, Aktan Ryskeldiev, Fernanda Renno
Wake me up when mourning is over (Malay-HH-It-Or)
director. Laukokurui
professional. Soi Cheang, Stefano Centini, Wong Kew Soon
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