The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) is the most important event dedicated to the genre in Asia. Its 27th edition will take place from June 29 through July 9, 2023 and will be accompanied by a major professional component, the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF).
As part of its strategy to increase support for genre films and series, Unifrance will partner for the second time with the festival and its professional strand, supporting the French productions selected in competition as well as through the various NAFF programs.
These programs are intended for feature film and series projects, as well as young emerging talents from the short film industry.
Unifrance will support the producers selected for the NAFF Project Market, a platform for meetings between project developers and financing partners that brings together professionals from all over Asia. The projects presented, whether feature films or series, must include elements related to Asia: talents involved, co-production, plot elements...
--> Call for projects for the NAFF Project Market
Unifrance will also support the young directors selected to participate in the NAAF Fantastic Film School, which is reserved for directors with at least two short films to their credit and who are preparing a feature film. The selected projects will receive an accreditation and accommodation paid for by the festival, for a period of seven days.
--> Call for applications for the NAFF Fantastic Film School
Finally, within the framework of French Immersion, dedicated to supporting the creators of French immersive works and extended to twenty new events, Unifrance will support the creators of French immersive works invited to BIFAN, the first beneficiary of this new scheme.
--> Call for XR projects
It should be noted that these travel grants are only available to Unifrance members. The deadline for calls for projects and applications is April 30, 2023.
Contacts:
Daphné Kapfer – daphne.kapfer@unifrance.org
Emmanuel Pisarra – emmanuel.pisarra@unifrance.org
