ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator: FLY2025

We are Certain, We FLY

ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator: FLY is a short filmmaking workshop that brings together aspiring filmmakers from the 10 ASEAN member states and South Korea with a shared goal of creative collaboration. Divided into two teams, trainees co-develop short film scripts and complete production within two weeks, under the mentorship of acclaimed Asian filmmakers.

Launched in 2012, FLY is an ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Project funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Fund (AKCF). It is organized by the Busan Film Commission and the Asian Film Commissions Network (AFCNet), with film industry-support agencies from ASEAN member states taking turns co-hosting the program in their respective countries.

Since its successful debut in Davao, Philippines in 2012, FLY has traveled across the region:

• 2013 – Hua Hin, Thailand
• 2014 – Yangon, Myanmar
• 2015 – Johor Bahru, Malaysia
• 2016 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• 2017 – Yogyakarta, Indonesia
• 2018 – Singapore
• 2019 – Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
• 2023 – Da Lat, Vietnam
• 2024 – Vientiane, Lao PDR

Now in its tenth edition, FLY continues to foster cross-cultural exchange, nurture the next generation of filmmakers, and strengthen regional networks in the ASEAN-ROK film community.

Overview

• Title: ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator: FLY2025
• Period: September 4 – 19, 2025
• Venue: Busan, South Korea
• Host: Busan Metropolitan City
• Organizer: Busan Film Commission, Asian Film Commissions Network
• Partners: Busan Asian Film School (AFiS), Busan Cinema Studios, Busan International Film Festival-Asian Film Academy (BAFA), Aputure Imaging
• Sponsor: ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Fund (AKCF)