Outline

ASEAN-ROK Film Community Programme

The ASEAN-ROK Film Community Program aims to strengthen the quality and global competitiveness of ASEAN cinema by promoting cultural exchange in film and audiovisual content between Korea and ASEAN member states.

It comprises four core initiatives:

The ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator (FLY) fosters emerging talent and sets a new standard for film education
The FLY Post-Production Workshop provides advanced training in response to evolving production needs
Busan Film Commission X KF ASEAN Culture House Collaboration supports exhibitions and screenings to deepen ASEAN-ROK solidarity and global engagement.
The FLY Film Festival, set for 2025, will celebrate a decade of program achievements.

Backed by the ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Fund (AKCF), the governments of ASEAN and Korea, and Busan Metropolitan City, the program has played a key role in developing Asia’s next generation of filmmakers and facilitating international co-productions. FLY alumni continue to gain recognition at major global film festivals, further expanding the region’s cinematic reach.

ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Fund (AKCF)

Established in 1990 to deepen ASEAN-ROK relations, the AKCF has supported over 400 mutually agreed projects across areas such as technology transfer, economic development, human resource development, and people-to-people exchanges.

The ASEAN-ROK Film Community Program has yielded remarkable outcomes since its inception, made possible by the steadfast support of the AKCF.

We are Certain, We FLY

ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator: FLY is basically a short-filmmaking workshop where aspiring filmmakers from the 10 Southeast Asian countries and South Korea can gather for one goal. With division of two groups, each group develops one short film script and makes a short film with the script for two weeks under the supervision and instruction of established Asian Filmmakers. Launched in 2012, FLY is an ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Project funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Korea) and ASEAN. Regularly organized by Busan Film Commission and Asian Film Commissions Network (hereinafter AFCNet), film industry-supporting agencies in ASEAN members nations take turns each year to co-organize the event in their region. Following the success of the inaugural edition in Davao, Philippines in 2012, the second edition was hosted in Hua Hin, Thailand in 2013, the third in Yangon, Myanmar in 2014, the fourth in Johor Bahru, Malaysia in 2015, the fifth in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2016, the sixth in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 2017, the seventh in Singapore in 2018, the eighth in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei in 2019, the ninth in Dalat, Vietnam in 2023, and the tenth in Vientiane, Lao PDR in 2024.

Overview

Title: ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator: FLY
Where & When: Sep. 4 – 19 (2025), Busan (Republic of Korea)
Host: Busan Metropolitan City
Organizers: Busan Film Commission, Asian Film Commissions Network
Sponsor: ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Fund
Cooperation: Busan Asian Film School(AFiS), Busan Cinema Studios, Busan International Film Festival-Asian Film Academy, Aputure Imaging Industries