How to Apply

Qualifications

• Nationality: One of the 10 ASEAN member nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) or Republic of Korea
• Born between 2000-2005 (Exceptions can be made depending on different circumstances and talent pool in each country)
• Experience in making at least 2 short films, documentaries and/or other video works
• Fluent in English * Official language for FLY2024: English
• No disqualifications for overseas travel
• No experience in any of the programs from Busan International Film Festival-Asian Film Academy (BAFA)

Application Guidelines

• Number of Finalists: 22 (2 finalists from each ASEAN member nation and Republic of Korea)
• Application Method: E-mail Application
• Depending on your nationality, please submit all the required documents and supporting materials to one of the organizations designated below.
  • Republic of Korea: Busan Film Commission / www.bfc.or.kr / fly@filmbusan.kr
  • Brunei Darussalam: Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry / www.aiti.gov.bn / nurulhuda.sulaiman@aiti.gov.bn
  • Cambodia: Cambodia Film Commission / cambodia-cfc.org / sachada.borey@cambodia-cfc.org
  • Indonesia: Directorate of Film, Music, and Media, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology / kebudayaan.kemdikbud.go.id/ditpmmb / direktoratpmmb@kemdikbud.go.id
  • Lao PDR: Lao Cinema Department, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism / www.doc.gov.la / laofilm@yahoo.com
  • Myanmar: Motion Picture Development Branch Office, Information and Public Relations Department, Ministry of Information / mmpdd.iprd@moinfomm.com
  • Philippines: Film Development Council of the Philippines / www.fdcp.ph / projectlab@fdcp.gov.ph
  • Thailand: Thailand Film Office, Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports / https://tfo.dot.go.th / film@tfo.dot.go.th
  • Vietnam: Vietnam Cinema Department, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism / www.cucdienanh.vn / cucdienanh147@gmail.com
  • Malaysia: National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) / radzuan@finas.my, latihanperfileman@finas.my
  • Singapore: Singapore Film Commission (SFC) / SFC@imda.gov.sg
• Each organization will evaluate the documents and portfolios to select 2 finalists from each country and will send the list to Busan Film Commission.
• Busan Film Commission will send the list to SOMRI for the final approval.
• Evaluation Process: Initial Evaluation (Documents) → Secondary Evaluation (Phone interviews and Portfolios) * Each organization may conduct different methods of evaluation.

Required Documents for Application

• Application Form (Click to download)
• Cover Letter (Click to download) & Video of self-introduction (must be in English, 1-minute max) that include: motivation for application, self-introduction in relation to film work, and career plans in film industry
• Portfolio: Video files of your past work examples for which you participated as a director, producer, cinematographer, editor, production designer or sound recorder/mixer
  
  * Prescribed forms can be downloaded from FLY2024 website, as well as the entry organizations’ websites as specified above.
  * All documents are required to be submitted via E-mail (Portfolio(s) can be submitted in the form of E-mail with a downloadable web link).

Additional Information

• Airfare, accommodation, meals and all types of education courses will be provided to all the selected trainees.
• All the selected trainees must participate in all the courses of online pre-production.
• 1 out of 2 Korean finalists will be a Busan resident.
• Submitted documents are non-returnable.
• If an applicant is proven to have made a false statement in the documents, the selection committee may revoke that person’s right to be selected as the finalist.

Contact

• Busan Film Commission (ASEAN-ROK Film Community Programme): fly@filmbusan.kr