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The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) will host the KOFIC Industry Forum during the Asian Film Market in order to invigorate international co-productions and distribution. The KOFIC Industry Forum includes seminars on attracting investment through crowdfunding in the new media era, the preservation of digital film materials, and navigating the digital-online market. In addition to seminars, the KOFIC Industry Forum will provide opportunities to directly access a select group of high-caliber Korean projects with the potential for co-production.

 

Seminar 1) The Future of Financing through Crowdfunding
The above seminar will offer outlooks on the changes that the institutionalization of investment-type crowdfunding will bring to the film market, and discuss the application strategies and prospects of crowdfunding as a new financing and marketing platform. Delegates from the US, UK, China, and Korea will give brief presentations on crowdfunding in their respective countries, and the session will conclude with a panel-wide discussion. Leading professionals from Asia, Europe, the US, and beyond will offer insights on ways to strengthen co-production and distribution, as well as discussing current trends and practices in the film business.

Date: 15:30 – 17:30, Sunday, October 5th

Venue: Event Hall, BEXCO Exhibition Hall 4

Moderator
MOON Suk (Consultant, Funding 21)

 

Panelists
Stephan PATERNOT (CEO, Slated)
Alex STOLZ (Head of Distribution, British Film Institute)
Liyansong (CEO, iQIYI Motion Pictures)
Shin Hyun Uk (CEO, Popfunding)
※ Simultaneous interpretation services will be provided. (English and Chinese)

 

  
Seminar 2) Strategies for Long-term Storage and Preservation of Digital Film Material
In recognition of the recent publication of the Korean translation of The Digital Dilemma, a landmark report by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an in-depth discussion on the methods of preservation and storage of film materials will take place.

Date: 15:30 – 17:00, Monday, October 6th

Venue: Event Hall, BEXCO Exhibition Hall 4

 

Moderator
KIM Tchang-yu (Director of Technology, Moving Image Technology Association of Korea)

Keynote Speakers
Milton SCHEFTER (Chair of Digital Motion Picture Archive Project, AMPAS)
Regis FLAD (General Manager, ISAN-IA)

Panelists
Sam Gyun OH, Chairman of ISO TC46/SC9 (Identification and Description)
Gemma LEE, Deputy Director, Standard & Cooperation Division, National Archives of Korea
KIM Bongyoung, Head of Film Preservation Center, Korean Film Archives
※ Simultaneous interpretation services will be provided. (English)

 

  
Talk Concert) The Digital-Online Market and Changes in the Korean Film Industry
The digital-online market has begun to rise once more as a major market for films. In this seminar, leading professionals will share their thoughts on the pending issues of the digital-online market relevant to the film industry, and discuss the ways in which the market can harmoniously coexist with the film business.

Date: 10:00 – 12:00, Tuesday, October 7th

Venue: Event Hall, BEXCO Exhibition Hall 4

Moderator
Bryan KIM (CEO, Indieplug)

Panelists
PARK Dong Soo (Senior Vice President of Media Biz General Office, KT Media Hub)
JEONG YeongDeog (CEO, Daum TV)
LEE Hyun-Myoung (CEO, Greenfish)
Joon S. IM (Director of Channel 1 Division, CJ E&M)
※ Simultaneous interpretation services will be provided. (English)

 

  
Meeting with the Korean Film Industry
Meetings with 12 high-caliber Korean projects seeking co-production will be held within the framework of the Asian Film Market. The projects participating in the Forum were carefully chosen among the selections of the KOFIC-affiliated ‘Film Business Center’ in Beijing, and KOFIC’s ‘International Co-production Development/Biz-Matching support’ program. KOFIC supports Korean projects that aim to co-produce with China, Japan, the US and Europe in various ways, including providing opportunities for Treatment Mentoring and Scenario Doctoring in the countries of co-production, as well as facilitating business meetings. Through supporting outstanding Korean co-production projects, KOFIC amplifies possibilities for international co-production.

 

Date: 10:00-19:00, Sunday-Tuesday, October 5-7

Venue: Project Meeting Zone, Korean Film Center D08, BEXCO Exhibition Hall 4.