Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) has selected 37 projects from 22 countries for this year’s NAFF Project Market, including 23 NAFF It Projects, five Spotlight Indonesia projects and projects from France’s CNC, Nordic Genre Invasion, Blood Window, Sitges FanPitch and Cannes’ Fantastic 7.
The genre-focused projects market has also added Thailand’s Kantana as a new partner in addition to collaborations with Japan’s Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), Taipei Film Commission, Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) Industry Project Market, CreateHK and Singapore’s Mocha Chai Lab.
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival will be held July 4-14 in Bucheon City, while NAFF Project Market, part of B.I.G (BIFAN Industry Gathering), will take place at the Webtoon Convergence Center from July 6-9.
NAFF PROJECT MARKET 2024:
IT PROJECT:
Anthurium In The Dark Night (Japan)
Dir: Amano Chihiro
Prod: Komuro Naoko
Prod co: Culture Entertainment Co
Bait (Japan)
Dir: Yoshida Daihachi
Prod: Takahashi Naoya
Prod co: Toei Company
Bomoh (Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, US)
Dir: Miyazaki Daisuke
Prod: Alex Iskounen, Tim Kwok, Jeffrey Reddick, Hoo Wee Tay
Prod co: Asia Media Alliance, Tsukuba Indy LLC, Convergence Entertainment
A Cursed Man (Bangladesh)
Dir: Sadik Ahmed
Prod: Tanveer Hossain
Prod co: Green Screen
Dhammapada (Korea, Nepal)
Dir: Lee Taegyeom Kim
Prod: Young Don Q
Prod co: Miru Pictures
Don’t Fuck Me Up (Taiwan)
Dir: Hsia Jui-Chien
Prod: Kuo Jo-Chi, Su Ting-Ruei
Prod co: Kingyo Productions, Good Terms Production
Doomsday Girls (Korea)
Dir: Lee Dongeun
Prod: Park Sunhye
Prod co: Studio Highfive
The Drought (Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines)
Dir: Nelson Yeo
Prod: Tan Si En, Sophia Sim
Prod co: Momo Film Co, Kawankawan Media, Nathan Studios
Folklore (Korea)
Dir: Jung Seum
Prod: Park Doohee, Choi Chan
Prod co: Film Run
The Girl With The Green Eyes (Netherlands)
Dir: Yfke Van Berckelaer
Prod: Monique Van Kessel
The Heirloom (Vietnam)
Dir: Lê Hoang
Prod: Tran Thanh, Mai Ngoc
Prod co: 89s Group
The House Of Boundaries (Korea)
Dir: Kang Dayeon
Prod: Choi Hyungun
Idiot Girls And School Ghost 2: Teaching Practice (Korea)
Dir: Kim Minha
Prod: Park Sejoon
Prod co: 26company
Molder (Philippines, Italy, Singapore)
Dir: Kenneth Dagatan
Prod: Bradley Liew, Stefano Centini, Huang Junxiang
Prod co: Epicmedia Productions, Volos Films Italia, Dropkick
Naga Swim Upstream (Thailand)
Dir: Patiparn Boontarig
Prod: Napakarn Boontarig
Prod co: Error Brothers
The Odd Three (Taiwan)
Dir: Joseph Chen, Chieh Hsu
Prod: Jacqueline W. Liu
Prod co: Each Other Films
Pastry Travel Agency (Korea)
Dir: Kim Lokkyoung
Prod: Lee Junwoo
Prod co: Handmade Studio
Pure Science Fiction (Canada, Belgium, Korea)
Dir: Ryan Ward
Prod: Mackenzie Leigh
Prod co: Memory Pill
Push-Button Syndrome (Japan)
Dir: Murakami Riko
Prod: Fujita Kanako
Prod co: Cobalt Pictures Co, Felis Pictures
Silvertown Heroes (Korea)
Dir: Hong Inpyo
Prod: Jung Jaehoon
Prod co: Studio Hi
Synthia (Korea)
Dir: Do Naeri
Prod: Do Youngchan
Prod co: Negative Film
The Vampire Of Sheung Shui (Hong Kong)
Dir: Shreyom Ghosh
Prod: Peter Yam, Michael J. Werner, Shreyom Ghosh
Prod co: Isle Of Misfits Production, Tasia Films, 70 Plus Production
Wheel Lady (Singapore, Korea)
Dir: J.D Chua
Prod: Jerry Lim, Karen Seah, Nicholas Wang, Kim Young
Prod co: Refinery Media
NAFF PROJECT SPOTLIGHT INDONESIA SELECTIONS:
Dancing Gale (Indonesia)
Dir: Sammaria Simanjuntak
Prod: Lies Nanci Supangkat
Prod co: Pomp Films
Into The Woods (Indonesia)
Dir: Ilya Sigma
Prod: Mandy Marahimin
Prod co: Talamedia
Mad Of Madness (Indonesia)
Dir: Eden Junjung
Prod: Ifa Isfansyah
Prod co: Forka Films
The Hidden Flower (Indonesia)
Dir: Adriyanto Dewo
Prod: Perlita Desiani
Prod co: Relate Films
Virgin Bash (Indonesia)
Dir: Randolph Zaini
Prod: Susanti Dewi
Prod co: IDN Pictures
FOCUS FRANCE SELECTIONS:
Döner (France, Belgium)
Dir: Jean Luc Herbulot
Prod: Alexis Perrin
Prod co: Rumble Fish Productions
Rabies (Lebanon, France)
Dir: Sandra Tabet
Prod: Thomas Micoulet, Rana Eid
Prod co: Haut Les Mains, Productions DB Studios
This Thing Inside Me (France)
Dir: Quarxx
Prod: Vincent Brançon
Prod co: To Be Continued
NORDIC GENRE INVASION SELECTIONS:
Extrasolar (Finland)
Dir: Hannu Aukia
Prod: Hannu Aukia, Vertti Virkajarvi
Prod co: No Office Films
Polar (Norway)
Dir: Jorgen Storm Rosenberg
Prod: Rasmus Bergli, Jergen Storm Rosenberg
Prod co: Norne Film
Wailing, Wailing Envy (Finland)
Dir: Artturi Olavi Rostén, Saiju Nieminen
Prod: Artturi Olavi Rostén, Saiju Nieminen, Veera W. Vilo, Roope Olenius
Prod co: Soft Insomnia Pictures, Bright Fame Pictures
The Woods Whisper (Norway)
Prod: Martina Cecelia, Jorgen Storm Rosenberg
Prod co: 74 Entertainment
BLOOD WINDOW SELECTION:
Unfollow Me (Mexico)
Dirs: Ximena Garcia Lecuona, Eduardo Lecuona
Prods: Francisco Sanchez Solis, Javier Sepulveda, Jonathan Davis
Prod co: Maligno Gorehouse, Edge Films
SITGES FANPITCH SELECTION:
This Thing Inside Me (France)
Dir: Quarxx
Prod: Vincent Brançon
Prod co: To Be Continued
FANTASTIC 7 SELECTION:
Esper’s Light (Korea)
Dir: Jung Jaehoon
Prod: Ko Yoohee
Prod co: Walking Aha