Busan is good

1. Heighten national status in the international community

• The Busan International Film Festival has been chosen by TIME Magazine as the best film festival in Asia, recognized as one of the five most prestigious film festivals in the world.
• The Busan International Film Festival was accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) in 2006.
• The Busan International Film Festival won the "Federico Fellini Honor Award" from UNESCO in 2007.
• The Busan International Film Festival was selected as the "Most Wanted to be Seen Festival"in Korea: research conducted by the Korea Research Center, sponsored by The Forum of Korean Future.
• The Big Roof of Busan Cinema Center (BIFF Theater) was recognized as the world's largest cantilever roof by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2011.
• The Busan International Film Festival was chosen to be included on the Top 12 Korea Tourism Guinness list by the Korea Tourism Organization in 2012.
• The Busan International Film Festival won the Grand Prize at the Korea Regional Brand Awards in the festival category (2013, Seoul Newspaper).

2. Economic Impact (based on BDI (Busan Development Institution) research data, 2012)

• Established its foundation as a hub of Asian visual culture, elevated the value of the city's brand
• The Busan International Film Festival was accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) in 2006.

1. Asian Film Academy

• Goals: Educate young promising Asian film makers, consolidate network for film professionals
• Overview: Educational program with approximately 50 film people participating (faculty, production instructors, learners). The program lasts for about 20 days. Production of short films, faculty film screening, workshops, discussions

2. Asian Film Market

• Goals: Construction of market for Asia’s top films, accelerate growth of Korean film industry
• Overview: Sale of film and project rights, market screening, online screening, Asian Project Market, etc.
• Size: about 100 booths from 200 companies and organizations, about 100 screenings

3. Asian Cinema Fund

• Goals: Encourage production of independent movies from Asia, help set up a stable production environment
• Overview: Pre-production (script development fund), post-production (post-production fund),and documentary (Asian Network of Documentary Fund)

4. Platform Busan

• Goals: A networking forum for independent Asian filmmakers
• Overview: Discussion on the Asia film industry, meeting with filmmakers, small talk and more