Call for Entries: 2025 FLY Film Festival

02 Jul 2025

As part of the ASEAN-ROK Film Community Programme supported by the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF), the Busan Film Commission will host the 2025 FLY Film Festival to celebrate the works of FLY alumni. This year marks the 11th and final anniversary of FLY and we look forward to commemorating this remarkable finale with the FLY Community.

We invite FLY alumni to gather in Busan to reconnect and share their filmmaking journeys. FLY Alumni who wish to screen their films or participate in the festival are encouraged to refer to the guidelines provided


I. Overview
      ○ Festival Title: 2025 FLY Film Festival
      ○ Date: 3 (Mon) - 6 (Thu) November 2025 (4 days)
      ○ Venue: Busan Cinema Center
      ○ Organizer: Busan Film Commission
      ○ Supported by: ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF)
      ○ Program
           -  Opening Ceremony and Networking Events
           -  Screenings: Short and feature-length films directed or produced by FLY alumni
           -  FLY Forum: Case studies and roundtable discussions with alumni and industry professionals

II. Key Dates
- Call for Entries and Application Deadline: 2 - 23 July 2025 at 18:00 (KST)
- Selection Announcement: Mid-August 2025
- Screening Copy Due: 1 September 2025

III. Submission Guidelines
Eligibility:

- Short or featurelength films in which FLY alumni served as key roles (director, writer, cinematographer, or producer)

- The film must have been completed no earlier than November 2012, following FLY2012

- Films that have screened at other domestic or international festivals will be considered


Link for entry submission and detailed guidelines:

http://www.filmleadersincubator.asia/fly/bbs/FYBBSV.do?bbs_id=NT_FLY_0100&_menuNo=61&ntc_id=10575

IV. Contact
Busan Film Commission External Cooperation Team
Email: thedongho@filmbusan.kr