Expanding Meaning, Reading the Times FORUM BIFF

Program

Two Scenes at the Box Office: Vanishing Mid-Budget Films, Rising Animation

Session 1 The Rise of Asian Animation: What Will It Take?

Examine the industrial environments of Korea, China, and Japan as Asian animation expands its presence in the global market,
and consider the conditions for its next leap forward.

#AsianAnimation #KoreanChineseJapaneseAnimation #AnimationIndustry #GlobalBoxOfficeSuccess #ProductionInfrastructure #K-Animation
10/8(Thu) 13:00 – 15:00
Moderator: Lee Woobeen(CINE21)
How an Animated Film Reaches the World
Presentation: SHINOMIYA Yoshitoshi(Director)
China and the Rise of Asian Animation
Presentation: Daisy Yan DU(The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Animation, the Final Puzzle Piece of Korea's IP Business: Structuring IP and Fandom
Presentation: CHO Kyunghun(studio ANIMAL)
Discussion
Discussion: SUNG Sangmin(Culture Critic), SUNAMI Kazuki(CoMix Wave Films)

Session 2 The Vanishing Middle: Can Mid-Budget Films Cross Borders?

Diagnose the structural causes behind the disappearance of mid-budget films, once the backbone of Korean cinema,
and search for new pathways and possibilities, including international co-production.

#KoreanFilmPolarization #MidBudgetFilms #InternationalCoProduction #GlobalCoProduction #FilmIndustryCrisis #KoreanFilmEcosystem
10/9(Fri) 16:30 – 19:00
Moderator: KIM Seonghoon(CINE21)
How Can Multifaceted Mid-Budget Films Find Their Place in International Co-Productions?
Keynote Speech: KIM Jong-kwan(Director)
What Mid-Budget Films Have Sustained in Korean Cinema
Presentation: AN Youngjin(Jin Pictures)
The Ambitions and Pitfalls of Mid-Budget Films from the Perspective of Cost Recoupment
Presentation : LEE Hwabae(LEEHWABAE Company INC)
Can International Co-Production Offer a Viable Solution?
Presentation : AHN Byungrae(gozip studio)
Discussion
Discussion: SONG Hyojung(BLUEFIRESTUDIO), Lee Hyunjung(Showbox), LIM Sun-ae(Director)