Busan International Film Festival to launch Asian Film Academy with Chanel

▲ This file photo shows the Busan International Film Festival(BIFF). (Yonhap)

BUSAN, Apr. 11 (Yonhap) – The Busan International Film Festival(BIFF) and Chanel have partnered to receive applications from emerging talent in cinema.

BIFF announced on Apr. 11 that it will launch “CHANEL X BIFF ASIAN FILM ACADEMY” for the first time this year.

The Asian Film Academy(AFA) is an education program of the Busan International Film Festival that is designed to discover the emerging generation of Asian filmmakers and catalyze diverse networks among young talents.

The academy has produced 363 alumni of young filmmakers from 32 countries since 2005.

The education was held under the guidance of world-renowned directors and instructors.

The “Asian Film Academy” has been well received by participants as a global educational program to learn the practice and philosophy of filmmaking. Its alumni have been recognized for their excellence in the film industry around the world and at the world’s prestigious film festivals.

The Asian Film Academy is expected to gain even more stature with the support of Chanel.

Based on the robust financial support, it is expected to be the most enterprising and essential film education program in Asia.

▲ This file photo shows Chanel. (Yonhap)
True to its creator, Gabrielle Chanel’s wish to be “part of what will happen next,” Chanel has dedicated to creating an environment in which promising young talents and students who will lead the future film industry can thrive.

Some of the international programs include “Through Her Lens: Tribeca CHANEL Women’s Filmmaker Program,” “CHANEL Women Writers’ Network” of Tronto International Film Festival, and “First Frame” of FIRST international Film Festival in Xining, China.

The all-new “CHANEL X BIFF Asian Film Academy” will select approximately 20 young filmmakers from different Asian countries to participate in the program.

Applications will be accepted by May 8.

For more information about the detailed guidelines for applications, you can visit the official website of “CHANEL X BIFF Asian Film Academy”(https://bafa.biff.kr/).

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