Call for Project Submissions to "NAFF It Project," the Project Market of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Asia's Leading Genre Film Festival!

The Non-Profit Organization Visual Industry Promotion Organization (Abbreviation: VIPO, Representative Director: Takamasa Matsutani, Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) is now accepting applications for projects to participate in the "NAFF* It Project," a project market for which VIPO holds recommendation slots at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), Asia's largest genre film festival. *NAFF: Network of Asian Fantastic Films

The Bucheon project market, "NAFF It Project," selects approximately 20 film projects from applications submitted worldwide. The aim is for the producers and directors of these selected projects to have opportunities to pitch (in one-on-one meetings) to invited investors, festival programmers, platform operators, distributors, and producers from around the globe, leading to international co-productions, fundraising, and distribution.

★Selected Project ① "WASH AWAY" Director: Takuya Miyahara / Producer: Kentaro Hayashi (Nothing New) At the Bucheon pitching session, this project won the "Asian Discovery Award," one of the NAFF It Project's cash prizes, awarded to newcomers in the Asian genre cinema scene.

★Selected Project ② "Lovely Ugly Your Friend" Director: Yuka Yasukawa / Producers: Megumi Kubota & Shoko Miyamo (Bridge Head) / Screenplay: Tatsuo Kobayashi Received the "Mocha Chai Award," granting the right to post-production services equivalent to 35,000 USD from Mocha Chai Laboratories, which handles post-production for numerous films.

What are "genre films," which are constantly drawing attention in global markets? They are a common term for film genres also known as fantastic or fantasy films. Generally, they refer to highly entertaining, original works rich in fantastical themes, supernatural events, and extraordinary elements, such as horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and thrillers. Alongside international fantasy film festivals like the Sitges Film Festival in Spain, the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Belgium, and the Fantasporto in Portugal, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival is known as Asia's largest fantasy film festival.

On the final day of "NAFF It Project," a ceremony is held to announce awards, including the Bucheon Award and other cash prizes and post-production support awards. We await project entries challenging "NAFF It Project," an excellent opportunity to appeal genre film projects in their development stages to the global market. "NAFF It Project" Application Overview 【Period】　July 4 (Sat) - July 7 (Tue), 2026 (Scheduled) ※Film Festival Period: July 2 (Thu) - July 12 (Sun), 2026

【Venue】　Bucheon City, South Korea

【Number of Projects Sought】　Approximately 2 projects ※1. As stated in the application documents