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Rooted in the success of the Busan International Film Festival—Asia’s most recognized film festival, Busan is strategically nurturing the film and visual sector to reinforce its position as a global hub for visual culture and to bolster the local economy.
For the first time in Asia, UNESCO endorsed Busan as a City of Film in 2014. Since then, Busan has evolved into a vibrant center for visual content, organizing a broad array of flagship events, such as the Busan International Film Festival, the Busan International Short Film Festival, the Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, MAD STARS, and G-STAR.
It also continues to cultivate a thriving ecosystem through the Busan Content Market and the Asian Contents & Film Market. By expanding its talent pool and streamlining the entire visual content value chain—from investments and planning to production and distribution, Busan is steadily realizing its vision of becoming the capital of visual content creation and dissemination.
Public entities under the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism—namely, the Korean Film Council, the Korea Media Rating Board, and the Game Rating & Administration Committee—have moved to Busan and are now fully operational. Anchored by the iconic Busan Cinema Center, Busan possesses a comprehensive visual media infrastructure, which encompasses the Busan Cultural Contents Complex, the Busan Post Lab, and the Busan Community Media Center—all committed to fostering both commercial and artistic productions.
In a push to build an integrated industrial cluster that unites public and private sectors, the Busan Film & Audiovisual Industry Center draws relevant companies. Meanwhile, the Busan Asian Film School, together with the relocated Korean Academy of Film Arts, seeks to train the next generation of film and media professionals.
Nestled in Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, the historic cradle of cinema in Busan, the Busan Museum of Movies offers a range of attractions beyond the film festival circuit.
With its extensive infrastructure, Busan is well on its way to capturing global powerhouse status within the visual industry.
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| Busan Film Commission |
○ Address: 8F, Busan Film & Audiovisual Industry Center, 39 Centum seo-ro, Haeundae-gu (U-dong) ○ Inception: December 1999 ○ Organization: Chairman, Director, Managing Director, 10 teams ○ Duty: Filming attraction and assistance, domestic and overseas visual content projects ○ Contact: 051-7200-301 ○ Website: http://www.bfc.or.kr |
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| Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency |
○ Address: 41 Centum dong-ro, Haeundae-gu (Centum Venture Town, U-dong) ○ Inception: June 27, 1997 ○ Duty: Support for IT, CT, and startups, infrastructure establishment ○ Contact: 051-731-6660 ○ Website: http://www.busanit.or.kr |
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| Busan International Film Festival |
○ Address: 120 Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu (Busan Cinema Center) ○ Organization- General Assembly: Council, Executive Committee - Executives: Chair, Executive Committee President, Director, Auditor - Secretariat: Programmer, Secretary-General, Manager, Team Leader, Staff ○ Contact: 1688-3010 ○ Website: http://www.biff.kr |
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| Busan International Short Film Festival |
○ Address: 2F, BIFF Hill, 120 Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu ○ Organization - Executives: Chair, Director, Operations Committee President, Operations Committee Member, Auditor - Secretariat: Secretary-General, Programmer, Team Leader, Staff ○ Contact: 051-742-9600 ○ Website: https://www.bisff.org |
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| Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival Organizing Committee |
○ Address: 2F, BIFF Hill, 120 Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu ○ Organization - Executives: Chair, Organizing Committee Member, Executive Committee Member, Auditor - Secretariat: Secretary-General, Programmer, Team Leader, Staff ○ Contact: 051-743-7652 ○ Website: http://www.biky.or.kr |
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| Busan Content Market Organizing Committee |
○ Address: #806-1, Design Council Busan, 57 Centum dong-ro, Haeundae-gu ○ Inception: June 2005 ○ Organization - Executives: Organizing Committee President, Executive Committee President, Director, Auditor - Secretariat: Secretary-General, Team Leader, Staff ○ Contact: 051-747-6440 ○ Website: http://www.ibcm.tv |
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| Busan Cinema Center |
○ Address: 2F, BIFF Hill, 120 Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu ○ Size: Site area of 32,140m2, total floor area of 54,335m2 ▷ 9 floors above ground, 1 basement ○ Amenity: Theater (4), performance hall, office, outdoor theater, auxiliary facilities ○ Duty: Venue for the Busan International Film Festival and various film events ○ Contact: 051-780-6010~6 (Fax: 051-780-6019) |
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| Busan Cultural Contents Complex |
○ Address: 140 Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu (Centum City) ○ Inception: December 2011 ○ Size: Site area of 9,895m2, total floor area of 19,809m2 ▷ 9 floors above ground, 1 basement ○ Amenity: Office spaces, Content Korea Lab Busan, Busan Global Game Center, Busan Global Webtoon Center |
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| Busan Film & Audiovisual Industry Center |
○ Address: 39 Centum seo-ro, Haeundae-gu (Centum Innovation District, U-dong) ○ Size: Site area of 5,764m2, total floor area of 18,691m2 ▷ 12 floors above ground, 1 basement ○ Amenity: VIC-LAB (spaces for lease, project room, production office), office spaces for media companies, personal studio |
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| Busan Cinema Studios |
○ Address: 52 Haeundaehaebyeon-ro, Haeundae-gu (Suyeongman Bay Yachting Center, U-dong) ○ Size: Site area of 23,946m2, total floor area of 7,132m2 ○ Amenity: Studio A (837m2), Studio B (1,682m2) |
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| 3D digital film production facility Digital Bay |
○ Address: 52 Haeundaehaebyeon-ro, Haeundae-gu (Busan Cinema Studios) ○ Size: XR Tech Lab (363m2) ○ Amenity: Specialized studios for 3D, virtual production, and cinema robotics, 3D asset archive, virtual immersive digital production system |
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| Busan Post-production Facility | - Location: 6, Centum 7-ro, Haeundae-gu - Size: four aboveground and one underground level, site area of 6,611㎡, total floor space of 8,236㎡ - Main facilities: editing, DI, VFX, restoration, offices, auxiliary facilities, etc. |
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| Busan Post Lab |
○ Address: 6 Centum 7-ro, Haeundae-gu (U-dong) ○ Size: Site area of 6,611m2, total floor area of 8,236m2 ▷ 4 floors above ground, 1 basement ○ Amenity: Editing room, audio post-production studio, DI suite, office spaces, auxiliary facilities |
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| Busan Asian Film School |
○ Address: 55 Suyeong-ro 521beon-gil, Suyeong-gu ○ Size: Total floor area of 1,709m2 ▷ 3 floors above ground, 1 basement○ Amenity: Classroom, studio, audio/video editing room, e-learning studio, dormitory |
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| MAD STARS Organizing Committee |
○ Address: # 411, Byeoksan eCentum Class One, 99 Centum dong-ro, Haeundae-gu ○ Inception: March 2007 ○ Organization: Organizing Committee Chairperson, Executive Committee Chairperson, Organizing Committee Member, Advisor, Executive Committee Member, Secretariat ○ Contact: 051-623-5539 ○ Website: http://www.madstars.org |
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| Busan Film & Visual Industry Association |
○ Address: #718, 140 Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu (U-dong) ○ Inception: June 2008 ○ Duty: Technical and workforce support to advance the film and visual media field and its affiliated enterprises ○ Contact: 051-746-0016 ○ Website: http://www.biva.or.kr |
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| Busan Visuals Forum |
○ Address: #602, 176 Eomgwang-ro, Busanjin-gu (Dong-Eui University Industry-Academic Cooperation Institute, Gaya-dong) ○ Inception: September 2003 ○ Duty: Host of viewer participation video contests and seminars ○ Contact: 051-553-0384 ○ Website: http://www.부산방송영상포럼.kr |
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| Busan Museum of Movies |
○ Address: 12 Daecheong-ro 126beon-gil, Jung-gu (Yongdusan Park, Donggwang-dong) ○ Inception: July 2017 ○ Size: Site area of 4,469m2, total floor area of 11,302m2 ▷ 4 floors above ground, 3 basements ○ Amenity: Video hall, exhibition pavilion, Cine Museum, lounge ○ Contact: 051-715-4200 ○ Website: https://busanbom.kr/ |
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