As part of the Busan Story Market, which takes place during the Busan International Film Festival, 18 international projects were selected.
There are 10 projects from Taiwan, six from Japan and two from France. This selection joins the 29 Korean IP selections for the Busan Story Market and 30 titles for the Asian Project Market, all of which fall under the umbrella of the Asian Contents & Film Market.
This year’s edition of the Busan Story Market will showcase French IPs selected by the Cultural Service of the French Embassy in the Republic of Korea, including a book and a web novel. Organizers said this year will be the first time that French original IPs will be showcased at the market, as previous editions mainly focused on showcasing French film IPs for remakes.
Five books, three web novels and two webtoons were submitted through the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and selected by Korean judges. The selected titles include Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation, LINE Webtoon (Taiwan), Mirror Fiction Inc., Links Publishing, UDN.com Co., Sharp Point Media Group and 4U Films Co.
From Japan, five books and one comic from six different companies were selected through the country’s Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO). The Japanese IP selections include a story that combines a science fiction universe with vampires, a crime thriller involving a psychiatrist, and a time travel story with a magical element.
The Busan Story Market will be held from October 5 to 8 at Busan’s BEXCO Exhibition Hall 2.
