Naman Ramachandran The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and Saudi Arabia‘s Neom production hub are set to unveil a new training initiative.
The initiative, kicking off in December, will be spearheaded by KOFIC’s Korean Academy of Film Arts. It will see seasoned Korean filmmakers train a cohort of emerging Saudi Arabian talent.
An official announcement with details is imminent. This and other potential Saudi Arabia-Korean tie-ups were discussed during a panel discussion on the opening day of the Busan Asian Contents and Film Market on Saturday.
The panel was moderated by Red Sea Film Festival programmer Kim Young-woo and featured Ryan Ashore, director of Red Sea Labs, Rasha AlEmam, producer and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Yellow Camel Studios, Emad Z.
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