The initiative is aimed at foreign producers who are interested in a Korean co-production. They will be able submit a one-page project proposal. It will be distributed to 250 Korean producers. Interested parties will have up to a week to respond directly to the proposal.
PGK’s International Co-Production Showcase, staged at ACFM’s new Producer Hub, also saw the guild sign two memorandums of understanding with Asosiasi Produser Film Indonesia, an Indonesian film producers’ association, and the Hong Kong Movie Production Executives Association Committee.
The event also placed the spotlight on two international co-productions. Yoo Jae-sun’s
Sleep
will have a US remake to be co-produced by Kim Tae-wan, CEO of Lewis Pictures. The original was screened at Cannes and starred Lee San-kyun, who died in 2011.
Dreams of You
is also in the works, a Korea/Vietnam production produced by Lee Jung Se, Jerrygood Company. It stars Lee Kwang Soo and Hoang Ho.