India to collaborate with South Korea on animation, gaming, VFX co-production; OTT tie-ups on cards

India and South Korea are working together to come up with an AVGC (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics) and film co-production framework, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced Tuesday. As part of the same, a government-level discussion will be held on the sidelines of the 30th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) this week. OTT tie-ups with Korean platforms are also expected at the festival scheduled between September 17 and September 26, 2025.

India is set to send its first-ever ministerial delegation to the global BIFF 2025 and the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in South Korea this year. The ministry also announced that Indian film production and training bodies, including NFDC, FTII, IICT will exchange Letters of Intent (LoIs) with Korean institutions (KAFA, KOFIC, KOCCA) at the festival.

BIFF is one of Asia’s major film festivals, and ACFM is a co-production and financing platform that connects filmmakers with global partners.

The delegation will be led by Dr L. Murugan, I&B Minister of State, and include other officials from the ministry, National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), and creators under the WAVES Bazaar initiative.

A Bharat Pavilion and a WAVES Bazaar will be set up at BIFF and ACFM to connect Indian creators with international producers and distributors. The I&B ministry will also host a cultural evening ‘Bharat Parv’ with Indian arts, music, and cuisine.

As part of this festival, 10 Indian films are set to be screened in South Korea. These will be Spying Stars by Nila Madhab Panda, If on a Winter Night by Sanju Surendran, Kok Kok Kokoook by Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap, Shape of Momo by Tribeny Rai, Bayaan by Bikas Ranjan Mishra, Don’t Tell Mother by Anoop Lokkur, Full Plate by Tannishtha Chatterjee, Karinji by Sheetal N.S., and I, Poppy by Vivek Chaudhary.

Additionally, the co-production market ACFM will see five Indian projects including Soni Razdan’s Difficult Daughters, Kunjila Mascillamani’s The Last of Them Plagues, Lanka (The Fire) by Saurav Rai, Moon by Pradip Kurbah, and Biplob Sarkar’s The Magical Men.