ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the relationship between the Argentine and Korean film industries from the perspective of postcolonial theories and film festival studies, in parallel with an analysis of case studies and additional research based on film festival and film institute archives. It discusses the rationale behind Korean stakeholders’ funding of Argentine films and clarifies their connection through a funding model rooted in the context of film festivals. In 2013, The Korean Film Council relocated its main headquarters to the city of Busan, site of the Busan International Film Festival. The circulation of films between the two countries started with film festivals. The Mar del Plata International Film Festival is the oldest in Latin America and the only one on the A-list of the International Federation of Film Producers Associations. The Hubert Bals Fund, created in 1988 and based at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, provides funding for script development and postproduction work for developing countries’ films.
