The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) and Bucheon City, a UNESCO City of Literary Creativity, partnered to launch the Goedam Project. Since 2020, BIFAN's Goedam Project has focused on discovering and collecting Goedam and Goedam short films for production support. In 2021, the project expanded to include creative support and introduced the Goedam Campus, which is now in its fourth year. The Goedam Campus encompasses the Goedam Planning and Development Camp, a development lab with intensive mentoring; Goedam Short Films Production Support; and Goedam Archive, which discovers, collects, and records source stories. The project also includes a citizen participation program for future creators.
This year, as part of the Goedam Archive project, a citizen contest will be held to commemorate Bucheon City's 50th anniversary. The contest aims to collect original Goedam stories and publish them as paperback and e-books.
In 2021, the Goedam Planning and Development Camp supported projects such as After-School Zoom Class(by MUN Yu-jin), which secured a production company contract, and <Breath>,
This year, as part of the Goedam Archive project, a citizen contest will be held to commemorate Bucheon City's 50th anniversary. The contest aims to collect original Goedam stories and publish them as paperback and e-books.
In 2021, the Goedam Planning and Development Camp supported projects such as After-School Zoom Class(by MUN Yu-jin), which secured a production company contract, and <Breath>,
an episode of The World is Not Perfect Even for Good People(by NA Min-ri), received short production support and was honored with the Best Picture Award at the 1st Ulsan International Film Festival. The 2022 films, Once Upon a Time in Korea (by BAE Yelam) and Tentacles In the Shadow(by OH Yukyeong), have been contracted for novel development through Safehouse Inc., a partner company. Additionally, Salvar, a 2021 selection for Goedam Short Films Production Support, was invited to four domestic and international film festivals, including the Marbella International Film Festival in Spain. The 2022 selection will premiere at this year's Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
The projects chosen for the Goedam Planning and Development Camp will have the opportunity to present to investment and production partners through pitching sessions and engage in business meetings. Participants will explore production possibilities and be connected to BIFAN Industry Gathering (B.I.G)'s project market, which offers work-in-progress post-production support and distribution support awards. This aims to create a virtuous cycle of films and content centered on Goedam.