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Overview

Univ. Course

An AI Short film production workshop designed for university or graduate students to discover and nurture future talent in AI content creation. Spanning everything from the basics of filmmaking to creative expression utilizing AI, the program serves ad a launching pad for aspiring creators to step up as next-generation media and film professionals. Running for five days from June 23 (Tue) to June 27 (Sat), this course provides expert lectures on AI and close mentoring, alongside full support for production equipment and paid AI tools. Within this intensive, hands-on environment, participants will directly plan and complete their own AI short films.

Content	AI-based short film production workshop for university or graduate students
Date	June 23 (Tue) - June 27 (Sat)
Venue	AI Film Institute Bucheon (inside Webtoon Convergence Center)
Participants	30 university and graduate students (3 members per team, 10 teams total)
Host Organization
Sponsor	This program is funded by the Science and Technology Promotion Fund and the Lottery Fund, with support from the Ministry of Science and ICT and Korea Foundation for Science and Creativity. It contributes to the advancement of science and technology in South Korea, as well as enhancing the welfare of low-income and underprivileged communities.
inquiries	ai2@bifan.kr

Experts

Mentor · Generative AI Instructor

BAE Jun-won

Bae Jun-won is a film director and screenwriter whose practice moves across narrative cinema, AI media art, and exhibition. Based in Bucheon, he develops a hybrid practice that combines traditional filmmaking with AI image and video generation, moving freely between cinema and media art.

Scenario Instructor

LIM Da-seul

Lim Da-seul majored in film directing and screenwriting. She has been creating stories as a director and screenwriter in various media. She directed feature film Home Sweet Home and short film Partner, Blinky and Tongue. Tongue won the Best Korean Short Film at the 2025 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and the top prize at the Midnight Short Competition of South by Southwest (SXSW).

Class Lead

HEO Dahee, AI Content Project Manager

Heo Dahee majored in film. She directed the short film Dive, which was invited to numerous film festivals including Busan International Film Festival and Seoul Independent Film Festival. She began working on AI films in 2024, and Sigumun, in which she participated as the AI artist, won the Grand Prize at the 2025 Seoul Global AI Film Festa. She served as a producer and AI artist on Zeke, the Pixel Hero, a supported project by the 2026 BIFAN Fantastic Film School: Creator Course. She is currently in charge of AI Content Project Manager at Premier Inc.