Pusan academy unveils 2010 trainees
By Patrick Frater
Mon, 12 July 2010, 15:45 PM (HKT)
The Pusan Festival (7-15 Oct) has selected 24 student film-makers to join the sixth running of its Asian Film Academy (Sept 30-Oct 16).
AFA participants selected from around Asia will receive the tuition, airfare, and accommodations to assist them in the acquisition of further skills. The programme will include short-film production, workshops, master classes, and mentoring.
The AFA received 158 applications and eventually selected its final 24 from 16 countries. Participants include Indonesia's Tumpal Christian Tampubolon who was selected after applying for the third time, and Rohit Sawakhande from India, who participated last year in the festival's Wide Angle section with short film Shorty.
Asian Film Academy Class of 2010:
BAID, Nitin / India
BUTT, Rehan / Pakistan
CHAN, Alistaire Christian / Philippines
DIXIT, Bigyan Mani / Nepal
DO, Tuan Manh / Vietnam
EMON, Abu Shahed / Bangladesh
IDANAN, Aiza Jane R. / Philippines
JIRAWATTANANUNT, Panit / Thailand
JUNG, Hae-jin / Korea
KIM, Young-hei / Korea
KRISTIANTO, Denny / Indonesia
LEE, Jung-jin / Korea
LEE, Young-hsee / Taiwan
LEONG, Wei Ping / Malaysia
LIM, Ting Li / Singapore
LIN, Yuna / China
MANATAD, Carlo Francisco / Philippines
MAYASI, Rakan Mohammad / Lebanon
NIKZADEH, Azadeh / Iran
NIMALACHANDRA, Deepthi / Sri Lanka
NIMBALKER, Avantika / India
SAWAKHANDE, Rohit / India
TAMPUBOLON, Tumpal Christian / Indonesia
WOODFORD, Nicole Midori / Singapore
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