Presented by the 18th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, 'JIMFF OST Market' (from now on referred to as 'OST Market') is the world's first market for film music composers to discover new talents and support the debut of up-and-coming musicians. Since 2006, in no less than 16 years, Jecheon International Music & Film Academy has produced more than 600 graduates. However, the names of those who are well-known in the industry are still very few because the industry is hesitant to hire an up-and-coming composer. Now is the time for the festival to take a step forward and blaze a direct trail into the film industry. For those who are talented but have not yet broken through the solid walls of the industry, the 'OST Market' will be a realistic and significant opportunity. In addition, upon each completed matching, production companies, investment companies, directors, producers, or other media industry personnel looking for emerging film music composers with original perspectives and fresh talent will receive up to USD 39,000 of music production funds out of the total amount of up to USD 195,000.

Just as the growth of the Korean film industry was made possible thanks to talented directors, a publicly accessible market for film music composers is essential to promote the film music industry. Therefore, Jecheon International Music & Film Festival will launch 'OST Market' for the first time in the world under the theme of 'Music Film' to create a gateway for film music composers to discover and support new talents to play the role of a significant incubator.