The Manual defines international co-production as “contractual act by two or more production partners of creating and distributing production or procedural projects.”
The Manual consists of four major chapters. The Manual authors learned, through interviews, that the key to successful co-production lies in human and cultural communicating skills, deep dedication to artistic endeavor, and strong will to complete art works. The 15 cases in the Manual introduce you to the artists and producers who build up trust through a rough journey of mutual understanding and communication encountered during co-production, and finally prepare themselves for next journeys by closing the awesome one.

Taking place every year, the Performing Arts Market encompasses a program titled Looking for International Partners (LIP) which is for promotion of sharing of ideas and for cooperative partnership among performing arts profiessionals. The program attested to the high demand for the manual.