“After My Death” by Kim Uiseok and “Blockage” by Mohsen Gharaei shared the top prize in the New Currents category at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival.
Other notable award winners at the festival included:
Kim Jiseok Award
Winner: Malila: The farewell Flower / Anucha BOONYAWATANA (Thailand)
Winner: The Scythian Lamb / YOSHIDA Daihachi (Japan)
BIFF Mecenat Award
Winner (Korea): Soseongri / PARK Baeil (Korea)
Winner (Asia): Sennan Asbestos Disaster / HARA Kazuo (Japan)
Sonje Award
Winner (Korea): A Hand-written Poster / KWAK Eunmi (Korea)
Winner (Asia): Madonna / Sinung WINAHYOKO (Indonesia)
Actor & Actress of the Year Awards
Actor of the Year: PARK Jonghwan / Hit the Night (Korea)
Actress of the Year: JEON Yeobeen / After My Death (Korea)
KNN Award
Winner: End of Summer / ZHOU Quan (China)
Busan Bank Award
Winner: Pulse / Stevie CRUZ-MARTIN (Australia)
Citizen Critics’ Award
Winner: Possible Faces / LEE Kanghyun (Korea)
Vision – Director’s Award
Winner: February / KIM Joonghyun (Korea)
Winner: Hit the Night / JEONG Gayoung (Korea)
CGV Art House Award
Winner: Microhabitat / JEON Gowoon (Korea)
