The 2nd Wildflower Film Awards
The Wildflower Film Awards has unveiled the nominations for its second edition, with the prizes to be bestowed at a ceremony on April 9th in central Seoul.
The organisation is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of Korean independent cinema, as well as films that have a budget of less than 1 billion won. With the vertically-integrated nature of the commercial industry in Korea such films often have an arduous production and a battle to secure distribution, despite the incredible creativity and insight contained within.
The nominations were selected by a panel of film professionals and cineastes, headed by Korean cinema specialist director Darcy Paquet, a figure renowned for his contributions in promoting films from the region. The committee – which Hanguk Yeonghwa is proud to be a part of – chose the finalists from over 60 features and almost 30 documentaries released throughout 2014.
Out of the 21 films nominated July Jung’s A Girl at My Door leads with seven nods, while Lee Su-jin’s Han Gong-ju and Woo Moon-gi’s The King of Jokgu have five. Lee Yong-seung’s 10 Minutes, Zhang Lu’s Gyeongju, and Hong Sang-soo’s Hill of Freedom have four nominations each, respectively.
In the build-up to the awards ceremony, from April 6th~9th screenings of six of the nominees will occur at Seoul Theater, accompanied by Q&A sessions with the filmmakers involved.
For the full list of nominees, please see below:
Best Director – Narrative Films
Woo Moon-gi, The King of Jokgu
Zhang Lu, Gyeongju
July Jung, A Girl at My Door
Lee Su-jin, Han Gong-ju
Lee Yong-seung, 10 Minutes
Hong Sangsoo, Hill of Freedom
Best Director – Documentaries
Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, A Dream of Iron
Park Moon-chil, My Place
Park Chan-kyong, Manshin
Lee Sang-ho & Ahn Hae-ryong, The Truth Shall Not Sink With Sewol
Lee Chang-jae, The Hospice
Jung Yoonsuk, Non-fiction Diary
Hong Jae-hui, My Father’s Emails
Best Actor
Park Hae-il, Gyeongju
Song Sae-byuk, A Girl at My Door
Ahn Jae-hong, The King of Jokgu
Jung Eui-gap, The Dinner
Kase Ryo, Hill of Freedom
Best Actress
Kim Saeron, A Girl at My Door
Moon Sori, Hill of Freedom
Bae Doona, A Girl at My Door
Shin Min-a, Gyeongju
Chun Woo-hee, Han Gong-ju
Best Screenplay
Kim Tae-gon, The King of Jokgu
Kim Da-hyun, 10 Minutes
Lee Su-jin, Han Gong-ju
July Jung, A Girl at My Door
Hong Sangsoo, Hill of Freedom
Best Cinematography
Kim Hyunseok, A Girl at My Door
Kelvin Kyung Kun Park & Stone Kim, A Dream of Iron
Cho Young-jik, Gyeongju
Jee Yune-jeong, Lee Sun-young, Yoo Ji-sun, Manshin
Hong Jae-sik, Han Gong-ju
Best New Director
Park Chan-kyong, Manshin
Woo Moon-gi, The King of Jokgu
Lee Su-jin, Han Gong-ju
Lee Yong-seung, 10 Minutes
July Jung, A Girl at My Door
Best New Actor
Kwak Siyang, Night Flight
Baek Jong-hwan, 10 Minutes
Byun Yo-han, Tinker Ticker
Lee Jeajoon, Night Flight
Choi Woo-shik, Set Me Free
Best New Actress
Kong Ye-ji, Shuttlecock
Kim Su-an, Mad Sad Bad – Picnic
Park Joohee, The Wicked
Lee Yoo-young, Late Spring
Hwang Seung-un, The King of Jokgu
To visit the official Wildflower Film Awards website, please click here.
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