The Asian Film Awards are returning for their 14th edition this year, which will take place for the first time in Busan, South Korea, after the previous 13 editions took place in either Hong Kong or Macao. Leading the nominations scorecard is BONG Joon-ho’s global smash Parasite (2019), which was recognized in ten categories. A total of nine films from Korea amassed 19 nominations across the event...
Hong Sangsoo’s The Day After(2017),LEE Joon-ik’s Anarchist from Colony(2017) and KIM Yong-hwa’s Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds have all received a trio of nominations for the upcoming 12th Asian Film Awards, which will take place in Macao on March 17th. The Day After, which debuted in competition at Cannes and was one of three Hong films last year (along with On the Beach at Night Alone, 2016...
The Korean Film Producers Association (KFPA) handed their top prize this year to the period siege drama The Fortress, from director HWANG Dong-hyuk. HWANG’s film also took the prizes for Best Editing (NAM Na-young) and Best Sound for CHOI Tae-young, who previously won for period drama The Throne (2015). The 4th KFPA Awards, which were hosted by actor KWON Hae-hyo (The Day After), took place on the...