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Sakhya Byamba’s film Zogsool dominated the Vision Awards at the Busan International Film Festival on Wednesday, claiming four prizes and emerging as the night’s top winner. The Mongolian production took home the Netpac Award, the Fipresci Award, and the Vision of Jiseok Award. It also shared the Hylife Vision Award with Sailesh Rathnakumar’s Selvi, which additionally picked up the Taipei Film Commission Award.
Korean Films Earn Strong Recognition
Among Korean titles, Jeong Jihye’s Full Moon had a standout evening. The film won three awards: the CGV Award, the K-Movie Award, and the Songwon Vision Audience Award – Korea. Park Songyeol’s Beyond Love’s Horizon also performed well, winning both the KBS Independent Film Award and the Critic b Award.
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Won Hyangra received one of two Actor of the Year honors for her performance in Beyond Love’s Horizon. Meanwhile, Kang Seung-ho claimed the other Actor of the Year prize for his work in Cosmic Trace.
Oh Sehyeon’s Baler won twice, taking the Jeong-in Award and the Citizen Critics’ Award. In addition, Kim Si-jin’s The Flower received the DGK Plus M Award.
Asian and International Awards
The BIFF Mecenat Award in the Asian category went to Yang Bo’s Agaar. Yi Seungjun’s Can I Talk to You? won the Korean equivalent, while Choi Se-dam’s A Woman Dancing on the Waves earned a special mention.
Soroush Shahpouri’s Fatima won the Asian Sonje Award. Yun Taerang’s Toe’s took the Korean Sonje Award, and Jung Jaeseo’s The Boy Who Fell to Earth received a special mention in the same category.
Kumamoto Ryohei’s After the Song won the Face of the Future Award. Arvin Belarmino’s Ria claimed The Heart of Eurasia Award. Furthermore, Chen Jianying’s There Will Be Snow received the Bishkek International Film Festival – Central Asia Cinema Award. Darkhan Tulegenov’s The Cord took the International Film Festival of India – Vision Asia Award.
Audience Awards and Festival Closing
Audience votes sent Shashank Walia’s Birds in the Dark to the top of the Songwon Vision Audience Award – Asia. Im Yeonjeong’s Recovery won the Documentary Audience Award. La Bola Negra, directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, won the Flash Forward Audience Award.
Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak’s Birds of War won the Busan Cinephile Award, rounding out a wide-ranging night of recognition across multiple categories and regions.
The 31st edition of the Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6 and closes on October 15. Its industry component, the Asian Contents & Film Market, ran from October 10 to October 13.
