(Korea) It Sounds Louder on Rainy Days

Jury Comment A film can be about anything, can talk about any subject. On the big screen of the cinema, countless spectacles are carefully orchestrated in front of our eyes to shock, to thrill, to excite us. Things we never see or experience in our real life. Yet despite the history of being an escapist medium, the films that truly stay with us are not necessarily the films that take us away from reality, but the films that make us confront the banality of life. A talented filmmaker could point a camera at something as simple as the sky, and it still makes us feel. We chose to celebrate the film that makes us contemplate our everyday lives through small interactions, subtle gestures, and intimate spaces. This film reminds us that ordinary life is always extraordinary. The Sonje Award for the Best Korean Short Film goes to It Sounds Louder on Rainy Days

(Asia) Delay

Jury Comment With restrained camerawork and visual language, the film captures the ordinary life and transforms the moments in a poetic way, allowing the audience to feel the profound yet ineffable bond between father and son.

(Special Mention) INTERFACE

Jury Comment The film reassures us that the possibilities of moving images are limitless. The filmmaker brilliantly plays with the medium as if it’s a toy that the audience is also invited to enjoy. And it’s such an exhilarating ride! The special mention goes to Interface.