New Currents Award

The only featured competition at PIFF is awarded in the ‘New Currents’ section. New Currents Award serves to promote emerging film talent in Asia by selecting the best new film by an Asian director. Selected by a jury of eminent film professionals, the award guarantees domestic film distribution in Korea or $10,000 to the director in case Korean distribution is not possible.

Sonje Fund

A cash award of 10,000,000 KRW is granted to the best Korean short film from Wide Angle section for the purpose of assisting the next production by its director.

Woonpa Fund

A cash award of 10,000,000 KRW is granted to the best Korean documentary film or video from Wide Angle section, for the purpose of assisting the next production by its director.

FIPRESCI Award

FIPRESCI Award (Prize of the International Film Critics) is awarded annually at PIFF to a newAsian film from ‘New Currents’ section for its experimental and progressive spirit by theAssociation of Internal Film Press.

NETPAC Award

The NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award is presented to the best Korean feature film by the NETPAC Jury. NETPAC was founded as an international body in 1990 with a mission to promote and to distribute Asian films, and to introduce the outstanding achievements of Asian cinema overseas.

PSB Award (Audience Award)

The PSB Award is given to most popular film in the ‘New Currents’ section of PIFF, with an audience award of 10,000 USD presented by the Pusan Broadcasting Cultural Foundation.

Korean Cinema Award

In recognition of the importance of finding an international audience for Korean cinema, the Korean Cinema Award is awarded by PIFF’s Organizing Committee to those who have made significant contribution in introducing Korean films to the international film community. This year’s recipients are Martin E. Girod, and Anna Luisa Ruoss Girod from Switzerland who began introducing Korean films with Declaration of Fools in 1988. They organized the first Korean film festival in Switzerland in 1994, presenting 12 films which toured the country. They continue to introduce Korean films through cinematheques in Switzerland.