New Currents Award

The only featured competition at PIFF is awarded in ‘New Currents’ section. The 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 awards guarantee a 10,000 USD cash award to the winning director.

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 new Asian film from ‘New Currents’ section for its experimental and progressive spirit by the Association 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 granted by PIFF’s Organizing Committee to those who have made significant contribution in introducing Korean films to the international film community. This year’s recipient is Eva ZAORALOVA, artistic director of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). She selected Peppermint Candy, by Lee Chang Dong, for competition at KVIFF 2000 and held a retrospective of Hong Sangsoo with his three films the same year. This year, KVIFF screened around 30 Korean films, including Bongja by Park Chul-Soo, in competition, “New Korean Cinema”, a special retrospective of Korean films, was a particularly good occasion to introduce Korean cinema to the film community of Easter Europe.