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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.
The Missing
Tiny Snowflakes
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.
The Spring and the Delight
The Third Tongue
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.
And Thereafter
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.
Deep Breath
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.
Untold Scandal
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.
The Road Taken
The Asian Filmmaker of the Year
In order to celebrate the accomplishments of a filmmaker who has shown the most activity in improving and developing the Asian Film industry in the past year, we're honored to present "The Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award”. And the first recipient of this year's prestigious award is, Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Well known for the epitome of Iran Cinema, Makhmalbaf contended in the Cannes Film Festival with Kandahar, a film that deals with the harsh reality of Afghanistan. He has spent a great deal of time and effort to revitalize the culture and children’s education in Afghanistan. By establishing the Afghan Children Education Movement (ACEM) in December of 2002, He raised $2 Million (US) for charity for Afghanistan Children. In fact, he is currently producing a film in Afghanistan to help Afghanistan rekindle their culture, especially in cinema. Specifically, he has sponsored the establishment of Kabul Film in Kabul, and he is in the process of training 20 Afghan youths in film production. Also, he has encouraged his oldest daughter, Samira Makhmalbaf, to make the film, At Five in the Afternoon in Afghanistan. He also produced the first full-length feature film, Osama, after the fall of the Taliban regime. As a stellar director, Makhmalbaf has produced many works that will remain in the history of cinema and devoted himself to rebuild the film industry and children’s education. We commemorate Makhmalbaf’s works that have improved the overall reputation of Asian filmmakers and the film industry.
Korean Cinema Award
The Korean Cinema Award is presented annually to those who have made significant contributions to Korea films by introducing them to the global film industry.
PARK Byoung-yang | president of Asia Film Production
LEE Bong-u | president of Cine Quanon Production
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 recipients are Park Byoung-yang, the president of Asia Film Production and Lee Bong-u, the president of Cine Quanon Production. Through their productions, they made a great contribution to introduce Korean films to Japan. Since 1984, Asia Film Production has hold numerous Korean retrospective and helped Korean films distributed throughout Japan. By distributing many Korean films such as Sopyonje, Shiri, and Joint Security Area JSA, Cine Quanon has pioneered in popularizing Korean films to Japanese audience.