Sakhya Byamba’s “Zogsool” was the biggest winner at the Busan International Film Festival’s Vision Awards on Wednesday, taking home four prizes.
The film won both the Netpac Award and the Fipresci Award, along with the Vision of Jiseok Award. It also shared the Hylife Vision Award with Sailesh Rathnakumar’s “Selvi,” which separately picked up the Taipei Film Commission Award.
Among Korean titles, Jeong Jihye’s “Full Moon” won three prizes: the CGV Award, the K-Movie Award and the Songwon Vision Audience Award – Korea. Park Songyeol’s “Beyond Love’s Horizon” won the KBS Independent Film Award and the Critic b Award, and Won Hyangra received one of two Actor of the Year honors for her work in the film. Kang Seung-ho took the other for “Cosmic Trace.”
Oh Sehyeon’s “Baler” won twice, with the Jeong-in Award and the Citizen Critics’ Award. Kim Si-jin’s “The Flower” received the DGK Plus M Award.
The BIFF Mecenat Award in the Asian category went to Yang Bo’s “Agaar,” and Yi Seungjun’s “Can I Talk to You?” won the Korean award. Choi Se-dam’s “A Woman Dancing on the Waves” got a special mention.
Soroush Shahpouri’s “Fatima” won the Asian Sonje Award, and Yun Taerang’s “Toe’s” won the Korean one. Jung Jaeseo’s “The Boy Who Fell to Earth” was singled out with a special mention.
Kumamoto Ryohei’s “After the Song” won the Face of the Future Award, and Arvin Belarmino’s “Ria” won The Heart of Eurasia Award. “There Will Be Snow,” from Chen Jianying, 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.
Audiences picked Shashank Walia’s “Birds in the Dark” for the Songwon Vision Audience Award – Asia. Im Yeonjeong’s “Recovery” won the Documentary Audience Award, and “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.
The 31st edition of the festival opened Oct. 6 and will close Oct. 15. Its industry arm, the Asian Contents & Film Market, ran from Oct. 10 to Oct. 13.