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'Lucky Chan-sil' director wins top prize at 8th Wildflower Film Awards
- May 24, 2021
'Lucky Chan-sil' director wins top prize
at 8th Wildflower Film Awards
Updated : 2021-05-23 17:29
By Kwak Yeon-soo
Director Kim Cho-hee, who helmed the critically-acclaimed film, "Lucky Chan-sil," has won the grand prize at the 8th Wildflower Film Awards.
In her acceptance speech, Kim thanked Academy Award-winning actress, Youn Yuh-jung, who worked on the 200 million won ($177,000) budget film without pay to support the first-time filmmaker.
"This award implies that a good movie title led to a happy ending. It is a testament to the hard work of the team involved. I'd like to dedicate this award to the incredible film crew who have worked hard behind the scenes," she said during the awards ceremony that took place at Literature House Seoul, Friday.
Kang Mal-geum, who plays the lead role of Chan-sil in the film, took home the Best New Actor Award. "As the film title suggests, I became a lucky person like Chan-sil. I'd like to thank director Kim and the production team who have struggled together to complete the film," she said.
Kang has received numerous accolades for her performance in "Lucky Chan-sil," winning the Best New Actor Award at the 2021 Blue Dragon Film Awards, 2020 Buil Film Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards.
The Best Actor Award went to Kwak Min-gyu of "The Boy From Nowhere," which is a movie about an illegal migrant worker broker named Soo who falls in love with surfing, while the Best Actress Award went to Kim Ho-jeong of "A French Woman," which is about Mi-ra, a French-Korean who visits Korea, the country of her birth, for the first time in 20 years.
"I become desperate when working on smaller independent films, and there were times when I thought to myself 'I just can't do it anymore.' But the script for 'A French Woman' was so good and the film was made with great effort. I had the pleasure of working with a truly professional film crew," actress Kim said.
"I wondered how many people would go and see our film amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20,000 moviegoers came to support our film. I'd like to thank the audience who supported the film," she added. Director Yoon Dam-bi of "Moving On," a movie about siblings staying at their grandfather's house during summer vacation with their father, took home the Best Director Award, while actor-turned-filmmaker Jung Jin-young of "Me and Me" won the Best New Director Award.
The Best Screenplay Award was given to Lee Tae-gyeom and Kim Ja-en of "I Don't Fire Myself," a tale of employees who stand up against injustice in the workplace while they are on the verge of being laid off.
Established in 2014, the Wildflower Film Awards recognizes the achievements of Korean independent and low-budget films.
Director Kim Cho-hee, who helmed the critically-acclaimed film, "Lucky Chan-sil," has won the grand prize at the 8th Wildflower Film Awards.
In her acceptance speech, Kim thanked Academy Award-winning actress, Youn Yuh-jung, who worked on the 200 million won ($177,000) budget film without pay to support the first-time filmmaker.
"This award implies that a good movie title led to a happy ending. It is a testament to the hard work of the team involved. I'd like to dedicate this award to the incredible film crew who have worked hard behind the scenes," she said during the awards ceremony that took place at Literature House Seoul, Friday.
Kang Mal-geum, who plays the lead role of Chan-sil in the film, took home the Best New Actor Award. "As the film title suggests, I became a lucky person like Chan-sil. I'd like to thank director Kim and the production team who have struggled together to complete the film," she said.
Kang has received numerous accolades for her performance in "Lucky Chan-sil," winning the Best New Actor Award at the 2021 Blue Dragon Film Awards, 2020 Buil Film Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards.
The Best Actor Award went to Kwak Min-gyu of "The Boy From Nowhere," which is a movie about an illegal migrant worker broker named Soo who falls in love with surfing, while the Best Actress Award went to Kim Ho-jeong of "A French Woman," which is about Mi-ra, a French-Korean who visits Korea, the country of her birth, for the first time in 20 years.
"I become desperate when working on smaller independent films, and there were times when I thought to myself 'I just can't do it anymore.' But the script for 'A French Woman' was so good and the film was made with great effort. I had the pleasure of working with a truly professional film crew," actress Kim said.
"I wondered how many people would go and see our film amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20,000 moviegoers came to support our film. I'd like to thank the audience who supported the film," she added. Director Yoon Dam-bi of "Moving On," a movie about siblings staying at their grandfather's house during summer vacation with their father, took home the Best Director Award, while actor-turned-filmmaker Jung Jin-young of "Me and Me" won the Best New Director Award.
The Best Screenplay Award was given to Lee Tae-gyeom and Kim Ja-en of "I Don't Fire Myself," a tale of employees who stand up against injustice in the workplace while they are on the verge of being laid off.
Established in 2014, the Wildflower Film Awards recognizes the achievements of Korean independent and low-budget films.
Reporter : yeons.kwak@koreatimes.co.kr
