The Chaser; The Good, the Bad, and the Weird vie for international awards

The Chaser¡¯s KIM Yoon-suk has been nominated for the 2^nd Asia Pacific Screen Award¡¯s Best actor nod, according to the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF).

KIM Jee-woon – director of The Good, the Bad, and the Weird – is nominated in the best director category. The Good, the Bad, and the Weird¡¯s director of photography LEE Mo-gae has a shot at the Best cinematography award.

Auteur cineaste HONG Sang-soo will compete for the Best screenplay award. He has been nominated for the scenario of Night and Day.

Korea has two more nominations in the Asia Pacific Screen Award. If you were me 2 : Anima Version 2 is included in the Best Animated Feature Film. KIM Dong-won and his 63 Years On feature make a bid for the Best Documentary Feature Film Award.

Last year¡¯s first edition of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards crowned Secret Sunshine¡¯s LEE Chang-dong as Best director and JEON Do-youn as Best actress.

The award show will take place on 11 November at the Gold Coast, Australia.

Yi Ch¡¯ang-ho (KOFIC)