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- Busan Asian Short Film Festival unveils awards
- May 25, 2005
- The Busan Asian Short Film Festival, which for over 20 years has served as a showcase for young filmmaking talent from Korea and abroad, held its 2005 edition from May 4-8 in Busan. Featuring 133 short works from 23 countries, the BASFF featured special sections devoted to Iranian and Japanese cinema and workshops devoted to digital filmaking, in addition to its main competition section for Asian films. This year, the winner of the top prize, the Dong-back Award (worth 5 million won and 5000 ft. of Kodak 16mm film) was Korean director KIM Hyo-jeong's Rabbits and Bears. The film tells the story of a man handing out leaflets on the street while dressed in a bear suit, who strikes up a conversation with a girl in a rabbit suit. Director KIM is a student at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. Other award-winning films include SHIN Dong-seok's Stirring Ripple, about a mother and her family driving to the temple; and PARK Su-young and PARK Jae-young'sThe Fucking Family, about a peaceful family which learns that they are about to be hit by a nuclear missile. This year's festival attracted 398 guests (371 domestic, 27 international), and drew a total audience of 4,217. A full list of awards is presented below. BASFF 2005, awards Dong-back Award (worth 5 million won and 5000 ft. of Kodak 16mm film): Rabbits and Bears, dir. KIM Hyo-jeong (Korea) Renault Samsung Award (4 million won): Stirring Ripple, dir. SHIN Dong-seok (Korea) Kyobo Award (3 million won plus 5000ft of Kodak 16mm film): The Fucking Family, dir. PARK Su-young and PARK Jae-young (Korea) Fuji Film Award (5,200ft. of Fuji 35mm film): Garivegas, dir. KIM Seon-min (Korea) Minsong Award (3 million won plus 5000ft. of 16mm film): The Red Toy, dir. Dani ROSENBURG (Israel) Sunsan Award: The Other American Dream, dir. Enrique ARROYO (Mexico) Audience Award: The Fucking Family, dir. PARK Su-young and PARK Jae-young (Korea) Special Jury Mention: Smoke-Flavored Life, dir. YU Eun-jeong, and Stand By Me, dir. CHOI Ji-young
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