NEW WORLD Grabs Jury Prize at Beaune Intl. Thriller Film Festival

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New World, the new record maker in Korean crime dramas, took home the Jury Prize from the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival on April 7th. The festival, now in its 5th edition, is known as one of the top genre film festivals to influence trends in France along with the Gerardmer Film Festival.

Among the 50 films that screened at the festival this year, the competition section presented nine films including New World, which won the Jury Prize. New World was introduced in a section devoted to thriller films from visonary directors with a fresh style. The Jury Prize is equivalent to the 2nd place award following the Grand Prize, which went to Drug War directed by Johnny TO the Hong Koing master of film noir.

Director PARK Hoon-jung, who attended the festival, looked elated and surprised at the same time when his name was called. A representative of TF1 International, the french distribution company, said that New World will have an advantage when released in France this summer because it won this prize.

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