Jung Yoon-suk’s documentary, “Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno” was named Grand Prize winner at South Korea’s Wildflower Awards on Thursday (Apr.
12).
The film cast light on a college punk duo and their struggles with government censorship.
“Bamseom Pirates” is the first documentary to win Grand Prize.Hong Sang-soo won best narrative film director for “The Day After,” which competed at Cannes Film Festival in 2017.
The best documentary director award went to Moon Chang-yong and Jeon Jin for “Becoming Who I Was.”The numerical winner was “Jane,” which scooped four trophies.
The queer drama won the best actress award for Lee Min-ji; best screenplay for Cho Hyun-hoon and Kim So-mi; best cinematography for Cho Young-jik; and best score for Flash Flood Darlings.Veteran, Key Joo-bong won the best actor prize for his role in “Merry Christmas Mr.
Mo,” which also earned Lim Dae-hyeong the best new narrative film director award.
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