MOTHER Wins Blue Dragon Award 2009
Directed by Joon-ho Bong, Mother, South Korea’s submission for the 2010 best foreign language film Academy Awards, won the top prize at the Blue Dragon Awards ceremony held tonight in Seoul.
Despite its important victory, Mother, the tale of a middle-aged mother (Kim Hye-ja) fighting to clear the name of her son (Won Bin), who has been accused of a vicious crime, failed to win many more trophies. In fact, the film won only two other awards: best supporting actor (Jin Ku) and best lighting.
The best director was Yong-hwa Kim for Take Off, an action film about Korea’s national ski jumping team.
Best acting honors went to the following: Myeong-min Kim, best actor for Closer to Heaven; Ji-won Ha, best actress, [...]
by Irene Young | December 2, 2009
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Asia-Pacific Screen Awards 2009
2009 Asia-Pacific Screen Awards
2009 Asia-Pacific Screen Award winners: Australia’s Gold Coast on Nov 26. 2009
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Writer-director Warwick Thornton’s Samson & Delilah, Australia’s submission for the 2010 best foreign-language film Academy Award, took best film honors at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Screen Awards held in Queensland, Australia. Samson & Delilah tells the story of two young aborigines (Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson) who flee their village in the Australian desert; the problem is: they have nowhere to go. Thornton’s drama has also been nominated for 13 Australian Film Institute Awards.
Best Feature Film
* Samson & Delilah – Australia
Produced by Kath Shelper
Forever Enthralled People’s Republic of China
Produced by Han Sanping and Du Jiayi
City of Life and Death [...]
by Irene Young | November 27, 2009
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