"The Chaser" Grabs PiFan's Top Award
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Korean sleeper hit "The Chaser", director Na Hong-jin's thrilling debut, captured the 'Best of Puchon' prize at the 12th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), along with 2 more awards, making it the night's big winner.
The festival's international jury also handed "The Chaser" a Best Actress prize for SEO Young-hee, while a jury from the European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals (EFFFF) named it the recipient of its Asian Award. EFFFF also gave special mentions to Yim Pil-sung's "Hansen and Gretel" and Yoshihiro Nishimura's Tokyo Gore Police.
The Best Director prize went to Swedish art house vampire film, Let the Right One In, by Tomas Alfredson. The much-talked-about film also won the Prugio Citizen's Choice Award.
A Best Actor award was shared by co-stars Ekin Cheng and Shawn Yue for Singapore/Hong Kong feature Rule Number One, directed by Kelvin Tong. Animation omnibus, Fear(s) of the Dark, from France, won the Jury's Choice award.
In the Puchon Choice Shorts section, Canada's Rodrigo Gudino's won $5,000 for The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow. Korean director Jang Hyeong-yoon also took home $5,000 for his animation "A Coffee Vending Machine and Its Sword" (PART OF "Indie Anibox : Selma's Protein Coffee "), winning both the Best Korean Short film award as well as the Citizen's Choice award. The Jury's Choice went to German short Shaustein's Final Film by Christian Klandt, winning $3,000.
The ceremony was held Friday, July 25, followed by closing film "Cyborg She", a Korean-Japanese co-production set in Tokyo by Korean helmer Kwak Jae-yong.
Nigel D'Sa (KOFIC)
The festival's international jury also handed "The Chaser" a Best Actress prize for SEO Young-hee, while a jury from the European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals (EFFFF) named it the recipient of its Asian Award. EFFFF also gave special mentions to Yim Pil-sung's "Hansen and Gretel" and Yoshihiro Nishimura's Tokyo Gore Police.
The Best Director prize went to Swedish art house vampire film, Let the Right One In, by Tomas Alfredson. The much-talked-about film also won the Prugio Citizen's Choice Award.
A Best Actor award was shared by co-stars Ekin Cheng and Shawn Yue for Singapore/Hong Kong feature Rule Number One, directed by Kelvin Tong. Animation omnibus, Fear(s) of the Dark, from France, won the Jury's Choice award.
In the Puchon Choice Shorts section, Canada's Rodrigo Gudino's won $5,000 for The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow. Korean director Jang Hyeong-yoon also took home $5,000 for his animation "A Coffee Vending Machine and Its Sword" (PART OF "Indie Anibox : Selma's Protein Coffee "), winning both the Best Korean Short film award as well as the Citizen's Choice award. The Jury's Choice went to German short Shaustein's Final Film by Christian Klandt, winning $3,000.
The ceremony was held Friday, July 25, followed by closing film "Cyborg She", a Korean-Japanese co-production set in Tokyo by Korean helmer Kwak Jae-yong.
Nigel D'Sa (KOFIC)
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