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Lyon Asian Film Fest Awards Korean Films

The 14th Lyon Asian Film Festival ended its 5-day run November 9, closing with the French premiere of Korean film "The Chaser" by Na Hong-jin. Korean films won the majority of the 20 awards handed out at the closing ceremony.

Kim Dong-hyun-IV's "Hello, Stranger" won third place in the Grand Prize category, and second place in both the Youth Prize and the New Asian Cinema Prize category. "Tropical Manila" by Lee Sang-woo-IV won third place also in the latter category.

In the Best Feature Animation section, "If You Were Me - Anima Vision 2" took third place prize. Prizes for short films went to animated short Stop by Park Jae-wook, winning first prize, and "Sweat", a short by "The Chaser" director Na Hong-jin, which took second prize.

The festival also screened a retrospective on Korean actor Choi Min-sik, showcasing five features from throughout the respected thespians film career. "Our Twisted Hero" (1992), "Failan" (2001), "Chihwaseon" (2002), "Oldboy" (2003) and "Crying Fist" (2005) were all screened.

Nigel D'Sa (KOFIC)

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