Chunsa Film Art Awards
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The Chunsa Film Art Awards have been presented in South Korea
since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society. The awards take their name from pen-name of the early Korean actor and filmmaker, Na Woon-gyu
. Prizes are given for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society. The awards take their name from pen-name of the early Korean actor and filmmaker, Na Woon-gyu
Na Woon-gyu
Na Woon-gyu was a Korean actor, screenwriter and director. He is widely considered the most important filmmaker in early Korean cinema, and possibly Korea's first true movie star...
. Prizes are given for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor.
Best Film
| Ceremony | Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1990 | Black Republic Black Republic Black Republic is an award-winning 1990 South Korean film directed by Park Kwang-su.-Synopsis:... |
Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su is a Korean filmmaker. He was born in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea on January 22, 1955 and grew up in Busan, South Korea. Park joined the Yallasung Film Group as a student of Fine Arts at Seoul National University... |
| Second | 1991 | Death Song Death Song (film) Death Song is a 1991 South Korean film directed by Kim Ho-sun. It was chosen as Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards.-Synopsis:The life of Yun Sim-deok, a Korean woman who studied singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s... |
Kim Ho-sun |
| Third | 1992 | Our Twisted Hero Our Twisted Hero (film) Our Twisted Hero is a 1992 South Korean film directed by Park Jong-won. It was chosen as Best Film at the Chunsa Film Art Awards. It is based on the book Our Twisted Hero.-Synopsis:... |
Park Jong-won |
| Fourth | 1993 | Sopyonje Sopyonje Sopyonje is a South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek in 1993. Its story tells of a family of traditional Korean pansori singers trying to make a living in the modern world. The film was originally expected to only draw limited interest, and was released on only one screen in Seoul... |
Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life... |
| Fifth | 1994 | The Taebaek Mountains The Taebaek Mountains The Taebaek Mountains is an award-winning South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek.-Synopsis:The film tells the story of a small town in the southern part of Korea in 1949 and 1950, just before the outbreak of the Korean War.-Reception:Korean film scholar, Kim Kyung-hyun describes the reception... |
Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life... |
| Sixth | 1995 | A Single Spark A Single Spark A Single Spark is an award-winning 1995 South Korean film.-Synopsis:... |
Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su is a Korean filmmaker. He was born in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea on January 22, 1955 and grew up in Busan, South Korea. Park joined the Yallasung Film Group as a student of Fine Arts at Seoul National University... |
| Seventh | 1999 | Spring in My Hometown Spring in My Hometown Spring in My Hometown is an award-winning 1998 South Korean film.-Synopsis:A story about two village boys, Sungmin and Changhee, in the summer of 1952, during the Korean War.-Cast:* Ahn Sung-gi ... Sungmin's father... |
Lee Kwangmo |
| Eighth | 2000 | Joint Security Area Joint Security Area (film) Joint Security Area is a 2000 South Korean film starring Lee Young Ae, Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho. It was directed by Park Chan-wook and is based on the novel DMZ by Park Sang-yeon... |
Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of... |
| Ninth | 2001 | Friend | Kwak Kyung-taek Kwak Kyung-taek Kwak Kyung-taek is a South Korean film director best known for his 2001 record-breaking film Friend.- Career :Friend, a drama where conflicting criminal alliances turn old friends into enemies, set a new Korean box office record with an audience of 8 million, and he received the Holden Award for... |
| Tenth | 2002 | Oasis Oasis (film) Oasis is South Korea Lee Chang-dong's third feature film, and the last one he directed before his stint as South Korea's Minister of Culture... |
Lee Chang-dong Lee Chang-dong Lee Chang-dong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as South Korea's Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004.-Life and career:Lee... |
| Eleventh | 2003 | Memories of Murder Memories of Murder Memories of Murder is a 2003 South Korean crime-drama film directed by Bong Joon-ho. It is based on the true story of the country's first known serial murders, which took place between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province... |
Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.-Biography:He was born in Daegu in 1969 and decided to become a filmmaker while in middle school, perhaps influenced by an artistic family He majored in sociology in Yonsei University in the late 1980s and was a member of the film club... |
| Twelfth | 2004 | ||
| Thirteenth | 2005 | Blood Rain | Kim Dae-seung |
Best Director
| Ceremony | Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1990 | Chung Ji-young | Partisans of South Korea |
| Second | 1991 | Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life... |
Fly High Run Far |
| Third | 1992 | Chung Ji-young | White Badge White Badge White Badge is a 1992 South Korean war film directed by Jeong Ji-yeong based on the book White Badge: a novel of Korea by Ahn Junghyo.It depicts the experience of South Korean soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War alongside American troops... |
| Fourth | 1993 | Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry.- Early life... |
Sopyonje Sopyonje Sopyonje is a South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek in 1993. Its story tells of a family of traditional Korean pansori singers trying to make a living in the modern world. The film was originally expected to only draw limited interest, and was released on only one screen in Seoul... |
| Fifth | 1994 | Uhm Jong-sun | Manmubang |
| Sixth | 1995 | Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su is a Korean filmmaker. He was born in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea on January 22, 1955 and grew up in Busan, South Korea. Park joined the Yallasung Film Group as a student of Fine Arts at Seoul National University... |
A Single Spark A Single Spark A Single Spark is an award-winning 1995 South Korean film.-Synopsis:... |
| Seventh | 1999 | Park Chul-soo Park Chul-soo Park Chul-soo is a South Korean film director, producer, screen writer and occasional actor. He was born in Daegu, South Korea. After graduating Daegu Commercial high school, Park studied at the department of Economics of Sungkyunkwan University with scholarship... |
Kazoku Cinema |
| Eighth | 2000 | Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of... |
Joint Security Area Joint Security Area (film) Joint Security Area is a 2000 South Korean film starring Lee Young Ae, Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho. It was directed by Park Chan-wook and is based on the novel DMZ by Park Sang-yeon... |
| Ninth | 2001 | Kwak Kyung-taek Kwak Kyung-taek Kwak Kyung-taek is a South Korean film director best known for his 2001 record-breaking film Friend.- Career :Friend, a drama where conflicting criminal alliances turn old friends into enemies, set a new Korean box office record with an audience of 8 million, and he received the Holden Award for... |
Friend |
| Tenth | 2002 | Lee Chang-dong Lee Chang-dong Lee Chang-dong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as South Korea's Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004.-Life and career:Lee... |
Oasis Oasis (film) Oasis is South Korea Lee Chang-dong's third feature film, and the last one he directed before his stint as South Korea's Minister of Culture... |
| Eleventh | 2003 | Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.-Biography:He was born in Daegu in 1969 and decided to become a filmmaker while in middle school, perhaps influenced by an artistic family He majored in sociology in Yonsei University in the late 1980s and was a member of the film club... |
Memories of Murder Memories of Murder Memories of Murder is a 2003 South Korean crime-drama film directed by Bong Joon-ho. It is based on the true story of the country's first known serial murders, which took place between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province... |
| Twelfth | 2004 | ||
| Thirteenth | 2005 | Kim Dae-seung | Blood Rain |
Best Actress
| Ceremony | Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1990 | Shim Hye-jin Shim Hye-jin Shim Hye-jin is a South Korean actress and model. Shim was regarded as a representative actress that dominated the screen of the 1990s in South Korea. Shim started her career as a model, and entered stardom with a Coca-Cola commercial in the late 1980s... |
Black Republic Black Republic Black Republic is an award-winning 1990 South Korean film directed by Park Kwang-su.-Synopsis:... |
| Second | 1991 | Chang Mi-hee Chang Mi-hee Chang Mi-hee is a South Korean actress active since 1976. She was born Lee Yun-hui in Seoul, South Korea in 1957. Chang debuted as an actress in 1976 as starring in Seong Chun-hyang jeon directed by Park Tae-won and TBC TV drama, Haenyeo Dang-sil... |
Death Song |
| Third | 1992 | Kang Soo-yeon Kang Soo-yeon Kang Soo-yeon is a South Korean actress. She was born in Seoul, South Korea and was one of the best known and internationally acclaimed stars from South Korea from the mid-eighties to the end of the nineties.-Career:... |
Road to the Racetrack |
| Fourth | 1993 | Oh Jung-hae | Sopyonje Sopyonje Sopyonje is a South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek in 1993. Its story tells of a family of traditional Korean pansori singers trying to make a living in the modern world. The film was originally expected to only draw limited interest, and was released on only one screen in Seoul... |
| Fifth | 1994 | Shim Hye-jin Shim Hye-jin Shim Hye-jin is a South Korean actress and model. Shim was regarded as a representative actress that dominated the screen of the 1990s in South Korea. Shim started her career as a model, and entered stardom with a Coca-Cola commercial in the late 1980s... |
Out to the World Out to the World Out to the World is an award-winning 1994 South Korean black-comedy film.-Synopsis:A satirical allegory of contemporary South Korean politics, the film follows the exploits of two convicts who accidentally escape while being transferred to another prison. Before they can turn themselves back into... |
| Sixth | 1995 | Pang Eun-jin | 301, 302 301, 302 301, 302 or 301/302 is a 1995 South Korean movie directed by Park Chul-soo. It tells the story of two South Korean women, neighbors in the same apartment building, who take very different approaches to the difficulties of modern life; one indulges in food, sex, and spending while the other lives in... |
| Seventh | 1999 | Lee Mi-sook Lee Mi-sook Lee Mi-sook is a South Korean actress. Lee was born in North Chungcheong province, South Korea in 1960. She graduated from Singwang Girls' High School. Lee is referred to as one of "The Troika of the 1980s" along with Won Mi-kyung and Lee Bo-hee who dominated the screen of the time... |
An Affair An Affair An Affair is a 1998 South Korean film. The quiet film about a woman who falls in love with her sister's fiance was the seventh-highest grossing Korean film of 1998 and won the Best Asian Film award at the 1999 Newport Beach International Film Festival.... |
| Eighth | 2000 | Kim Sung-nyeo | Chunhyang Chunhyang -Pansori:* Chunhyangga, one of the five surviving stories of the Korean pansori storytelling tradition-Book:* Chunhyangjeon, one of the best known ancient novels of Korea... |
| Ninth | 2001 | Bae Doona Lee Yo-won Lee Yo-won Lee Yo-won is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Seondeok in the eponymous hit period drama, as well as for her work in Surgeon Bong Dal-hee and Fashion 70's... Ok Ji-young |
Take Care of My Cat Take Care of My Cat Take Care of My Cat is a 2001 South Korean coming of age film. The movie chronicles the lives of a group of friends — five young women — a year after they graduate from high school, showing the heartbreaking changes and inspiring difficulties they face in both their friendships and the working... |
| Tenth | 2002 | Moon So-ri Moon So-ri - Career :Moon So-ri appeared in plays and short films such as Black Cut and To the Spring Mountain before finding fame as a leading actress. Her first film role was in Lee Chang-dong's acclaimed Peppermint Candy, however her acting skills were not really showcased until she appeared in her second... |
Oasis Oasis (film) Oasis is South Korea Lee Chang-dong's third feature film, and the last one he directed before his stint as South Korea's Minister of Culture... |
| Eleventh | 2003 | Moon So-ri Moon So-ri - Career :Moon So-ri appeared in plays and short films such as Black Cut and To the Spring Mountain before finding fame as a leading actress. Her first film role was in Lee Chang-dong's acclaimed Peppermint Candy, however her acting skills were not really showcased until she appeared in her second... |
A Good Lawyer's Wife A Good Lawyer's Wife A Good Lawyer's Wife is a 2003 South Korean film written and directed by Im Sang-soo. The film is about the various affairs of members of a dysfunctional South Korean family.-Plot:... |
| Twelfth | 2004 | ||
| Thirteenth | 2005 | Jeon Do-yeon Jeon Do-yeon Jeon Do-yeon is a highly-acclaimed South Korean actress who has won many awards including best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival... |
You Are My Sunshine You Are My Sunshine (film) You Are My Sunshine is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min in the lead roles. Released in Korea on 23 September, it was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling more than three million tickets nationwide.The official... |
Best Actor
| Ceremony | Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1990 | Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki Ahn Sung-ki is known to the public as the "National Best Actor of Korea".-Biography:A Roman Catholic, he was born in Daegu and grew up as a child actor - graduating Kyundong junior high school, from which Cho Yong-pil also graduated - appearing in director Kim Ki-young's celebrated film The... |
Partisans of South Korea |
| Second | 1991 | Lee Deok-hwa Lee Deok-hwa Lee Deok-hwa is a South Korean actor. He studied drama at Dongguk University, and made his debut as an actor in 1973. In 2005, he was the second highest grossing actor with the KBS network. He recently appeared in the blockbuster drama, Dae Jo Yeong as a general for the Chinese army, Xue Rengui... |
Fly High, Run Far |
| Third | 1992 | Moon Sung-keun Moon Sung-keun Moon Sung-keun is a South Korean actor. Moon was born as the son of Rev. Moon Ik-hwan in Tokyo, Japan, in 1953. After graduation from Sogang University with a bachelor degree in trading, Moon had worked as a salary man for 8 years. Moon started acting on stage in 1985... |
Road to the Racetrack |
| Fourth | 1993 | Lee Deok-hwa Lee Deok-hwa Lee Deok-hwa is a South Korean actor. He studied drama at Dongguk University, and made his debut as an actor in 1973. In 2005, he was the second highest grossing actor with the KBS network. He recently appeared in the blockbuster drama, Dae Jo Yeong as a general for the Chinese army, Xue Rengui... |
I Will Survive I Will Survive (film) I Will Survive is a 1993 South Korean historical drama film.- Plot :Man-seok is an executioner from the most discriminated butcher caste. One day he receives a request from a yangban family that one of their condemned be executed without his head being cut off... |
| Fifth | 1994 | Jang Dong-hwi | Manmubang |
| Sixth | 1995 | Hong Kyung-in | A Single Spark A Single Spark A Single Spark is an award-winning 1995 South Korean film.-Synopsis:... |
| Seventh | 1999 | Park Shin-yang Park Shin-yang Park Shin-yang , is a South Korean actor, who became famous as a cast member in the well-loved Korean television series, Lovers in Paris, joined by Kim Jung Eun and Lee Dong-gun. Park Shin-yang portrays Han Ki Joo, President of GD Motors... |
A Promise |
| Eighth | 2000 | Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu is a Grand Bell Award, Golden Space Needle Award, and Bratislava International Film Festival Best Actor winning South Korean actor. He studied film and theater at Hanyang University and upon graduation took part in mostly theatrical productions... |
Peppermint Candy Peppermint Candy Peppermint Candy is a 1999 film, the second film from South Korean director Lee Chang-dong. The movie starts with the suicide of the protagonist and uses reverse chronology to depict some of the key events of the past 20 years of his life that led to his death.The film was received well, especially... |
| Ninth | 2001 | Yoo Oh-sung | Friend |
| Tenth | 2002 | Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu is a Grand Bell Award, Golden Space Needle Award, and Bratislava International Film Festival Best Actor winning South Korean actor. He studied film and theater at Hanyang University and upon graduation took part in mostly theatrical productions... |
Oasis Oasis (film) Oasis is South Korea Lee Chang-dong's third feature film, and the last one he directed before his stint as South Korea's Minister of Culture... |
| Eleventh | 2003 | Song Kang-ho Song Kang-ho Song Kang-ho is a leading South Korean film actor.- Career:Song Kang-ho never professionally trained as an actor, beginning his career in social theater groups after graduating from Kimhae High School... |
Memories of Murder Memories of Murder Memories of Murder is a 2003 South Korean crime-drama film directed by Bong Joon-ho. It is based on the true story of the country's first known serial murders, which took place between 1986 and 1991 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province... |
| Twelfth | 2004 | ||
| Thirteenth | 2005 | Lee Byung-hun Lee Byung-Hun Lee Byung-hun is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He has starred in popular television dramas such as Iris , All In and Beautiful Days... |
A Bittersweet Life A Bittersweet Life A Bittersweet Life is a 2005 South Korean film directed and written by Kim Ji-woon and starring Lee Byung-hun... |