5th Wildflower Film Awards

The 5th Wildflower Film Awards (Korean: 들꽃영화상) is an awards ceremony recognizing the achievements of Korean independent and low-budget films. It was held at the Literature House in Seoul on April 12, 2018.

5th Wildflower Film Awards
Date	April 12, 2018
Site	Literature House, Seoul
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This year awards includes a new category for Best Music and Best Producer. A total of 13 prizes were handed out to films nominated across 10 categories for both documentary and narrative works, each with a budget under ₩1 billion (US$890,000) and released theatrically between January 1 and December 31, 2017.^[1][2][3]

Nominations and winners

(Winners denoted in bold)

Grand Prize	Lifetime Achievement Award
Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno	Busan Independent Film Society
Best Director (Narrative Films)	Best Director (Documentaries)
Hong Sang-soo - The Day After Cho Hyun-hoon - Jane Hong Sang-soo - On the Beach at Night Alone Kim Dae-hwan - The First Lap Lim Dae-hyung - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo Moon So-ri - The Running Actress Park Suk-young - Ash Flower Shin Dong-il - Come, Together	Moon Chang-yong, Jeon Jin - Becoming Who I Was [ko] Choi Seung-ho [ko] - Criminal Conspiracy [ko] Jung Yoon-suk - Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno Kim Tae-il, Ju Romy - All Live, Olive Lee Chang-jae - Our President [ko]
Best Actor	Best Actress
Gi Ju-bong - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo Cho Hyun-chul - The First Lap Koo Kyo-hwan - Jane Kwon Hae-hyo - The Day After Lee Yi-kyung - Baby Beside Me [ko] Nam Yeon-woo - Lost to Shame [ko]	Lee Min-ji - Jane Jeong Ha-dam - Ash Flower Kim Min-hee - On the Beach at Night Alone Kim Sae-byuk - The First Lap Lee Hye-eun [ko] - Come, Together Lee Soo-kyung - Yongsoon
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Cho Hyun-hoon, Kim So-mi - Jane Han Ji-soo - Come, Together Kim Yang-hee - The Poet and the Boy Lim Dae-hyung - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo Shin Yeon-shick - Romans 8:37 [ko]	Cho Young-jik - Jane Moon Myung-hwan - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo Park Hong-yeol, Kim Hyung-ku - On the Beach at Night Alone
Best Music	Best Producer
Flash Flood Darlings - Jane Bang Jun-seok - Becoming Who I Was [ko] Jang Young-gyu, Lee Tae-won - Our President [ko]	An Bo-young - Ash Flower
Best New Director (Narrative Films)	Best New Director (Documentaries)
Lim Dae-hyung - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo Cho Hyun-hoon - Jane Kim Yang-hee - The Poet and the Boy Ko Bong-soo - Delta Boys Shin Joon - Yongsoon	Kim Young-jo - Still and All Lee Seung-moon - Dance Sports Girls [ko] Woo Kwang-hoon, David Redman - Dancing with Jikji [ko] Yoon Se-young - Marianne and Margaret
Best New Actor/Actress	Best Supporting Actor/Actress
Oh Seung-hoon - Method Baek Seung-hwan, Kim Choong-gil, Yoon Ji-hye, Shin Min-jae, Lee Woong-bin - Delta Boys Jang Seon - Communication & Lies [ko] Jung Ga-ram - The Poet and the Boy Lee Soo-kyung - Yongsoon	Kim Sun-young - Happy Bus Day [ko] Jeon Hye-jin - The Poet and the Boy Kim Sun-young - Communication & Lies [ko] Park Myung-hoon - Ash Flower

References

1. Kil, Sonia (13 April 2018). "Documentary Bamseom Pirates Wins Korea's Wildflower Awards". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
2. "Wildflower Film Awards Korea - 2018 Award Winners". Korean Film Council. April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
3. Conran, Pierce (9 April 2018). "Wildflower Film Awards Announces Nominations for 5th Anniversary". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

External links

• Official website