Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021

The Chunsa Film Art Awards (Korean춘사국제영화제; also known as The 26th Chunsa International Film Festival) have been hosted by the Korean Film Directors Association, since the 1990s to commemorate the Korean film pioneer Chunsa Na Woon-gyu. Previously known as Chunsa Film Festival, it was announced that it will become an international film festival this year.[1]

Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021
The 26th Chunsa International Film Festival
Official poster
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
DateNovember 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byKorean Film Directors Association
Hosted byKim Tae-hoon
Formerly calledChunsa Film Festival
MottoNew Birth of Cinema
Highlights
Most nominations
Best DirectorJo Sung-heeSpace Sweepers
Best ActorSong Joong-kiSpace Sweepers
Best ActressJeon Do-yeonBeasts Clawing at Straws
Best Supporting ActressBae Jong-okInnocence
Best Supporting ActorPark Jung-minDeliver Us from Evil
Websitehttp://www.chunsa.or.kr Edit this on Wikidata
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Themed as 'A New Birth of Cinema', The 26th Chunsa International Film Festival was to be held on August 27, but due to surge in COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed for November 19, 2021.[2][3] In this edition, 23 films were nominated for the main awards in 10 categories. Over-the-top (OTT) original films were also included in the nominations, such as the Netflix films Space Sweepers, The Call and Night in Paradise.[4]

The awards ceremony on 19 November was hosted by pop columnist Kim Tae-hoon. The Grand Prix best director award was won by Jo Sung-hee for Space Sweepers. The film also won the best actor award for Song Joong-ki.[5]

Selection committee

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  • Kim Jong-won (film critic)
  • Kim Hyung-seok (film journalist and Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival programmer)
  • Nam Dong-cheol (Busan International Film Festival program director and former editor of Cine21)
  • Seo Gok-suk (Seoul Film Council chairwoman)
  • Yang Kyung-mi (film critic and director of Korea Institute for Film & Media Contents Industry)
  • Baek Jae-wook (YouTube creator)

The nominations go through a judging committee consisting of directors to decide the final list of nominations.

Winners and nominees

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The nominees for the 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards were announced on July 5, 2021.[6] [7][8]

Winners are in bold[9][10][11]

Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best New Actor
Best New Actress
  • Lee Bong-geun – The Singer as Hak-gyoo
    • Kim Do-yoon – Peninsula as Koo Chul-min
    • Hong KyungInnocence as Ahn Jung-soo
    • Park Seung-joon – Moving On as Lee Dong-Joo
    • Kwak Min-kyu – Move the Grave as Baek Seung-rak
Best New Director
Technical Award
Audience's Most Popular Movie Award
Achievement Award
* Hong Won-chan – Deliver Us from Evil * Lee Won-se, Park Jong-won
Special Award for Feature Film
Special Award
* Jo Jung-rae - The Singer * Lee Isaac Chung - Minari

Films with multiple nominations and wins

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The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations Films
5 Peninsula
Moving On
4 Deliver Us from Evil
Lucky Chan-sil
Samjin Company English Class
3 Steel Rain 2: Summit
Space Sweepers
The Book of Fish
Voice of Silence
Three Sisters
2 An Old Lady
The Call
Me and Me
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
Innocence
The Singer
Beasts Clawing at Straws

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ryu Ji-yoon (July 4, 2021). "'춘사영화제, 올해부터 국제영화제로…'승리호'·콜' 넷플릭스 영화 노미네이트" [Chunsa Film Festival, as an international film festival starting this year... 'Space Sweepers' and 'The Call' Netflix movie nominations]. Dalian. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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  6. ^ Kim Ji-eun (July 5, 2021). "춘사국제영화제, 본상 후보작 발표…자산어보·승리호 등 23편" [Chunsa International Film Festival Announces Main Award Nominations... 23 films including The Book of Fish and Space Sweepers]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Seong Ha- Hoon (July 5, 2021). "춘사영화제, 이번엔 온라인 개봉영화까지 품었다, 26회 춘사국제영화제 후보작 발표, <승리호> 조성희 감독도 후보에" [Chunsa Film Festival, this time also has online release, Nominations announced at the 26th Chunsa International Film Festival]. OhmyNews. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Park Kyung-hee (July 5, 2021). "유아인 vs 송중기 남주상 주인공은?...제26회 춘사국제영화제 후보 발표" [Yoo Ah-in vs Song Joong-ki, who will be the winner of the Best Actor?...Announced nominees for the 26th Chunsa International Film Festival]. Single list (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Noh Gyu-min (November 19, 2021). "[종합] 송중기·전도연, 남녀주연상…넷플릭스 '승리호' 최우수 감독상까지 2관왕 ('제26회 춘사영화제')" [[Comprehensive] Song Joong-ki and Jeon Do-yeon, Best Supporting Actor... Netflix's 'Seungriho' won two awards for Best Director ('26th Chunsa Film Festival')]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Yang So-young (November 19, 2021). "[춘사영화제] '미나리' 정이삭 감독 특별상 수상 "영광"" [[Chunsa Film Festival] 'Minari' Director Isak Jeong's Special Award "Glory"]. Maeil Business (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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