The 32nd Buil Film Awards (Korean제32회 부일영화상) ceremony is hosted by the Busan-based daily newspaper Busan Ilbo. It was held on October 5, 2023, at the Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom in Haeundae-gu, Busan. In the 32nd edition, awards were presented in 16 categories for 222 Korean films that were released from August 11, 2022, to August 10, 2023.[1] Film awards ceremony was preceded by walking the red carpet for the first time this year and Esom is the solo host of the award show.[2]

32nd Buil Film Awards
Official poster
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
Awarded byBusan Ilbo
Presented byHwaseung Group
Announced onNominations: August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)
Presented onOctober 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)
SiteSigniel Busan Grand Ballroom in Haeundae-gu, Busan
Hosted by
Official website2023 Buil Film Awards
Highlights
Best FilmConcrete Utopia
Star of the Year AwardMale: Doh Kyung-soo Female: Park Bo-young
Best DirectorJung Ju-ri
Next Sohee
Best ActorLee Byung-hun
Concrete Utopia
Best ActressKim Seo-hyung
Green House
Best Supporting ActorKim Jong-soo
Smugglers
Best Supporting ActressGo Min-si
Smugglers
Most awards4 — Concrete Utopia
Most nominations10 — Smugglers
Television coverage
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The awards show attended by film industry celebrities was broadcast live on Naver TV. The film Concrete Utopia by Um Tae-hwa won 4 awards the best film award; best actor by Lee Byung-hun; star of the year (female) by Park Bo-young; and best cinematography by Cho Hyung-rae. Star of the Year Award (male) was won by Doh Kyung-soo for The Moon.[3]

Judging panel

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The judging panel consisted of 9 members:

  • Yoo Ji-na: Jury Chairman, film critic, professor at the Department of Film and Video at Dongguk University
  • Nam Yu-jeong: Busan Ilbo Culture Department reporter
  • Moon Gwan-gyu: professor of the Department of Arts, Culture and Film at Pusan National University
  • Park In-ho: president of the Busan Film Critics Association
  • Seong Il-kwon: publisher of Le Monde Diplomatique
  • Lee Joo-hyun: Cine21 editor
  • Lim Pil-seong: film director (the films Antarctic Diary and Madame Bbang-deok
  • Jeon Chan-il: film critic, chairman of the Korean Cultural Content Critics Association
  • Jeong Han-seok: Busan International Film Festival programmer

Awards and nominations

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Lee Byung-hun, winner of Best Actor Award
Kim Seo-hyung, winner of Best Actress Award
Kim Seon-ho, winner of Best New Actor Award
Kim Si-eun, winner of Best New Actress Award
Star of the Year Award

Nominees and winners (winners denoted in bold):[4][5]

Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best New Director
Best Screenplay
  • Lee Ji-eun – The Hill of Secrets
    • Kim Sae-in – The Apartment with Two Women
    • Park Song-yeol – Hot in Day, Cold at Night
    • Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl
    • Choi Seung-yeon – Sprinter
Best New Actor
Best New Actress
Best Cinematography
Art/Technical Award
Best Music
Yu Hyun-mok Film Arts Award
Star of the Year Award (Male)
Star of the Year Award (Female)

Films with multiple nominations

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The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations Films
10 Smugglers
8 Concrete Utopia
7 The Night Owl
4 Next Sohee
3 6/45
The Moon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nam, Yoo-jung; Lee, Woo-young (August 27, 2023). "누가 받아도 될 정도로 훌륭한 후보들, 그중 최고는 누구?" [There are so many good candidates that anyone can accept them, who is the best? [2023 Buil Film Awards]] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Kim Hyun-rok (October 3, 2023). "이제훈 BIFF 참석 불발→박은빈‧이솜, '단독 사회자' 된 대세 여배우[종합]" [Lee Je-hoon fails to attend BIFF → Park Eun-bin and Lee Som, popular actresses become ‘sole hosts’ [Comprehensive]]. SPOTV News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Bae Hyo-joo (October 5, 2023). "이병헌·김서형 주연상→'콘크리트 유토피아' 작품상까지 4관왕(부일영화상)[종합]" [Lee Byung-hun and Kim Seo-hyung won 4 awards, including Best Actor Award → ‘Concrete Utopia’ Best Picture (Buil Film Awards) [Comprehensive]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Ha Kyung-min (August 31, 2023). "올해 부일영화상 최우수작품상 후보 5편 선정" [Five films selected as Best Picture nominees for this year’s Buil Film Awards]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Jang Ah-reum (October 5, 2023). "'콘토피아' 부일영화상 최우수 작품상…이병헌 남우주연상까지 4관왕(종합)" [‘Contopia’ Buil Film Awards Best Picture Award… Lee Byung-hun wins 4 awards including Best Actor (overall)]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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