The 2nd Wildflower Film Awards () 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 9, 2015. The selection committee was composed of 25 film professionals and regular audience members who met often to view and discuss new releases; their nomination list was further narrowed in the final voting stage by invited critics and programmers. 21 films were nominated across 10 categories from a pool of 60 narrative films and 30 documentaries, each with a budget under () and released theatrically between January 1 and December 31, 2014.
The nine categories from the inaugural ceremony were expanded to ten this year. An overall Grand Prize (Daesang) and Best Screenplay were added, Best Director was divided into narrative films and documentaries, and Best New Actor or Actress was divided into two according to gender. Founder and event director Darcy Paquet said, "Starting from the 2nd award ceremony onwards, we plan to keep this format."
There were ten awards in total: the Grand Prize, Best Director - Narrative Films, Best Director - Documentaries, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best New Director, Best New Actor, Best New Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. The Grand Prize was chosen among the 14 nominees for Best Director - Narrative Films and Best Director - Documentaries. Prizewinners each received a specially designed ceramic trophy from Konkuk University professor Harin Lee, a well-known figure in Korea's ceramic arts community.
In addition to the ceremony, six of the nominated films were screened in the three days leading up to the awards (April 6–8) at the Seoul Theater, along with Q&A sessions with the nominated directors and actors. The first volume of bilingual book Wildflower Film Awards Annual was also published, featuring essays and interviews on 11 independent Korean films, each accompanied by specially commissioned illustrations by local artists.
Nominations and winners (Winners denoted in bold)
Grand PrizeHan Gong-ju Best Director (Narrative Films) Best Director (Documentaries)Hong Sang-soo - Hill of Freedom July Jung - A Girl at My Door Lee Su-jin - Han Gong-ju Lee Yong-seung - 10 Minutes Leesong Hee-il - Night Flight Woo Moon-gi - The King of Jokgu Zhang Lu - GyeongjuPark Chan-kyong - Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits Hong Jae-hui - My Father's Emails Jung Yoon-suk - Non-fiction Diary Kelvin Kyung Kun Park - A Dream of Iron Lee Chang-jae - The Hospice Lee Sang-ho, Ahn Hae-ryong - The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol Park Moon-chil - My Place Best Actor Best ActressAhn Jae-hong - The King of Jokgu Jung Eui-gap - The Dinner Park Hae-il - Gyeongju Ryo Kase - Hill of Freedom Song Sae-byeok - A Girl at My DoorChun Woo-hee - Han Gong-ju Bae Doona - A Girl at My Door Kim Sae-ron - A Girl at My Door Moon So-ri - Hill of Freedom Shin Min-a - Gyeongju Best Screenplay Best CinematographyJuly Jung - A Girl at My Door Hong Sang-soo - Hill of Freedom Kim Da-hyun - 10 Minutes Kim Tae-gon - The King of Jokgu Lee Su-jin - Han Gong-juKelvin Kyung Kun Park, Stone Kim - A Dream of Iron Cho Young-jik - Gyeongju Hong Jae-sik - Han Gong-ju Jee Yune-jeong, Lee Sun-young, Yoo Ji-sun - Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits Kim Hyun-seok - A Girl at My Door Best New Director Lee Yong-seung - 10 Minutes July Jung - A Girl at My Door Lee Su-jin - Han Gong-ju Park Chan-kyong - Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits Woo Moon-gi - The King of Jokgu Best New Actor Best New ActressChoi Woo-shik - Set Me Free Baek Jong-hwan - 10 Minutes Byun Yo-han - Tinker Ticker Kwak Si-yang - Night Flight Lee Jae-joon - Night FlightKim Su-an - Mad Sad Bad (Picnic) Hwang Seung-eon - The King of Jokgu Kong Ye-ji - Shuttlecock Lee Yoo-young - Late Spring Park Joo-hee - The Wicked Achievement Award Special Jury PrizeJung Sang-jin, CEO of AtninefilmShin Min-a - Gyeongju
References
External links
Wildflower Film Awards at Koreanfilm.org