Chunsa Film Art Awards 2023

28th Chunsa International Film Festival
Official poster
Awarded for	Excellence in cinematic achievements
Awarded by	Korean Film Directors Association
Announced on	December 5, 2023 (2023-12-05)
Presented on	December 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)
Site	Construction Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Hosted by	Song Ji-woo Lee Kyu-han Lee Byung-jin
Official website	Chunsa Film Art Awards
Highlights
Un Certain Regard Director Award	Jung Ju-ri
Best Direction	Kim Jee-woon Cobweb
Best Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol The Night Owl
Best Actress	Kim Hye-soo Smugglers
Best Supporting Actor	Kim Jong-soo Smugglers
Best Supporting Actress	Krystal Jung Cobweb
Television coverage
Network	Navar TV

The Chunsa Film Art Awards (Korean: 춘사국제영화제; Hanja: 春史國際映畫祭; also known as The 28th 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 became an international film festival in 2021.

The 28th Chunsa International Film Festival was held on December 7 at Construction Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The ceremony was hosted by Lee Kyu-han, Song Ji-woo and comedian Lee Byung-jin.[1]

In the ceremony streamed live on Naver TV, Kim Jee-woon won the best director award for period black comedy-drama film Cobweb, whereas Ryu Jun-yeol won best actor award for The Night Owl and Kim Hye-soo best actress award for Smugglers.[2]

Award categories

In this year's ceremony, awards in following 14 categories will be given.[3]

• Best Director Award
• Best Actor Award
• Best Actress Award
• Special Jury Award (Director Category)
• Special Jury Award (Actor Category)
• Best Supporting Actress Award
• Best Supporting Actor Award
• Best New Actress Award
• Best New Actor Award
• Best New Director Award
• Best Screenplay,
• Un Certain Regard,
• Director, Achievement Award
• Special Award

Winners and nominees

Kim Jee-woon, Best Director award winner

The nominees for the 28th Chunsa Film Art Awards were announced on December 5, 2023.[4]

The winners were announced on December 7, at the ceremony that was held at the Vista Hall of the Construction Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.[5]

Best Director	Best New Director
Kim Jee-woon – Cobweb Um Tae-hwa – Concrete Utopia Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl	Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl
Best Actor	Best Actress
Ryu Jun-yeol – The Night Owl Lee Byung-hun – Concrete Utopia Song Kang-ho – Cobweb	Kim Hye-soo – Smugglers Kim Hee-sun – Honey Sweet Kim Yun-jin – Confession
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Kim Jong-soo – Smugglers Kim Mu-yeol – The Devil's Deal Choi Kwang-il – Confession	Krystal Jung – Cobweb Jeon Yeo-been – Cobweb Nana – Confession
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Kim Sung-cheol – The Night Owl Seo In-guk – Project Wolf Hunting Yoon Shi-yoon – Birth	Go Min-si – Smugglers Kim Si-eun – Next Sohee
Special Jury Award
Director	Actor
Lee Han – Honey Sweet	Yoo Hae-jin – Honey Sweet
Achievement Award	Special Award
Kang Beom-gu – North Star Kim Jeong-yong – Government Affairs Shinkwon	Shin Sang-ok – Winter Story
Un Certain Regard Director Award	Best Screenplay
Jung Ju-ri – Next Sohee Lim Oh-jeong – Long Live Hell	Hyun Gyu-ri, Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl

See also

• 59th Baeksang Arts Awards
• 32nd Buil Film Awards
• 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards

References

1. Lee Se-bin (December 5, 2023). "'제28회 춘사국제영화제' 수상 후보 공개…'올빼미'·'콘유'·'거미집' 맞붙는다" ['28th Chunsa International Film Festival' award candidates revealed... ‘Owl’, ‘Conyu’, and ‘Cobweb’ face off]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
2. Seong Ha-hoon (December 8, 2023). "춘사영화제 감독상 받은 '거미집' 김지운 "감독들 눈 예리해"" [Kim Ji-woon, whose film 'The Spider's Nest' won the Best Director Award at the Chunsa Film Festival, said, "Directors have sharp eyes."]. OhmyNews (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
3. Cheon Ju-young (December 5, 2023). "제28회 춘사국제영화제, 최우수감독상·남녀주연상 등 각 부문별 수상 후보 공개" [The 28th Chunsa International Film Festival announces award candidates in each category, including Best Director and Best Actor]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
4. Kim Ji-hye (December 5, 2023). "엄태화VS김지운VS안태진, 제28회 춘사국제영화제 감독상 3파전" [Uhm Tae-hwa VS Kim Ji-woon VS Ahn Tae-jin, Best Director Award 3rd round at the 28th Chunsa International Film Festival]. SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
5. Park Jae-hwan (December 7, 2023). "춘사국제영화제, 김지운 감독 최우수감독상... 김혜수-류준열 주연상 수상" [Chunsa International Film Festival, director Kim Ji-woon wins Best Director Award... Kim Hye-soo and Ryu Jun-yeol win Best Actor Award]. KBS Entertainment News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Chunsa Film Art Awards at Daum (in Korean)