The 6th Korean Film Awards was held last Saturday (Dec 1) in Seoul. “Secret Sunshine” (밀양; Milyang) was the biggest winner of the night, bagging the best movie, best director (Lee Chang-dong), best actor (Song Kang-ho) and best actress (Jeon Do-yeon) awards.

Song Kang-ho, Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Chang-dong at Korean Film Awards 2007
The winning trio from “Secret Sunshine”…
(L-R) Song Kang-ho, Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Chang-dong

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The 28th Blue Dragon Film Awards was held at the National Theatre in Seoul last Friday (Nov 23). Blue Dragon Awards (Cheongryong) is one of the most important movie awards in Korea.

“The Show Must Go On” won the best movie and best actor award (Song Kang-ho); best director is won by Hur Jin-ho with “Happiness”; while Jeon Do-yeon, as expected, won the best actress with “Secret Sunshine”.

Below are pictures from the event (red carpet mostly)…

Song Kang-ho and Jeon Do-yeon at Blue Dragon Film Awards 2007 Song Kang-ho and Jeon Do-yeon at Blue Dragon Film Awards 2007
Best actor Song Kang-ho and best actress Jeon Do-yeon

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The 12th annual Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) is held from October 4 to October 12, 2007. Pusan (or Busan) is the 2nd largest city in South Korea (after Seoul).

The 12th edition of the film festival features a total of 275 films from 64 countries, 193 of which are world, international or Asia premieres.

Opening Ceremony - Red Carpet (Part 1)

Jang Jun-hwan and Moon So-ri at PIFF 2007 Jang Jun-hwan and Moon So-ri at PIFF 2007
Celebrity couple director Jang Jun-hwan and actress Moon So-ri hosted the event

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