“Snowpiercer” sci-fi gets 7 nominations at Asia Pacific Film Fest December 3, 2013 - 13:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - South Korean sci-fi fantasy Snowpiercer received seven nominations at the Asia Pacific Film Festival (APFF) awards, its local distributor CJ Entertainment announced Tuesday, December 3. The 56th edition of the event will take place Dec. 13-15 in Macau, according to The Hollywood Reporter. APFF was launched in 1954 in Japan and has since been rebranded as the pan-Asian event it is known as today. A total of 18 countries in the Asia Pacific region take part in it. The film directed by Bong Joon Ho has been nominated in the categories of best director (Bong), supporting actors (Tilda Swinton and Song Kang-ho), cinematography (Hong Kyung-pyo), editing (Steve M. Choe and Kim Chang-ju), sound design (Choi Tae-young) and production design (Ondrej Nekvasil). The year's second highest-grossing South Korean film with 9.34 million admissions, Snowpiercer is Korea's most expensive film ever with a budget of $39.2 million. It is also Bong's first English-language project. The dystopian story based on a French graphic novel also broke records for local cinema at the French box office in October. It swept prizes at major South Korean film awards, including the Dae Jong (Grand Bell) Film Awards, Blue Dragon, and Korean Film Critics Awards. It has also been invited to international film festivals in Busan, Deauville, Hong Kong and Rome, among others. Related links:   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
