6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival Competition Award Winner Announcement and Accomplishment
PR89003
ULSAN, South Korea, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
The 6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival closed its curtains after completing its
10-day schedule (2nd - 11th April).
Prior to the closing, award winners were announced in a total of seven award
winners of the international competition and NETPAC Award on April 7.
The honor of the grand prize went to The Wall of Shadows, directed by Eliza
KUBARSKA, which was highlighted by its unrivaled narrative tension and
outstanding filming techniques. The Best Alpinism & Climbing Film was awarded
to Everest – The Hard Way by Pavol BARABÁŠ who won the grand prize at the 2017
2nd Ulju Mountain Film Festival. The Best Adventure & Exploration Film went to
Into the Storm, which was directed by Adam BROWN who won the grand prize at the
2020 Kendal Mountain Festival.
The Best Nature & People Film was bestowed to The Magnitude of All Things by
Jennifer ABBOTT. The Special Jury Prize went to Climbing by KIM Hye-mi, which
was the only Korean film in the International Competition section. The jury's
Special Mention went to Marcin POLAR's The Tough.
NETPAC (The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award was decided as
<Bandar Band>.
The Youth Jury Special Award, which was meaningful as students of Ulsan
Cheonsang High School participated as jurors, unanimously selected <Holy Bread>
by Rahim ZABIHI from Iran.
The 6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival recorded approximately 3,600 offline
audiences and about 18,000 online audiences, thus recording around 21,600 total
number of audiences. This is a 20% increase compared to the previous edition.
Furthermore, there were about 53,000 views for the film festival contents
uploaded to the official YouTube channel, and it was estimated that about 6,600
general people including to exhibition and experience programs visited the
event.
Just as the film festival chairman and director stated several times that the
goal of this year's film festival is a 'safe' festival, all of the events were
held under heightened infection safety rules. Furthermore, as a new way for
communication in this pandemic era, GV (guest visits) with overseas directors
and mountaineers via online received a lot of positive reviews. Furthermore, a
concert program by artists of Ulsan called "Song of Spring" and UMFF offered
enjoyment suited to the nature of the festival through climbing experiences.
SOURCE Ulju Mountain Film Festival Organizing Committee
Image Attachments Links:
Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=389050
Caption: Grand prize winner in the competition section of the 6th Ulju Mountain Film
Festival, The Wall of Shadows by Eliza KUBARSKA
本プレスリリースは発表元が入力した原稿をそのまま掲載しております。また、プレスリリースへのお問い合わせは発表元に直接お願いいたします。
このプレスリリースには、報道機関向けの情報があります。
プレス会員登録を行うと、広報担当者の連絡先や、イベント・記者会見の情報など、報道機関だけに公開する情報が閲覧できるようになります。