'Ex aequo' for Un certain Regard section prize

Kim K-duk, winning director

The last 21st of May, it was revealed the identity of the winner films for the section Un Certain Regard. As I said in the last post, Korean cinema came this time to the festival with three different candidates for the named section and finally it was one of them among the winners of Un Certain Regard first prize, Arirang (dir. Kim Ki-duk). Once again, this proves the quality of Korean films.

Shot of Arirang

 For this 64^th edition of the festival, the jury has delivered an ‘Ex aequo’ prize getting equal qualifications both films, the Korean ‘Arirang’ and the German production ‘Halt auf freier Strecke’ (dir. Andreas Dresen). Although it is a ‘share’ award, it is pleased as well so it is an acknowledgment for Korean cinema. 

This was not the only good piece of news from this year. Among the winners of the Cinéfondation section we can find as well the name of a Korean production, Ya-gan-bi-hang, the only one of this nationality, which has obtained a deserved bronze position. 

Shot from Ya-gan-bi-hang (dir.Son Tae-gyum)

 Now that the festival is over, for us, we can just wait for the next year to see what the festival and the Korean cinema will offer.

For more information about the 64th edition winners, look into the webpage of Cannes Film Festival.