The 32nd Buil Film Awards () ceremony is hosted by the Busan-based daily newspaper Busan Ilbo. It was held on October 5, 2023, at the Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom in Haeundae-gu, Busan. In the 32nd edition, awards were presented in 16 categories for 222 Korean films that were released from August 11, 2022, to August 10, 2023. Film awards ceremony was preceded by walking the red carpet for the first time this year and Esom is the solo host of the award show.
The awards show attended by film industry celebrities was broadcast live on Naver TV. The film Concrete Utopia by Um Tae-hwa won 4 awards the best film award; best actor by Lee Byung-hun; star of the year (female) by Park Bo-young; and best cinematography by Cho Hyung-rae. Star of the Year Award (male) was won by Doh Kyung-soo for The Moon.
Judging panel The judging panel consisted of 9 members: Yoo Ji-na: Jury Chairman, film critic, professor at the Department of Film and Video at Dongguk University Nam Yu-jeong: Busan Ilbo Culture Department reporter Moon Gwan-gyu: professor of the Department of Arts, Culture and Film at Pusan National University Park In-ho: president of the Busan Film Critics Association Seong Il-kwon: publisher of Le Monde Diplomatique Lee Joo-hyun: Cine21 editor Lim Pil-seong: film director (the films Antarctic Diary and Madame Bbang-deok Jeon Chan-il: film critic, chairman of the Korean Cultural Content Critics Association Jeong Han-seok: Busan International Film Festival programmer
Awards and nominations
Concrete Utopia Next Sohee The Night Owl Smugglers Walk Up Jung Ju-ri – Next Sohee Ryoo Seung-wan – Smugglers Um Tae-hwa – Concrete Utopia Yim Soon-rye – The Point Men Hong Sang-soo – Walk Up Lee Byung-hun – Concrete Utopia Doh Kyung-soo – The Moon Ryu Jun-yeol – The Night Owl Yoo Hae-jin – The Night Owl Im Si-wan – Unlocked Kim Seo-hyung – Green House Bae Doona – Next Sohee Yang Mal-bok – The Apartment with Two Women Yum Jung-ah — Smugglers Jeon Do-yeon – Kill Boksoon Kim Jong-soo – Smugglers Kang Ki-young – The Point Men Ko Kyu-pil – The Roundup: No Way Out Kim Sung-cheol – The Night Owl Park Jung-min – Smugglers Go Min-si – Smugglers Kim Sun-young – Concrete Utopia Na Moon-hee – Hero Park Se-wan — 6/45 Lee Yeon – Kill Boksoon Lee Ji-eun – The Hill of Secrets Kim Sae-in – The Apartment with Two Women Park Song-yeol – Hot in Day, Cold at Night Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl Choi Seung-yeon – Sprinter Kim Sae-in – The Apartment with Two Women Park Gyu-tae – 6/45 Lee Shin-ji, Um Tae-hwa – Concrete Utopia Jung Ju-ri – Next Sohee Hyeon Gyu-ri, Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl Kim Seon-ho – The Childe Byeon Woo-seok – 20th Century Girl Lee Soon-won – 6/45 Lee Shin-young – Rebound Jung Il-woo – Highway Family Kim Si-eun – Next Sohee Go Min-si – Smugglers Kim Yong-ji – Doom Doom Ahn Eun-jin – The Night Owl Lim Ji-ho – The Apartment with Two Women Cho Hyung-rae – Concrete Utopia Kim Young-ho – The Moon Choi Young-hwan – Smugglers Kim Tae-seong – Ransomed Cho Sang-yoon – Hero Jin Jong-hyun – The Moon (VFX) Lee Hu-Kyung – Smugglers (Art) Kim Bo-muk – Phantom (Art) Cho Hwa-sung – Concrete Utopia (Art) Shin Yu-jin – Killing Romance (Art) Dalpalan – Phantom Chang Kiha – Smugglers Hwang Sang-jun – Hero Kim Joon-seok – Life Is Beautiful Kim Hae-won – Concrete Utopia Bae Doona – Next Sohee Doh Kyung-soo – The Moon Park Bo-young – Concrete Utopia
Films with multiple nominations The following films received multiple nominations: Nominations Films 10 Smugglers8 Concrete Utopia7 The Night Owl4 Next Sohee3 6/45 The Moon
See also 59th Baeksang Arts Awards Chunsa Film Art Awards 2023
References
External links
32nd Buil Film Awards at Daum