Kim Dong-ho, Chairman of Gangneung Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Award at Malaysia Film Festival

Taiwanese Film Director Hou Hsiao-hsien Jointly Awarded

Photo by Gangneung Film Festival

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] Kim Dong-ho, chairman of the Gangneung International Film Festival (GIFF), will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malaysia Film Festival.

The Malaysia Film Festival announced on the 17th that Chairman Kim Dong-ho will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 5th Malaysia Golden Global Awards, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur on the 16th of next month.

Joanne Goh, the organizing committee chairperson, stated, "Chairman Kim Dong-ho is the founder of both the Busan International Film Festival and the Gangneung International Film Festival, and has left numerous achievements that have been highly praised across film festivals and the film industry as a whole."

Previously, the Malaysia Film Festival honored Hong Kong film director Xuan Hua (He Anhua) and actor Hong Jinbao (Sammo Hung) with Lifetime Achievement Awards. This year, Chairman Kim Dong-ho and Taiwan’s world-renowned film director Hou Hsiao-hsien will be co-recipients.

Known as the "Godfather of Asian Cinema," Chairman Kim has been recognized with numerous honors including the Republic of Korea Silver Crown Cultural Medal (2005), the Paris City Medal (2006), the UNESCO Fellini Award (2007), the French Order of Arts and Letters Officer (2007), the National Assembly Award for Meritorious Service (2011), the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy (2013), and the French Legion of Honor Chevalier (2014).

Under Chairman Kim’s leadership, the Gangneung International Film Festival recruited Oh Jung-wan, CEO of Spring Film Company, as the new executive director in April and completely reorganized its structure to begin full preparations for the festival. Transitioning from an artistic director system to an executive director system, the festival is determined to strengthen audience-friendly programming. It will be held from November 3 to 9.

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