Announcement of 7 Award-Winning Works in the Competition Category on the Evening of the 28th
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Ulju World Mountain Film Festival (Executive Chairman Bae Chang-ho) announced the seven award-winning works in the competition section of the 5th festival on the 28th.
The competition section of the 5th Ulju World Mountain Film Festival consists of a total of seven categories.
In the international competition section, there are five awards including the Grand Prize, Alpinism and Climbing, Adventure and Exploration, Nature and People, and the Jury Special Prize. In the NETPAC Award section, there are two awards: the Youth Jury Special Prize and the NETPAC Award.
The Grand Prize of this 5th festival went to And Then Evening Comes, which expressed life and daily life by comparing a day’s time to the mountain. The jury evaluated it as a resonant film that focuses on what one feels and lives rather than goals or purposes as the meaning of life.
In the Alpinism and Climbing section, The Last Mountain won. It was praised for truthfully portraying the harsh reality of the winter K2 summit attempt. It is a bold, profound, and dramatic work that vividly expresses the events during the climb from a first-person perspective.
The Adventure and Exploration section awarded Home, a story about a female adventurer crossing the Pacific Ocean in a small boat. It was described as a film that powerfully shows how adventure transforms life.
In the Nature and People section, Mother of the Land won. It is a documentary about the belief in protecting seeds, telling the story of people who steadfastly confront the serious reality of environmental destruction. It was evaluated as a work that evokes empathy for the global crisis the Earth is facing.
The Jury Special Prize was awarded to The Last Ascent. This film highlights the life and climbing of Hamish MacInnes, who established rescue systems based on hundreds of rescue operations and the development of rescue equipment. It received positive reviews for how his creative outcomes after climbing have had a beneficial influence on future generations.
The NETPAC Award (The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema), introduced by the Ulju World Mountain Film Festival in 2018 to promote Asian cinema, went to Yak in the Classroom. Three jurors unanimously agreed that the work fits the standards and character of the NETPAC Award and the Ulju World Mountain Film Festival.
The Youth Jury Special Prize, which gained added significance through the participation of students from Ulsan Daungo High School, was also awarded to Yak in the Classroom. The Daungo students commented that the film made modern viewers, exposed to sensational commercial films, reconsider the meaning of happiness.
The competition section of the 5th Ulju World Mountain Film Festival received 526 entries from 76 countries, of which 26 films from 18 countries were selected for the finals.
The content ranged from traditional mountain films to observations on the relationship between nature and humans, and geographically covered a wide spectrum from the Himalayas to Peru and the tundra regions.
The jury summarized, “Through the works, we met people who challenge, harmonize with, and heal through nature. The human figure communicating with the great outdoors gave us a subtle emotion we had not felt before. This was the greatest resonance we gained from this year’s competition works and was the most important factor in the judging process.”
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