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Wong Kar-wai’s ‘Blossoms Shanghai,’ Netflix’s ‘Cigarette Girl’ Among Busan Streaming Awards Nominees – Global Bulletin
The Busan International Film Festival has revealed nominees for its Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards and a focus on auteur Miguel Gomes.
The best lead actor (male) category sees Hu Ge (“Blossoms Shanghai”), Yim Si-wan (“Boyhood”), Choi Woo-shik (“A Killer Paradox”), Wu Kang Ren (“Living”), Cho Jin-woong (“No way Out: The Roulette”) and Sakai Masato (“Vivant”) competing for the award. The best director category features Alisher Utev (“1286”), Kamila Andini and Ifa Ifansyah (“Cigarette Girl”), Patha Thongpan (“Enigma”), Lim Daehyung and Jeon Gowoon (“LTNS”) and Park Hoonjung (“The Tyrant”). The jury includes actors Nishijima Hidetoshi and Alice Ko, writer Baek Mi-kyoung, Pollux Studio CEO An Eunmi, TV Man Union executive producer Matsuba Naohiko, United Talent Agency’s Max Michael and Asian Contents and Film Market director Ellen Y.D.
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