Full Moon was one of the biggest winners among Korean features at the just-closed 31st Busan International Film Festival. The Busan Film Commission says it took three awards: the CGV Award, the K-Movie Award and the Songwon Vision Audience Award.
Three awards, real money
The CGV Award carries KRW 10 million in release support. The K-Movie Award brings a KRW 20 million prize and a first-look option. The Songwon Vision Audience Award is decided by audience vote.
The film competed in the Vision-Korea section of the festival, which closed on the 15th.
A 16-year-old goes for center
The heroine is a 16-year-old who dreams of being the center of her school dance team. After an accident on a festival stage she drifts from her friends and worries that her disabled parents will be exposed.
Jung Ji-hye directs. Full Moon is her second feature.
The debut was no slouch either
Her 2024 debut Jeong-sun won the Grand Prize in the Korean Competition at the 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival. At the 17th Rome International Film Festival it took the Jury Prize and Best Actress for Kim Geum-soon, and it was invited to the New Directors section of the 70th San Sebastián festival.
The second film keeps that streak going.
Made in Busan
Full Moon is a 2025 feature backed by the Busan Film Commission's production program for Busan-based companies, which put in KRW 300 million.
Commission chairman Kang Seong-gyu said he was glad of the result and promised continued support so locally based works can shine at home and abroad.
