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| ▲This photo, provided by Women in Film Korea, shows actress Moon Geun-young. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) —Actress Moon Geun-young was selected as the winner of the new award this year, the "Kang Soo-yeon award," at the Women in Film Korea Festival, according to Women in Film Korea on Thursday.
Moon Geun-young, who debuted in 1999 with the movie "On the Way," appeared in the films "A Tale of Two Sisters" (2003), "My Little Bride" (2004), "Love Me Not" (2006), and "Glass Garden" (2017).
The Kang Soo-yeon Award was established to commemorate the late Kang Soo-yeon, who started as a child actor, worked as an actor for more than 50 years, and raised the status of Korean film. Regardless of gender, it will be awarded to filmmakers who contributed to the development of Korean films in each field of acting, directing, scenario, production, and staff, and 5 million won will be awarded to the award winners.
The 2022 Women in Film Korea Festival will be held on December 15 at Cinecube, located in Gwanghwamun.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)
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