Jason Yu’s Sleep and Brant Anderson’s The Strangers’ Case were among the winners at the 32nd Raindance Film Festival, which held its jury awards ceremony today in London.
Korean filmmaker Yu - a former assistant director to Bong Joon Ho - won the Discovery award for best debut feature with Sleep. The black comedy stars the late Lee Sun-kyun and Jung Yu-mi, in the story of an expectant wife who must stop her husband’s sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family.
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Sleep debuted in Critics’ Week...
Korean filmmaker Yu - a former assistant director to Bong Joon Ho - won the Discovery award for best debut feature with Sleep. The black comedy stars the late Lee Sun-kyun and Jung Yu-mi, in the story of an expectant wife who must stop her husband’s sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family.
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Sleep debuted in Critics’ Week...
- 6/27/2024
- ScreenDaily
The 32nd Raindance Film Festival (June 19-28) has revealed its jury award winners, reflecting a renewed focus on emerging filmmakers.
Korean thriller “Sleep,” directed by Jason Yu and starring Lee Sun-kyun and Jung Yu-mi, took home the Discovery Award for best debut feature. The film marks Lee’s final role before his passing.
Brandt Anderson’s “The Strangers’ Case,” a multi-perspective drama about Syrian refugees, won best international feature. The documentary category saw “Searching for Amani” emerge victorious. Directed by Debra Aroko and Nicole Gormley, the Kenya/U.S. co-production follows a 13-year-old boy investigating his father’s murder within a Kenyan wildlife conservancy.
Luke Gilford secured best debut director for “National Anthem,” a coming-of-age tale set in the world of queer rodeo. Paula Grimaldo claimed best performance in a debut feature for her turn in “The Quiet Maid,” portraying a young Colombian woman working for a wealthy Spanish family who seeks revenge.
Korean thriller “Sleep,” directed by Jason Yu and starring Lee Sun-kyun and Jung Yu-mi, took home the Discovery Award for best debut feature. The film marks Lee’s final role before his passing.
Brandt Anderson’s “The Strangers’ Case,” a multi-perspective drama about Syrian refugees, won best international feature. The documentary category saw “Searching for Amani” emerge victorious. Directed by Debra Aroko and Nicole Gormley, the Kenya/U.S. co-production follows a 13-year-old boy investigating his father’s murder within a Kenyan wildlife conservancy.
Luke Gilford secured best debut director for “National Anthem,” a coming-of-age tale set in the world of queer rodeo. Paula Grimaldo claimed best performance in a debut feature for her turn in “The Quiet Maid,” portraying a young Colombian woman working for a wealthy Spanish family who seeks revenge.
- 6/27/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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