APSA NETPAC DEVELOPMENT PRIZE
The APSA NETPAC Development Prize is designed to nurture new and rising talent in the region, a prize of US$5000 is offered by APSA in collaboration with the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) to an emerging filmmaker from within the pool of nominees.
Announced on the eve of the Awards Ceremony, the 2009 APSA NETPAC Jury comprised APSA Nominations Council who are also NETPAC members, Chair, Professor Xie Fei (People’s Republic of China), Yuka Sakano (Japan), and Mohammad Atebbai (Islamic Republic of Iran).
The 2009 APSA NETPAC Development Prize recipient is:
Baek Seung-bin
Director and Screenwriter
for Jang-rye-sik-ui (Members of the Funeral)
Republic of Korea
JURY CITATION
“an unconventional film-structure”
“intelligently woven screenplay”
“visual imagery which is full of originality”
“masterful direction which attracts viewers from the beginning until the end of the film”