Overview

• Shu Qi earned best director for her debut feature Girl, with Korea’s Han Chang-lok taking the special jury prize for Funky Freaky Freaks.
• Best actor honors were shared by Lee Jiwon (En Route To) and the Baka’s Identity trio of Kitamura Takumi, Ayano Go and Hayashi Yuta.
• The artistic contribution award recognized Resurrection for production design by Liu Qiang and Tu Nan, as the New Currents award went to Yoo Jaein’s En Route To.
• Reza Rahadian’s On Your Lap dominated the Vision Awards with four wins, including the KB Vision Audience Award and the FIPRESCI prize.
• Organizers reported roughly 175,000 admissions across 328 screenings, the return of Forum BIFF and new Carte Blanche sessions, plus sales-agent pickups for competition titles Leave the Cat Alone and Spying Stars.