Teo Yoo wins Marie Claire Award for directorial debut ‘Log in Belgium’

Actor Teo Yoo received the Marie Claire Award at the 10th Marie Claire Film Festival.

According to the agency C-JeS Entertainment on the 24th, the opening ceremony of the '10th Marie Claire Film Festival', hosted by Marie Claire, was successfully held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall on the 20th.

At this event, the winners of the actor category were Bae Doo-na, Park Jung-min, Jeon Yeo-bin, and Yoo Tae-oh, and the directors category winners were Choi Dong-hoon ('Alien + Humans' Part 1), Yeon Sang-ho ('Jeong-i'), Byeon Seong-hyeon ('Gil Bok-soon'), and Jeong Joo-ri ('Next Sohee'). Attending as presenters were Kim Dong-ho, former first executive chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, Korean Film Council Chairman Park Ki-yong, Chairman Heo Moon-young, Myung Films CEO Shim Jae-myeong, actor Kwon Hae-hyo, and actor Park Ji-hoo, who served as host.

Teo Yoo not only hosted special exhibitions and GVs for the film 'Log in Belgium', his debut as a director, but also received the Marie Claire Award. In addition, the lead actors of the films selected for Now & Next, Ouri Jeong I-ju ('Long Live Hell'), Han Hae-in ('Birth'), Yeo Seol-hee, Woo Hwa-jeong, and Seo Ji-an ('Flash in the East') also attended and graced the festival. .

The 10th Marie Claire Film Festival is the world's leading film festival, featuring films such as 'Triangle of Sorrows', 'Donkey EO', 'Tchaikovsky's Wife', and 'Nobody's Hero' directed by Ruben Östlund, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. A total of 24 films were presented, including unreleased domestic films that received awards and Korean films that Marie Claire is focusing on. In addition, we prepared various GV sessions and had time to meet the audience.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr