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South Korean director Park Ri-woong’s “The Land of Morning Calm” won the top prize, the Golden Cyclo, at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema.

The jury, headed by Chinese auteur Jia Zhang-ke, said: “”Watching this film is like taking a dive into the sea. The director led us dive from the calming surface into the depth of life, entering the core zone of undercurrents of the surging reality.” The film won three awards at the Busan International Film Festival last year.

The festival, which ran Feb. 11-18, saw Kazakh filmmaker Elzat Eskendir’s “Abel” emerge as another major winner. It received the Grand Jury Award, with the jury citing “the authenticity and confidence of the director’s creative vision” in capturing “the conflicts and angers of the people on this desolate land.” The film also won the Netpac Award and Film Critics’ Award, with Netpac jurors specifically...

The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas has concluded the run of its 31th edition, from February 11 to 18 2025. The festival featured a retrospective honouring acclaimed director Jia Zhang-ke, who served as the president of the international jury.

Here are all the winners of the 31th Iff Asian Cinemas that took place in Vesoul, France.

Golden Cyclo:

Land of the Morning Calm by Park Ri-woong

Grand Jury Prize:

Abel by Elzat Eskendir

International Jury Prize

Deal at the Border by Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi

International Jury Prize Special Mention

To Kill a Mongolian Horse by Jiang Xiaoxuan

Netpac First Aruna Vasudev Award – Best Asia Pacific Film 2024

All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia

Critics Award

Abel by Elzat Eskendir

Netpac Jury Prize:

Abel by Elzat Eskendir

Guimet Museum Award

Deal at the Border by Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi

Guimet Museum Award Special Mention

To Kill a Mongolian Horse by Jiang Xiaoxuan...

The 31st Vesoul International Film Festival Asian Cinema, chaired by the international jury of the great Chinese director Jia Zhang-ke, presents the complete feature films of Jia Zhang-ke, in the presence of his muse, the actress Zhao Tao.

Two honorary Cyclos d’or are awarded to them during the opening ceremony at the Théâtre Edwige Feuillère.

92 films, including 47 unreleased ones, make up the official selection.

The fiction and documentary competitions offer a selection of 17 films from Bhutan, China, Korea, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Malaysia, Yakutia, etc., judged by 7 juries and presented by the film teams:

Bhutan: I The Song by Dechen Roder – French premiere

Burma: Ma – Cry of silence by The Maw Naing – French premiere

China (Hong Kong): To Kill a Mongolian Horse by Jiang Xiaoxuan – French premiere

Korea: The Land of Morning Calm by Park Ri-woong – French premiere

Iran: The Witness by Nader Saeivar – French premiere

Japan:...