Yeom Hye-ran Starring in 'My Name' Wins Audience Award at the Udine Far East Film Festival

A Triumph for Korean Cinema, 'My Name' Captivates the Largest Asian Film Festival in Europe

The film 'My Name', starring 'Yeom Hye-ran', won the Audience Award at the 28th 'Udine Far East Film Festival', marking a remarkable achievement. On the 4th, the production companies Lets Film and Aura Pictures officially announced this milestone, made possible by overwhelming support from global audiences.

As Europe’s largest Asian film festival, 'Udine Far East Film Festival' is held every year in Udine, Northern Italy. In particular, this Audience Award win once again proves the global standing of Korean cinema, since the honor was selected through local audiences’ direct voting after the film was invited to the festival’s competition segment and was officially screened at the Udine Nuovo Giovanni Theater on the 29th of last month.

The Heavy Resonance of the 'Jeju April 3 Incident', '20 000 People Milestone' Just Within Reach

Director Chung Ji-young helmed 'My Name', a profound work that takes an in-depth look at the tragedy of the 'Jeju April 3 Incident' that unfolded after liberation from Japanese rule. It delivers a stirring impact by portraying the pain of the times experienced by an 18-year-old boy who wants to discard the name Young-ok ('Shin Woo-bin') and his mother Jeong-soon ('Yeom Hye-ran').

Earning recognition for its artistic merit, the film is also driving a box-office surge in Korea. Since its release on the 15th of last month, as of the previous day it had drawn cumulative audiences of about 191,000 people, putting 'the 200,000-Viewer Mark' within immediate reach. As people from all walks of life—those who resonate with the film’s deep message—have expanded a relay of self-led screenings, it has ignited a clear sign of long-run box-office success.