# Wildflower Film Awards

The Wildflower Film Awards (Korean: 들꽃영화상) is an awards ceremony recognizing the achievements of Korean independent and low-budget films. The awards, presented by the Wildflower Film Awards Korea - a grassroots effort by a group of film critics led by founder and organizer Darcy Paquet (with the participation of Oh Dong-jin), aims to create more publicity in Korea and abroad for filmmakers working outside of the mainstream commercial film industry. Awards are handed out annually to films released in the previous year.
In 2016, Best New Actor and Actress categories were merged and a new Best Supporting Performer section was added.
In 2018, a new category for Best Music and Best Producer were added.
In 2020, the Best New Director (Narrative Films) and Best New Director (Documentaries) categories were merged.

## Categories

* Grand Prize
* Best Film
* Best Director (Narrative Films)
* Best Director (Documentaries)
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Screenplay
* Best Cinematography
* Best New Director
* Best New Actor
* Best New Actress
* Special Commendations

## Grand Prize

| # | Year | Film | Director |
| 1 | 2014 | — | — |
| 2 | 2015 | Han Gong-ju | Lee Su-jin |
| 3 | 2016 | Alive | Park Jung-bum |
| 4 | 2017 | The World of Us | Yoon Ga-eun |
| 5 | 2018 | Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno | Jung Yoon-suk |
| 6 | 2019 | The Remnants | Kim Il-ran, Lee Hyuk-sang |
| 7 | 2020 | KIM-GUN | Kang Sang-woo |
| 8 | 2021 | Lucky Chan-sil | Kim Cho-hee |
| 9 | 2022 | Sewing Sisters (Korean: 미싱타는 여자들) | Kim Jeong-young and Lee Hyuk-rae |
| 10 | 2023 | Soup and Ideology (Korean: 수프와 이데올로기) | Yang Yong-hi |

## Best Film

| # | Year | Film | Director |
| 1 | 2014 | (Narrative Films) Jiseul | O Muel |
| 1 | 2014 | (Documentaries) Scenery | Zhang Lu |

## Best Director (Narrative Films)

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 1 | 2014 | Yeon Sang-ho | The Fake |
| 2 | 2015 | Hong Sang-soo | Hill of Freedom |
| 3 | 2016 | Shin Su-won | Madonna |
| 4 | 2017 | Kim Soo-hyun | Beaten Black and Blue |
| 5 | 2018 | Hong Sang-soo | The Day After |
| 6 | 2019 | Jeon Go-woon | Microhabitat |
| 7 | 2020 | Lee Ok-seop | Maggie |
| 8 | 2021 | Yoon Dan-bi | Moving On |
| 9 | 2022 | Lee Ran-hee | A Leave |
| 10 | 2023 | Choi Equan | Kill Me Now |

## Best Director (Documentaries)

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 2 | 2015 | Park Chan-kyong | Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits |
| 3 | 2016 | E Il-ha | A Crybaby Boxing Club |
| 4 | 2017 | Kim Jung-keun | The Island of Shadows |
| 5 | 2018 | Moon Chang-yong, Jeon Jin | Becoming Who I Was |
| 6 | 2019 | Jung Sung-il | Night and Fog in Zona |
| 7 | 2020 | Kangyu Ga-ram | Itaewon |
| 8 | 2021 | Mire Kim | East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front |
| 9 | 2022 | Lee Seung-jun | Shadow Flowers |
| 10 | 2023 | Oan Kim, Brigitte Bouillot | The Man Who Paints Water Drops |

## Best Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 1 | 2014 | Nam Yeon-woo | Fatal |
| 2 | 2015 | Ahn Jae-hong | The King of Jokgu |
| 3 | 2016 | Jung Jae-young | Right Now, Wrong Then |
| 4 | 2017 | Park Jong-hwan | The Boys Who Cried Wolf |
| 5 | 2018 | Gi Ju-bong | Merry Christmas Mr. Mo |
| 6 | 2019 | Sung Yu-bin | Last Child |
| 7 | 2020 | Uhm Tae-goo | My Punch-Drunk Boxer |
| 8 | 2021 | Kwak Min-gyoo | The Boy From Nowhere |
| 9 | 2022 | Kim Tae-hoon | Good Person |
| 10 | 2023 | Lee Joong-ok | Paroho |

## Best Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 1 | 2014 | Jung Eun-chae | Nobody's Daughter Haewon |
| 2 | 2015 | Chun Woo-hee | Han Gong-ju |
| 3 | 2016 | Lee Jung-hyun | Alice in Earnestland |
| 4 | 2017 | Jeong Ha-dam | Steel Flower |
| 5 | 2018 | Lee Min-ji | Jane |
| 6 | 2019 | Esom | Microhabitat |
| 7 | 2020 | Park Ji-hu | House of Hummingbird |
| 8 | 2021 | Kim Ho-jung | A French Woman |
| 9 | 2022 | Jeong Ae-hwa | Gull |
| 10 | 2023 | Yang Mal-bok | The Apartment with Two Women |

## Best Screenplay

| # | Year | Screenwriter | Film |
| 2 | 2015 | July Jung | A Girl at My Door |
| 3 | 2016 | Shin Yeon-shick | The Avian Kind |
| 4 | 2017 | Kim Jin-hwang | The Boys Who Cried Wolf |
| 5 | 2018 | Cho Hyun-hoon, Kim So-mi | Jane |
| 6 | 2019 | Shin Dong-seok | Last Child |
| 7 | 2020 | Kim Joong-hyun | February |
| 8 | 2021 | Lee Taegyeom, Kim Ja-en | Dispatch; I don't fire myself |
| 9 | 2022 | Jung Wook | Good Person |
| 10 | 2023 | July Jung | Next Sohee |

## Best Cinematography

| # | Year | Cinematographer | Film |
| 1 | 2014 | Yang Jeong-hoon | Jiseul |
| 2 | 2015 | Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, Stone Kim | A Dream of Iron |
| 3 | 2016 | Fujii Masayuki | A Midsummer's Fantasia |
| 4 | 2017 | Kim Byung-jung | Alone |
| 5 | 2018 | Cho Young-jik | Jane |
| 6 | 2019 | Kim Jong-sun | Beautiful Days |
| 7 | 2020 | Kang Kook-hyun | House of Hummingbird |
| 8 | 2021 | Park Jung-hoon | A French Woman (2019 film) [ko] |
| 10 | 2023 | Choo Kyung-yeop | Chorokbam |

## Best Music

| # | Year | Music | Film |
| 5 | 2018 | Flash Flood Darlings | Jane |
| 6 | 2019 | Chung Chae-woong | Eyelids |
| 7 | 2020 | Jang Young-gyu | My Punch-Drunk Boxer |

## Best Producer

| # | Year | Producer | Film |
| 5 | 2018 | An Bo-young | Ash Flower |
| 7 | 2020 | Park Doo-hee | Moonlit Winter |

## Best New Director (Narrative Films)

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 1 | 2014 | Lee Don-ku | Fatal |
| 2 | 2015 | Lee Yong-seung | 10 Minutes |
| 3 | 2016 | Hong Seok-jae | Socialphobia |
| 4 | 2017 | Kim Dae-hwan | End of Winter |
| 5 | 2018 | Lim Dae-hyung | Merry Christmas Mr. Mo |
| 6 | 2019 | Kim Ui-seok | After My Death |

## Best New Director (Documentaries)

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 3 | 2016 | Gu Ja-hywan | Red Tomb |
| 4 | 2017 | Lee Dong-ha | Weekends |
| 5 | 2018 | Kim Young-jo | Still and All |
| 6 | 2019 | Kim Bo-ram | For Vagina's Sake |

## Best New Director (Combined)

| # | Year | Director | Film |
| 7 | 2020 | Cho Min-jae | Tiny Light |
| 8 | 2021 | Jung Jin-young | Me and Me |
| 9 | 2022 | Kim Mi-jo | Gull |
| 10 | 2023 | Park Jae-beom | Mother Land |

## Best New Actor

| # | Year | Actor | Film |
| 1 | 2014 | Lee Joon | Rough Play |
| 2 | 2015 | Choi Woo-shik | Set Me Free |

## Best New Actress

| # | Year | Actress | Film |
| 2 | 2015 | Kim Soo-an | Mad Sad Bad "Picnic" |

## Best New Actor/Actress

| # | Year | Actor/Actress | Film |
| 3 | 2016 | Kwon So-hyun | Madonna |
| 4 | 2017 | Lee Sang-hee | Our Love Story |
| 5 | 2018 | O Seung-hun | Method |
| 6 | 2019 | Lee Jae-in | Adulthood |
| 7 | 2020 | Cho Min-kyung | February |
| 8 | 2021 | Kang Mal-geum | Lucky Chan-sil |
| 9 | 2022 | Ki Do-young | A Distant Place |
| 10 | 2023 | Kim Hye-yoon | The Girl on a Bulldozer |

## Best Supporting Actor/Actress

| # | Year | Actor/Actress | Film |
| 3 | 2016 | Gil Hae-yeon | In Her Place |
| 4 | 2017 | Choi Moo-sung | Snow Paths |
| 5 | 2018 | Kim Sun-young | Communication & Lies, Happy Bus Day |
| 6 | 2019 | Kim Sae-byuk | Grass |
| 7 | 2020 | Lee Ju-won | February |
| 8 | 2021 | Lee Han-wi | Kukdo Theatre |
| 9 | 2022 | Kim Jae-hwa | Action Hero |
| 10 | 2023 | Lee Joo-shil | Hommage |

## Special Commendations

| # | Year | Category | Recipient | Film |
| 1 | 2014 | Documentary Jury Prize | Jeong Jae-eun | City: Hall |
| 2 | 2015 | Achievement Award | Jung Sang-jin, CEO of Atninefilm | |
| 2 | 2015 | Special Jury Prize | Shin Min-a | Gyeongju |
| 3 | 2016 | Jury Honorable Mention | Jang Hee-sun | My Fair Wedding |
| 3 | 2016 | Special Achievement Award | Gu Yun-hee | Scary House |
| 3 | 2016 | Appreciation Award | Lee Seong-gyou | |
| 4 | 2017 | Special Achievement Award | KwangHwaMoon Cinema | |
| 4 | 2017 | Appreciation Award | Jeon Moo-song | Curtain Call |
| 10 | 2023 | MPA Producer Award | Kim Ji-hyeong | Cassiopeia |
| 10 | 2023 | Special Achievement Award | Ahn Sung-ki | |
| 10 | 2023 | Low-Budget Film Award | Park Kang | Seire |
| 10 | 2023 | Staff Award: Costume Category | Kim Kyung-mi | Missing Yoon |
| 10 | 2023 | Grand Prize for Production Support Contest | Kim Jin-gon | Family in the Sand (Korean: 모래내가족) |
| 10 | 2023 | Excellence Award, Production Support Contest | Yoon Dan-bi | My Birthday Is Not Far (Korean: 내 생일이 멀지 않았어요) |
| 10 | 2023 | Excellence Award, Production Support Contest | Choi Jong-ryong | Water Drop (Korean: 워터드롭) |