5th Wildflower Film Awards


The 5th Wildflower Film Awards is an awards ceremony recognizing the achievements of Korean independent and low-budget films. It was held at the Literature House in Seoul on April 12, 2018.
This year awards includes a new category for Best Music and Best Producer. A total of 13 prizes were handed out to films nominated across 10 categories for both documentary and narrative works, each with a budget under and released theatrically between January 1 and December 31, 2017.

Nominations and winners

Grand PrizeLifetime Achievement Award

  • Busan Independent Film Society
    • Best Director Best Director
  • Hong Sang-soo - The Day After
  • *Cho Hyun-hoon - Jane
  • *Hong Sang-soo - On the Beach at Night Alone
  • *Kim Dae-hwan - The First Lap
  • *Lim Dae-hyung - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
  • *Moon So-ri - The Running Actress
  • *Park Suk-young - Ash Flower
  • *Shin Dong-il - Come, Together
  • Moon Chang-yong, Jeon Jin -
  • * - '
  • *Jung Yoon-suk - Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno
  • *Kim Tae-il, Ju Romy - All Live, Olive
  • *Lee Chang-jae - '
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Gi Ju-bong - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
  • * - The First Lap
  • *Koo Kyo-hwan - Jane
  • *Kwon Hae-hyo - The Day After
  • *Lee Yi-kyung - '
  • *Nam Yeon-woo - '
  • Lee Min-ji - Jane
  • *Jeong Ha-dam - Ash Flower
  • *Kim Min-hee - On the Beach at Night Alone
  • *Kim Sae-byuk - The First Lap
  • * - Come, Together
  • *Lee Soo-kyung - Yongsoon
    • Best ScreenplayBest Cinematography
  • Cho Hyun-hoon, Kim So-mi - Jane
  • *Han Ji-soo - Come, Together
  • *Kim Yang-hee - The Poet and the Boy
  • *Lim Dae-hyung - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
  • *Shin Yeon-shick - '
  • Cho Young-jik - Jane
  • *Moon Myung-hwan - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
  • *Park Hong-yeol, Kim Hyung-ku - On the Beach at Night Alone
    • Best MusicBest Producer
  • Flash Flood Darlings - Jane
  • *Bang Jun-seok - '
  • *Jang Young-gyu, Lee Tae-won - '
  • An Bo-young - Ash Flower
    • Best New Director Best New Director
  • Lim Dae-hyung - Merry Christmas Mr. Mo
  • *Cho Hyun-hoon - Jane
  • *Kim Yang-hee - The Poet and the Boy
  • *Ko Bong-soo - Delta Boys
  • *Shin Joon - Yongsoon
  • Kim Young-jo - Still and All
  • *Lee Seung-moon - '
  • *Woo Kwang-hoon, David Redman - '
  • *Yoon Se-young - Marianne and Margaret
    • Best New Actor/ActressBest Supporting Actor/Actress
  • Oh Seung-hoon - Method
  • *Baek Seung-hwan, Kim Choong-gil, Yoon Ji-hye, Shin Min-jae, Lee Woong-bin - Delta Boys
  • *Jang Seon - '
  • *Jung Ga-ram - The Poet and the Boy
  • *Lee Soo-kyung - Yongsoon
  • Kim Sun-young -
  • *Jeon Hye-jin - The Poet and the Boy
  • *Kim Sun-young -
  • *Park Myung-hoon - Ash Flower