S. Korea's 'Daytime Drinking' wins French film festival prize

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's independent film "Daytime Drinking
(Natsul)" won the Jury Prize at a French film festival, adding another
international award to its impressive record at home and abroad, movie
distributors said Thursday.

The low-budget film, made with just US$10,000, was recognized by the jury of the
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, which called the film an
"outstanding debut full of humor and sarcasm."
The self-produced feature film by Noh Young-seok has already been invited to
several other festivals, including the Jeonju International Film Festival, the
Toronto Film Festival and the Locarno Film Festival, winning several awards.
"Daytime Drinking" features a heartbroken 20-something whose trip to a distant
province leads to an odd chain of coincidences. While befriending and being taken
advantage of by strangers, the main character stumbles toward an epic hangover
that leaves audiences roaring with laughter for a full two hours.
The movie opened at 13 local cinemas on Feb. 5, drawing 10,000 moviegoers, an
impressive box office result for an indie movie.
hayney@yna.co.kr
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