Producer of Film '26 Years' Named Film Professional of the Year

Published on 2013/01/21 | Source

Head of domestic production company Chungeoram Film, Choi Yong-bae, has been named film professional of the year.

The Korea Film Reporters Association (KOFRA) said on Monday that reporters voted for Choi to receive the honor in a special award category of the 4th KOFRA awards.

Choi was recognized for producing "26 Years" last year, a movie based on cartoonist Kang Full's webcomic about the May 18th democratic uprising in Gwangju in 1980. The film drew about three million viewers.

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