[HanCinema's News] Winners Selected for "Decision to Leave" Competition
By William Schwartz | Published on
On July 15th CJENM announced the winners of a fanart competition which had been held for the film "Decision to Leave" from famed director Park Chan-wook. The melodrama deals with the relationship between a detective played by Park Hae-il and an immigrant widow played by Tang Wei as the former investigates the death of the latter's husband. Submissions for the contest were accepted from July 1st to July 10th, and adjudicated by Park Chan-wook himself.
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Regarding one winner, which features the faceless leads in a cave, Park Chan-wook called the quality and completeness of the work incredible. Another piece of art, depicting a character in rocky silhouette, was lauded by Park Chan-wook as refined in its expression of movement. Still another work of art, which consisting only of a handwritten note, was praised by Park Chan-wook for using lettering form alone to convey a deep understanding of the character's inner thoughts.
Written by William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.