Korea and Asia in Wide Angle competitive section. The winner will be granted KRW 10,000,000(approx. USD 8,500) with the purpose of assisting their next production. Sonje Award Sonje Award(선재상) is given to the best Korean and Asian short films in the Wide Angle section, to assist them in producing next project by providing KRW 10,000,000(approx. USD 8,500) to each director. Actor & Actress of the Year Winners will be awarded 5,000,000 KRW (approx. US$5,000) each. KB New Currents Audience Award KNN Award (Audience Award) was awarded by the KNN Foundation to a film from the New Currents section selected by audiences with a $20,000 award for the director. It was renamed as KB New Currents Audience Award(KB 뉴 커런츠 관객상). Flash Forward Audience Award Flash Forward Audience Award(플래시 포워드 관객상) FIPRESCI Award FIPRESCI(International Federation of Film Critics) Award(국제영화비평가연맹상) NETPAC Award The NETPAC Award(아시아영화진흥기구상) is given to the best film selected by the NETPAC(The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) jury among the films screened in the New Currents section. DGK Megabox Award DGK Megabox Award(한국영화감독조합 메가박스상) Boycotted by the Director's Guild of Korea in 2016 and 2017, the award was reinstated in 2018. Newly created in 2016, this award is given to two promising directors of newly produced independent films in the Korean Cinema Today-Vision section, who have shown the most outstanding production skills. The winner gets a cash prize reward of US$5,000 sponsored by MEGABOX. CGV Award CGV Award(CGV상) KBS Independent Film Award CGK Award The CGK Award(CGK촬영상), sponsored by Cinematographers Guild of Korea, is given to one Korean film from either New Currents or Korean Cinema Today - Vision section. The winner’s cinematographer will be granted KRW 5,000,000 (approx. USD 4,300). Critic b Award Critic b Award(크리틱b상) is given to one film chosen by Busan Film Critics Association among the selections in New Currents and Korean Cinema Today_Vision. The winner receives a cash prize of (approx. 8,500 US$) sponsored by Philip Morris Korea Inc. Watcha Award Watcha Award(왓챠상) is established in 2021, the 26th edition of festival, to support new directors in Korean cinema. Two Korean films chosen from 'New Currents' and 'Korean Cinema Today-Vision' are given a cash prize of (approx. 8,500 US$) respectively, sponsored by Watcha. Watcha Short Award Aurora Media Award Citizen Critics' Award Citizen Critics' Award(시민평론가상). The winner is awarded KRW 10,000,000 (approx. USD 8,500) for supporting the director’s next production. This cash