Grand Bell Awards

Grand Bell Awards
Hangul
대종상 영화제
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaejongsang Yeonghwajae
McCune–ReischauerTaejongsang Yŏnghwaje
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byThe Motion Pictures Association of Korea
First awarded1962
Last awarded2023
Websitehttps://daejong.or.kr/
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The Grand Bell Awards (Korean대종상 영화제; RRDaejongsang Yeonghwajae), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.[1][2]

The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest continuous film awards held in South Korea, and has been called the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Film Awards Ceremonies in Korea". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (16 November 2014). "Roaring Currents, Attorney vie for Daejong Film Awards". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Gwanghae sweeps Korean Oscars". The Korea Times. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Gwanghae reigns supreme at S. Korea film awards". AsiaOne. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  5. ^ Woo, Jaeyeon (1 November 2012). "Masquerade Swept the Daejong Film Awards". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 November 2012.