People's Prize

People's Prize
People's Prize
Awarded for	Best achievements in creative fields
Date	September 8, 1958–present
Country	North Korea
Presented by	People's Prize Awarding Commission

The People's Prize (Korean: 인민상) is a North Korean arts and sciences award. It is awarded by the People's Prize Awarding Commission, which is working directly under the Cabinet of North Korea.^[1] The prize can be granted to works of art or people. People's Prize has been an important award in the field of North Korean cinema.

The works and people that have received the People's Prize cover such varied fields as literature, gymnastics, Korean revolutionary opera, acupuncture and sculpture. The People's Prize has been received by people abroad.

^ Robert A. Scalapino; Chong-Sik Lee (1972). Communism in Korea: The society. University of California Press. p. 1395. ISBN 978-0-520-02274-4.

[ScalapinoLee1972-1] Robert A. Scalapino; Chong-Sik Lee (1972). Communism in Korea: The society. University of California Press. p. 1395. ISBN 978-0-520-02274-4.

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