Young actor Ohn Joo-wan has been chosen as the winner of the best performance award by an actor in a leading role for his performance in `The Peter Pan Formula` at the Durban International Film Festival, which lasted from June 15 until 25. The movie`s director Cho Chang-ho also received the award for best young director. Cho`s debut album was invited to the festival`s Competition category along with Korean-Chinese Zhang Lu`s `Grain in Ear.` Other Korean films invited to the Panorama category included Kim Jee-woon`s `A Bittersweet Life,` Chung Yoon-chul`s `Marathon,` and Park Chan-wook`s `Sympathy for Lady Vengeance.` `The Peter Pan Formula,` which depicts the growing pains of a teenage boy, was awarded the Jury`s Prize at France`s Deauville Asian Film Festival in March. |