Holiday season means awards season, but this year will have one less ceremony with the cancellation of the Korea Film Awards. Hosted by MBC, the show would have been in its ninth year after being established in 2002, but ran into issues with “sponsorship and other complicated problems.”
Related parties state that money isn’t the only reason, but basically it’s the big one, considering that the Korea Film Awards ran into a similar problem in 2009 and cancelled the event that year due to a lack of sponsorship. You can see that there’s a year between the 7th and 8th events (links below).
The issue stems from the sizable capital needed to host an awards event in the first place; awards that don’t receive government funding have to come up with prize purses and judge invitations on their own. In this case, the total award money would have topped 200 million won, which is just under $200K. On top of that, the production costs to hold and televise the show are substantial.
A source explained, “The Korea Film Awards has a short history and isn’t very different from other film awards, so it had difficulty finding sponsorship.” It’s uncertain if or when the Korea Film Awards will be able to come back, although an MBC official made certain to clarify that it wasn’t a permanent cancellation.
Other than the Korea Film Awards, we’ve also got the upcoming Blue Dragon, to be held later this month, while the Grand Bell has already been held. Then there are each of the broadcast station’s drama awards (MBC, SBS, and KBS each hold their own) at the end of the year, as well as the separate ceremonies honoring their entertainers and variety programming. Way off in spring is one of the big ones, the Baeksang.
Ah, well. That’s too bad; one less red carpet to snark.
Via 10 Asia, Oh My News
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Awww… less pretty pictures…
*snerk*? Hahaha.
Can someone put these ceremonies in perspective for me. Like what US award shows are they similar to? Do they hold the same awards for different broadcast companies instead of one big one that celebrates, for example, all tv shows?
Boo, I liked looking at everyone’s red carpet pictures. Hope they can get back in the game next year!
quality > quantity
intead of making up some 1234567 random, broadcaster-based, biased-as-hell, fan-voted and glitzy show… how about one big, legit, impartial, independent Film & TV awards, judged fairly (by actors, film-makers and other professionals) to rule, find and bring them all, Korea?
Start with the Baeksang and work your way through.
YES…. that is what they need so badly…
I’ll miss the pictures, but Aya makes a good point. But when has media ever truly been rational?
Awwww, oh well D: Though I would’ve liked to see more people’s dresses. And is that Cyrano Agency I see in the picture?
“That’s too bad, one less red carpet to snark” LOL
Yeah that’s the only thing I wait for from almost any Korean drama/film awards, to read javabean’s snarkiness about the red carpet. You know the award itsef can become a bit “meaningless”.
I was so sad when i heard of this. I always liked to see this event cause i love Song Yoon Ah, and she always did pretty performance for this awards. Besides it’s so hard to see her nowadays that this was my almost one and only opportunity. U.U…At least, the cancellation it’s not final or definitive.
Eh, most of the awards are pretty much popularity contests anyways.
I chuckled when the writer for “Secret Garden” won awards last year.
Yes I agree with you about awards being popularity contests and also, there is a lot of lobbying and dealing behind closed doors.
does that mean that actors and actresses that done drama for MBC can’t win awards this year? that’s too bad, they’ve work so hard though…but i think i’m more waiting for KBS and SBS’s award shows…thos 2 have dramas that topped this year in my opinion…
Like stars haven’t gotten enough swags from awards shows and some… too bad there isn’t a super billionaire fan of the arts in Korea willing to sponsor this award show.
I always thought it was stupid how each network has it’s own awards show. Imagine if each country had their own olympics. Fun, maybe, but not nearly as meaningful. Everyone just sitting around patting their own backs or bending over and kissing their own… well, you get the point. It’s a joke. But I guess you cant lose if you don’t compete. Essentially I agree with Aya above. Get real and have one real awards show, for all tv programs, and have a big film awards show with the money saved.
aww..that sucks..i wish i was rich id sponsor with my eyes closed for something i love! but spring awards are NEVER TO BE MISSED