Tibetan filmmaker wins Korean awards

SEOUL -- Tibetan-Chinese filmmaker Pema Tseden's "Old Dog" nabbed three honours in the Cinema Digital Seoul Festival, which wrapped Tuesday. He received $55,000 cash prize as a whole. Pic required the very best Red-colored Chameleon Award, along with the Eco-friendly Chameleon, provided by Korean crix and journos, and also the Whitened Chameleon, granted by audience people. The tragicomic pic activates a maturing dog who's offered with a boy from the wishes of his father. Sri Lankan helmer Sanjeewa Pushpakumara's debut feature "Flying Seafood" won nowhere Chameleon Award, provided by worldwide film crix. Pic won the very best prize in the Rotterdam fest this season. Three Korean rookie filmmakers -- Choi Jin-Seong, Yang Jungho and Park Jong-chul -- won the opportunity to get their next projects developed with CJ Entertainment, host company for that fest, within the Butterfly section. Opening with helmer Hong Sang-soo's "Your Day He Arrives," the seven-day fest tested 100 films from 32 nations. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com