Letters from Pyongyang
Directed byJason Lee
Release date
  • 13 November 2012 (2012-11-13) (RIDM)

Letters from Pyongyang is a 2012 documentary short film (28 minutes) about the filmmaker's search for lost relatives in North Korea, directed by Korean-Canadian filmmaker Jason Lee. The film premiered at the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal also known by its acronym RIDM on 13 November 2012.[1] The international premiere in Doha, Qatar during the 9th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival garnered the film the top juried prize, the Aljazeera Golden Award, in the short film category.[2]

Letters from Pyongyang subsequently received the Best Documentary jury prize at the 23rd Palm Springs International ShortFest in Palm Springs, California[3] and the Best Short Film jury prize at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Duchesne, André (13 November 2012). "Trois films sur la Corée du Nord aux RIDM". La Presse. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Ferguson, Liz (24 April 2013). "Yay! Montreal documentary filmmaker Jason Lee wins a top prize at the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival, in Doha, Qatar". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Saperstein, Pat (23 June 2013). "'Delicate Gravity' Leads Palm Springs Shortfest Winners". Variety. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Reel Asian 2013 Festival Award Winners". ReelAsian.com. 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.


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