Seoul, Korea – The series The Painter of the Wind has won a special award at a TV festival in Shanghai.

SBS announced on the 15th, “The Painter of Wind (produced by Jang Tae Yoo) was given the Asian TV Series Special Award at the 16th TV Festival in Shanghai.”

The Painter of the Wind aired in 2008. It was the life story of the talented painter Shin Yeun Bok, who disguised herself as a boy, and included as a main character the renowned genre painter Kim Hong Do.

The Shanghai TV Festival is one of the Asia’s most important TV-industry events. It features TV programs, films, and the TV market. It also holds TV forums and an equipment exhibition.

On 11th at the awards ceremony, Secretary-General Lee Chung Oak accepted the award for producer Jang Tae Yoo.

The Painter of the Wind also received a Silver Remi at the 43th Houston International Film Festival in April thanks to Moon Geun Young and Park Shin Yang’s excellent acting and beautiful image.


Source: JTN (Original article in Korean)
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Translated by Sarah Lee / Korea.com