"On December 4, the IndieWire Honors Winter 2025 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for crafting some of the year's best films. Curated and selected by IndieWire's editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the filmmakers, artisans, and performers behind films well worth toasting. We're showcasing their work with new interviews leading up to the Los Angeles event."
"As she was guided on a tour with dozens of press people joining her, she learned that pins the museum sells of the tiger and magpie - popular subjects of Korean art and folklore - had sold out after her film featured the animals as spirits serving antagonist Jinu. She got to meet the director of the museum, who greeted her by holding her hands and telling her how proud he was of both "KPop Demon Hunters" and her."
IndieWire Honors Winter 2025 will spotlight filmmakers, artisans, and performers with interviews ahead of the Los Angeles ceremony. Director Maggie Kang visited the National Museum of Korea before her film's release and returned after its premiere to find attendance had surged. Museum pins depicting the tiger and magpie sold out after the film depicted those animals as spirits tied to the antagonist. The museum director personally praised Kang and expressed pride in the film. Kang, born in South Korea and raised in the United States, sought Korean acceptance for the film and felt affirmed by the museum's response.
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