Korean drama "Brilliant Legacy" [SBS]

Six programs from major Korean network SBS have won awards at the 44th annual Houston International Film Festival held over the weekend, according to the broadcaster on Tuesday.

"Father's Home" and "Brilliant Legacy" scored the Platinum Remi under their respective categories of TV special-dramatic and TV series-dramatic at the international film festival held at the Marriot Westchase Houston Hotel on April 16.

"Crayons in My Heart" and "Asiatic Black Bear's Returned to Nature" both won the Silver Remi under the children's audience and TV special documentary segment, respectively, while the special jury award for reality-based programs went to "TV Animal Farm" and documentary to "Story of Seung-il: What it Means to Live."

"Father's Home," starring actor Choi Min-soo and Kim Soo-hyun, is about a father and son and the circle of fatherhood according to Buddhist teachings that all living beings are trapped in the eternal cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

"Brilliant Legacy," starring Lee Seung-gi and Han Hyo-joo, is a modern day fairy-tale of Go Eun-sung whose life is turned upside after her step-mother takes their family's assets away after her father's death.

"Story of Seung-il: What it Means to Live" is a human documentary based on the struggles and hardships of pro-basketball coach Park Seung-il who has been suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, which damages the neuromuscular system.

"Crayons in My Heart" tells the everyday life story of friendship and hardships of three students who live in a small island in the North Jeolla Province.

"TV Animal Farm" first began its run in May 2001 and shows the real-life stories of people and their pets and "Asiatic Black Bear's Returned to Nature" reveals the maternal love of a bear and her cub.

Founded in 1961, the Houston International Film Festival is one of the three original film fests in North America after San Francisco and New York. It is the only film fest that does not accept movies from major studios.

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