Bong Joon-ho
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 Bong Joon-ho at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, March 5, 2010 |
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| Born | September 14, 1969 Daegu, South Korea |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
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| Hangul | 봉준호 |
| Hanja | 奉俊昊 |
| Revised Romanization | Bong Jun-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pong Chunho |
Bong Joon-ho (Hangul: 봉준호; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
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[edit] Biography
He was born in Daegu in 1969 and decided to become a filmmaker while in middle school, perhaps influenced by an artistic family (his father was a designer and his grandfather was a noted author.) He majored in sociology in Yonsei University in the late 1980s and was a member of the film club there. He liked Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Imamura Shohei at the time. In the early 1990s, he completed a two-year program at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. While there, he made many 16mm short films and his graduation work Memory in the Frame and Incoherence was invited to screen at the Vancouver and Hong Kong international film festivals.
In 1994, he directed the short film White People. His first feature film Barking Dogs Never Bite, part comedy and part cruel social satire, was released to low box office numbers. His next film, 2003's Memories of Murder, based on the true story of the country's first known serial murders, garnered both commercial success and critical acclaim. However, his 2006 film, The Host, was a breakout hit both domestically — it is South Korea's highest grossing film to date — and internationally — receiving widespread critical praise after its premiere at Cannes.
In 2008, he participated in the omnibus movie Tokyo ! (segment "Shaking Tokyo") with Michel Gondry and Leos Carax.
His most recent film is Mother, the story of a doting mother who struggles to save her disabled son from a murder accusation. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes Film Festival in 2009. He is currently planning to direct Le Transperceneige, an adaption of Jean-Marc Rochette and Jacques Loeb's graphic novel of the same name.
In 2011, Bong was announced as a member of World Dramatic Jury for 27th Sundance Film Festival. He has been announced as the head of the jury for the Caméra d'Or section of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Director
- Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
- Memories of Murder (2003)
- Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers - Influenza (segment) (2004)
- The Host (2006)
- Tokyo! (segment "Shaking Tokyo") (2008)
- Mother (2009)
- Snow Piercer (2013)
[edit] Writer
- Phantom: The Submarine (1999)
- Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
- Memories of Murder (2003)
- Antarctic Journal (2005)
- The Host (2006)
- Mother (2009)
- Snow Piercer (2013)
[edit] Awards
2007
Oporto International Film Festival Best Director, for The Host
2006
Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia Best Special Effects and Orient Express Award for Best Asian Film, to The Host
2003
San Sebastian International Film Festival Silver Shell for Best Director, Altadis New Director Award, and FIPRESCI Award, to Memories of Murder
Torino Film Festival Best Screenplay Award, Audience Award, for Memories of Murder
Tokyo International Film Festival Asian Film Award, for Memories of Murder
2001
Hong Kong International Film Festival FIPRESCI Award for young Asian filmmakers, to Barking Dogs Never Bite
Slamdance Film Festival Best Editing, for Barking Dogs Never Bite
[edit] Recurring Cast in Bong Joon-ho's Films
Byeon Hee-bong plays
- The janitor in Barking Dogs Never Bite
- Sergeant Koo Hee-bong in Memories of Murder
- Park Hee-bong The Host
Song Kang-ho plays
- Detective Park Doo-man in Memories of Murder
- Park Gang-doo in The Host
Bae Doo-na plays
- Park Hyeon-nam in Barking Dogs Never Bite
- Park Nam-joo in The Host
Park Hae-il plays
- Park Hyeon-gyu in Memories of Murder
- Park Nam-il in The Host
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Bong Joon-ho to head Cannes debut filmmaker panel". BBC News. 2011-04-08. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13010124. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- (Korean) Naver biographical information
- (English) Barking Dogs Never Bite
- (English) Tokyo
- (English) Le Transperceneige
- (Korean) Le Transperceneige
- (Korean) Mother
[edit] External links
- Bong Joon-ho at the Internet Movie Database
- (English) The Bong Joon-ho Page
- Korea Society Podcast: Q&A with Director Bong Joon-Ho about The Host
- Interview with the director at KoreanFilm.org. by Giuseppe Sedia
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