Bong Joon-Ho

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Name Bong Joon-Ho
Hangul: 봉준호
Birthdate: September 14, 1969
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Education: Yonsei University, Korean Academy of Film Arts
Major: Sociology

Notes

Bong Joon-Ho was selected as the president of the Caméra d’or jury during the 2011 (64th) Cannes Film Festival. The Caméra d’or prize selects the best first film presented in either the Official Selection, Director's Fortnight or International Critic's Week.

Actor

Doomsday Book | Inlyumyeolmangbogoseo (2012) - Lee Joon-Ho (segment "Wonderful New World")
Crush and Blush | Misseu Hongdangmoo (2008) - English class student (cameo)

Director

Parasite | Gisaengchoong (2019)
Okja (2017)
Snow Piercer | Sulguk Yeolcha (2012)
Mother (2009)
Tokyo! (2008)
The Host | Gwoemul (2006)
Memories of Murder | Salinui Chueok (2003)
Barking Dogs Never Bite | Flandersui Gae (2000)

Short Films

3.11 A Sense of Home (2011) - segment "Iki"
Influenza | Inpeulruenja (2004)

Producer

Okja (2017)
Haemoo (2014)

Screenwriter

Parasite | Gisaengchoong (2019)
Okja (2017)
Haemoo (2014)
Mother (2009)
The Host | Gwoemul (2006)
Antarctic Journal | Namgeuk-ilgi (2005)
Memories of Murder | Salinui Chueok (2003)
Barking Dogs Never Bite | Flandersui Gae (2000)
Phantom: The Submarine (1999)

Awards

Grand Prize (Daesang) ("Parasite") - 2020 (56th) BaekSang Arts Awards - June 5, 2020
Best Film ("Parasite") - 2020 (56th) BaekSang Arts Awards - June 5, 2020
Best Film ("Parasite") - 2020 (56th) Daejong Film Awards - June 3, 2020
Best Director ("Parasite") - 2020 (56th) Daejong Film Awards - June 3, 2020
Best Screenplay ("Parasite") - 2020 (56th) Daejong Film Awards - June 3, 2020
Best Film ("Parasite") - 92nd Academy Awards - February 9, 2020
Best Director ("Parasite") - 92nd Academy Awards - February 9, 2020
Best Screenplay ("Parasite") - 92nd Academy Awards - February 9, 2020
Best Film ("Parasite") - 2019 (40th) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 21, 2019
Best Director ("Parasite") - 2019 (40th) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 21, 2019
Best Director ("Snowpiercer") - 2014 (50th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 27, 2014
Best Film ("Snowpiercer") - 2013 (33rd) Korean Association of Film Critics Awards - November 29, 2013
Best Director ("Snowpiercer") - 2013 (33rd) Korean Association of Film Critics Awards - November 29, 2013
Best Director ("Snowpiercer") - 2013 (34th) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 22, 2013
Best Director / Best Screenwriter ("Mother") - 2010 (4th) Asian Film Awards - March 22, 2010
Best Film ("Mother") - 2009 (1st) KOFRA Film Awards Ceremony - January 27, 2010
Best Screenplay ("Mother") - 2009 (29th) Critics Choice Awards - October 2009
Special Jury Award at Pusan Int’l Film festival
“Memories of Murder” selected one of top-30 movies by Village Voice of U.S. in 2005
Silver Prize and New Director Award for “Memories of Murder” at 2003 San Sebastian International Film Festival
Best Director Award, Best Picture Award and Best Script Award for “Memories of Murder” (2003)
Best Director Award, Best Script Award, Best Picture Award for “Memories of Murder” at 2003 Chunsa Film Festival
Best Director Award for “Memories of Murder” at 2003 Daejong Film Festival
Int’l Critics’ Award for “Barking Dogs Never Bite” at 25th Hong Kong Int’l Film Festival
Most Talented New Director Award for “Barking Dogs Never Bite” at 2001 Munich Film Festival

Comments

Hawso Mar 24 2020 9:23 pm Awaiting for your next movie pdnim ssi. Hope you can casting park sodam as a lead female in your next movie

Kim Feb 23 2020 10:17 pm Genius. Parasite was amazing. I am going to watch Okja this week and I’m sure it won’t disappoint.

- From NC, USA

Cheers Feb 10 2020 10:20 am Congratulations! Director Bong for your masterpiece! I'm so happy every time I see your name or the title Parasite was called on stage! I'm not Korean but I feel so happy for you being a huge fan of Korean entertainment industry and being addicted to Kdramas/Kmovies and Parasite was indeed one of them! When i saw this movie of yours, I thought it was an extraordinary story all together and now I can justified it more than one of the reasons this movie won was because of its exceptional story! Kudos to you and God bless! Your cast in this movie was to be commended too! More power to you and hope to see more of your projects in the future!!

Maria S Jun 02 2014 2:19 pm Greetings from Greece. I am a screenplay writer and I was wondering if there is a way to contact Mr. Bong Joon Ho as I would really wish to ask him his valuable advice. Thanking you in advance

Jim Mooney May 19 2011 10:39 pm I hear the director made a film about contamination in Korea. Here's a Real scoop on that.

My neighbor, Steve House, just blew the whistle on burying thousands of drums of Agent Orange on a Korean water table, where they are now dying like flies. He's very sick himself:

http://www.kpho.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks_video_id=4694889

Some people, government inspired no doubt, are trying to say this is made-up, leftist BS, but he's the neighbor and he ain't well. There are also other witnesses.

Of course they lied. Forget that "officer and a gentleman" hooey. The first thing an officer learns is how to lie. -- Jim

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