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Yoon Ga-eun

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Yoon Ga-eun
Born (1982-02-15) February 15, 1982 (age 42)
EducationSogang University - History Department
Korea National University of Arts Graduate School of Film, TV & Multimedia
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
윤가은
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Gaeun
McCune–ReischauerYun Kaŭn

Yoon Ga-eun (born February 15, 1982) is a South Korean film director and script writer. Her films explore the stories of young children and youth.

Career

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Yoon Ga-eun graduated from the History Department of Sogang University and continued her graduate studies at the School of Film, TV & Multimedia at Korea National University of Arts.

Her first film as a director was a 19-minute short film, The Taste of Salvia, introduced in 2009. Shortly afterwards, she directed several films including Proof (2010), Guest (2011), Sprout (2013), Tabloid Truth (2014) and The World of Us (2015).[1]

Her first breakthrough film was Guest (2011), a movie perceptively capturing a phase of the growing pains that a pubescent high school girl experiences. This film won the grand prize from the 34th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2012.[2]

Sprout (2013) is an adventure story of a little girl who has been left alone for the first time. Yoon expressed the small change that a little girl faces through the steps of discoveries. After Yoon finished Sprout, she stated that she thought that people would strive all the time to achieve their goal, but there are things that they cannot achieve, no matter how hard they try. She dissolved the meaningful process into Sprout.[3]

Yoon is also known for finding new actresses. The Korean actress Jung Yeon-ju started her career with Guest (2011), also Kim Su-an was cast by Yoon. Kim was invited to the Festival de Cannes as the youngest actress ever.[4]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer
2013 Tabloid Truth as Scripter
2016 The World of Us Yes Yes
2019 The House of Us [ko] Yes Yes

Short films

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Year Film Credited as
Director Writer
2009 The Taste of Salvia Yes Yes
2010 Proof Yes Yes
2011 Guest (2011 film) [ko] Yes Yes
2013 Bean Sprout [ko] Yes Yes
2013 100x100 [ko] Yes Yes

Accolades

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Source:[5]

Year Award ceremony Category Recipients Result Ref.
2011 The 13th Seoul International Youth Film Festival SIYFF Vision Award Guest Won
2011 The 5th Great Short Film Festival Great Audience Award Won
Great Director Award Won
2012 The 34th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival international competition Won
2013 Prague Short Film Festival Panorama Won
2013 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Competition Section Won
2013 Busan International Film Festival Wide Angle: Korean Short Film Competition - Sonje Award Special Sprout Won
2014 SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival (2014) Asian Short Film & Video Competition Won
2014 Busan International Short Film Festival Won
2014 Aspen Shortsfest International Competition Won
2014 Berlin International Film Festival Generation - Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film Won
2016 34th Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival Golden Goat for Best Feature Film for Children The World of Us Won
2016 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Youth Feature Film Won
2016 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Won
2016 25th Buil Film Awards Best New Director Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
2016 2016 International Film Festival of India Country Focus - Republic Of Korea Country Focus
2016 8th KOFRA Film Awards Best Independent Film Won
2016 36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best New Director Won
Top Films of the Year Won
2016 16th Korea Assembly Grand Awards Outstanding Film Won
2016 2016 Tokyo Filmex Audience Award Won
Jury Special Mention Won
2016 17th Women in Film Korea Festival Best Director Won
2016 Shanghai International Film Festival Panorama (Best Cinematography) Nominated [6]
2016 56th Zlín Film Festival International competition of feature films for children - The Golden Slipper Won [7]
2016 4th Wildflower Film Awards Grand Prize Won [8]
Best Director – Narrative Films Nominated
Best New Director – Narrative Films Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
2016 16th National Assembly of Korea Awards Film (Arts) Category Won
2016 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[9][10] Best New Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
2019 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Best New Director The House of Us Won

Jury member

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Ambassadorship

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  • Unobstructed Film Ambassadors (2023) [12]

References

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  1. ^ "YOON Ga-Eun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  2. ^ "Ga-Eun Yoon Awards and Nominations". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  3. ^ "Three Korean films highlighted in Berlin". Korea.net. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  4. ^ "Special Report about Yoon Ga-Eun". Naver Movie. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  5. ^ "Awards and Invitations for Yoon Ga-Eun". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "THE WORLD OF US Scores 2 Asia New Talents Nominations in Shanghai". Koreanfilm.or.kr. 2016-06-27.
  7. ^ Software, Emersion. "THE WORLD OF US has been distributed in Korean cinemas since June - 58th ZLIN FILM FESTIVAL - International film festival for children and youth". www.zlinfest.cz.
  8. ^ Kil, Sonia (13 April 2017). "'World of Us' Wins Korea's Wildflower Film Awards".
  9. ^ "공유·박보검·남궁민·한석규…백상예술대상 男TV연기상 4파전". Star.mk.co. 7 April 2017.
  10. ^ "'Guardian,' 'The Handmaiden' win big at Baeksang Awards". Korea Herald. 4 May 2017.
  11. ^ Ha Kyung-min (September 5, 2022). "부산국제영화제, 비프메세나상·선재상 심사위원 확정" [Busan International Film Festival, BIFF Mecenat Award and Seonjae Award Jury Confirmed]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Kim Ji-hye (November 7, 2022). "윤가은X이영진X김주헌, 2023년 배리어프리영화 홍보대사 위촉" [Ga-eun Yoon X Young-jin Lee X Joo-heon Kim appointed as ambassadors for barrier-free movies in 2023] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Naver.