Kwak Sin-ae

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Kwak Sin-ae
Born (1968-10-23) 23 October 1968 (age 55)
Busan, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
OccupationFilm producer
Spouse Jung Ji-woo
Relatives Kwak Kyung-taek (brother)
Korean name
Hangul
곽신애
Revised Romanization Gwak Sin-ae
McCune–Reischauer Kwak Shin-ae

Kwak Sin-ae (born 23 October 1968) is a South Korean film producer who is the CEO of the Seoul-based Barunson Entertainment & Arts Corporation (Barunson E&A), best known as a producer of the 2019 film Parasite . [1] [2] She and Bong Joon-ho won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards [3] for Parasite, which also received the award for Best Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and was nominated for Best Film at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards. [4] [5] [6] [4] [5] [6]

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Career

Kwak graduated from Dong-A University with a degree in Korean Language and Literature. She began her career at a publishing agency before moving to a drama production company. Upon the recommendation of film critic Jung Sung-il, the editor-in-chief of Kino magazine, she joined Kino as a reporter in 1994, where she worked for about three years. Following her time at Kino, she served as the CEO of the film publicity agency 'Barun Life', the planning and marketing director at Youth Film, and LJ Film. She later worked as the director of planning and marketing at Shin Cine. [7] [8] [9]

The reason Kwak decided to become a producer was unexpected. She was seeking stability in her life due to having a child and needed a regular job. This led her to join Barunson, a film company that offered a salary. In 2010, Kwak joined Barunson Corporation as the head of the film business division. [9]

She later became the CEO of Barunson Film Corporation and has been the CEO of Barunson E&A Corporation since 2015. During her tenure as CEO, she oversaw the production of 'Hidden Time' starring Kang Dong-won (2016) and the critically acclaimed 'Parasite,' which marked her second film as a producer. Director Bong Joon-ho, who collaborated with Barunson E&A on 'Mother,' has shared a synopsis of a new film set to be released in Korea following his work on 'Snowpiercer' and 'Okja' overseas. [10]

Kwak reached a career milestone when 'Parasite' won four awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. This historic achievement marked the first time in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards that an Asian female producer received the prestigious accolade. [11]

Filmography

Feature film

Feature film credits
YearTitleDirectorCredited asRef.
EnglishKoreanMarketingProducerOther Crew
1999 Happy End 해피엔드 Jung Ji-woo Marketing— [12]
2001 Wanee and Junah 와니와 준하Kim Yong-gyunMarketing— [13]
2003 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄 Kim Ki-duk Marketing— [14]
2004 The Scarlet Letter 주홍글씨 Byun Hyuk Marketing— [15]
2005 This Charming Girl 여자, 정혜 Lee Yoon-ki Marketing— [16]
2005 Love Talk 러브토크 Lee Yoon-ki Marketing—Other crew [17]
2005The Peter Pan Formula피터팬의 공식 Cho Chang-ho —Other crew [18]
2006Romance로망스Moon Seung-wook—Other crew [19]
A Bloody Aria 구타유발자들 Won Shin-yun Marketing— [20]
Maundy Thursday 우리들의 행복한 시간 Song Hae-sung Marketing— [21]
Host & Guest방문자 Shin Dong-il Marketing— [22]
Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater 삼거리 극장Jeon Gye-sooMarketing— [23]
2008 Modern Boy 모던 보이 Jung Ji-woo —PD— [24]
2011 Couples 커플즈 Jeong Yong-ki —Production Department— [25]
2012 A Millionaire on the Run  [ ko ]5백만불의 사나이Kim Yick-ro—Other crew [26]
2016 Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned 가려진 시간 Um Tae-hwa —Yes— [27]
2017 RV: Resurrected Victims 희생부활자 Kwak Kyung-taek —Yes— [28]
2019 Parasite 기생충 Bong Joon-ho —Yes— [29]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Kwak Kyung-taek, a film director from Busan famous for film Friend . While working as a reporter for Kino, Kwak married film director Jung Ji-woo. [7] [8]

Accolades

YearAward CeremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
201920th Women in Film Korea AwardsProducer Award Parasite Won [30]
2019Yves Montand Cinema AwardBest FilmWon [31]
2019 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Feature FilmWon [5]
201973rd British Academy Film AwardsBest FilmNominated [4]
2019 92nd Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Picture ParasiteWon [6]

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  24. ↑ "KMDb - Modern Boy (Modern Boy)". www.kmdb.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
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