Anthony Shim

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Anthony Shim
심명보
Born
Other namesShim Myeong-bo
Occupation(s)Actor
Film Director
Screenwriter
Years active2006–present
Korean name
Hangul
심명보 [1]
Revised Romanization Sim Myeong-bo
McCune–Reischauer Shim Myŏngbo

Anthony Shim is a Canadian actor and filmmaker based in Vancouver, British Columbia. [2]

Born in Seoul, South Korea, he moved with his family to the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam in childhood. [3] He has had acting roles in both film and television, including in the 2013 film Evangeline and recurring supporting roles in the television series The Guard and 21 Thunder .

His full-length feature debut as a director, Daughter , premiered at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival. [4] His second feature film, Riceboy Sleeps , premiered in the Platform Prize competition at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, [5] and was named the winner of the Platform Prize. [6] It was included in TIFF’s 2022 Canada’s Top Ten, [7] and won the Toronto Film Critics Association’s Rogers Best Canadian Film Award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, considered the richest annual film prize in Canada. [8]

He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for Riceboy Sleeps. [9]

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References

  1. 고경석 (November 4, 2022). ""'미나리' 수상에 내 영화는 망했다 생각했죠"" (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo . Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. Kelly Townsend, "Anthony Shim’s sophomore feature to film in B.C., South Korea". Playback , August 27, 2021.
  3. John Goodman, "Director showcases Vancouver in debut feature, Daughter, premiering at film fest". North Shore News, October 14, 2019.
  4. Dana Gee, "First-time director Anthony Shim lands plum spot in VIFF lineup". Vancouver Sun , October 2, 2019.
  5. Jeremy Kay, "Frances O’Connor’s ‘Emily’ to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Maïmouna Doucouré, Rima Das". Screen Daily , August 3, 2022.
  6. Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire , September 18, 2022.
  7. "TIFF announces Canada's Top Ten 2022 and screenings at TIFF Bell Lightbox January 26–29, 2023". TIFF. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  8. "Riceboy Sleeps Win Rogers Best Canadian Film Award". Toronto Film Critics Association. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  9. Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.