Boo Ji-young

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Boo Ji-young
BornSeptember 16, 1971
South Korea
Occupation(s)Director and scriptwriter
Years active2003–present
Korean name
Hangul
부지영
Revised Romanization Bu Jiyeong
McCune–Reischauer Pu Chiyŏng

Boo Ji-young (born September 16, 1971) is a South Korean director and scriptwriter. After graduating from the Korean Academy of Film Arts, [1] she began her career in independent filmmaking in South Korea. She created her first film Sisters on the Road in 2008. [2] She is best known for her film Cart (2014), which was screened at many international film festivals. [2]

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Early life and education

Boo graduated from Korean Academy of Film Arts. After that, she was the script supervisor on Lee Jae-yong's Untold Scandal in 2003. [2]

Career

Boo made her first feature film Sisters on the Road in 2008. [2] The film examined the thought and state of womanhood in modern South Korean society. [2] She was invited to the Busan International Film Festival, International Women's Film Festival, and the Tokyo International Women's Film Festival to screen the film. [1] Later, she created an experimental omnibus documentary called Myselves: The Actress No Makeup Project (2012). [2] She has also collaborated on several omnibus film projects such as the human rights project If You Were Me 5 (2010) and the Jeonju International Film Festival's 'Short! Short! Short! in 2011. [1]

Boo is best known for her film Cart from 2014, based on a real events in South Korea. [2] It was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. [1] Boo was interested in the issues related to women and labourers in South Korea. [3] She believes that the public should see women directors as equal to men directors, rather than categorizing women directors as "women's cinema" when they make films. [4]

Filmography

Awards and Invitations

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conran, Pierce, Grady Hendrix, and Tom Vick. 2015. " South Korean's Creative Engine." Film Comment 51, no. 3: 33-49.
  3. "Boo Ji Young and Shim Jae Myung Discuss Korean Women In Film, 'Cart' And The Rise Of EXO's D.O. [Exclusive Interview]". KDramaStars. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  4. Mattson, Kelcie. "TIFF Women Directors: Meet Boo Ji-Young - 'Cart'". Women and Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2016-02-24.