Yoon Ga-eun | |
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Born | |
Education | Sogang 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 Romanization | Yun Gaeun |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun 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.
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]
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |
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Director | Writer | |||
2013 | Tabloid Truth | as Scripter | ||
2016 | The World of Us | Yes | Yes | |
2019 | The House of Us | Yes | Yes |
Year | Film | Credited as | |
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Director | Writer | ||
2009 | The Taste of Salvia | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Proof | Yes | Yes |
2011 | Guest (2011 film) | Yes | Yes |
2013 | Bean Sprout | Yes | Yes |
2013 | 100x100 | Yes | Yes |
Source: [5]
Year | Award ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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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 |
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