Bong Joon-ho
14 September 1969 – present
Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director and screenwriter whose work mixes genre storytelling with social commentary. His films include Memories of Murder, The Host, Snowpiercer and Parasite, the last of which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2019 and four Academy Awards in 2020, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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Life events
Bong Joon-ho was born into a family that included a graphic designer father and a novelist grandfather.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe enrolled at Yonsei University in Seoul, where he was active in a film club and in student politics.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe completed the two-year filmmaking programme at the Korean Academy of Film Arts.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first feature film was released in South Korea in 2000.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis second feature, based on the Hwaseong serial murders, became a domestic critical and commercial success.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe creature film became one of the highest-grossing South Korean releases to that date.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe international co-production was adapted from the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgIt was the first South Korean film to receive the Cannes Film Festival's top prize.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgParasite took Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis science-fiction feature starring Robert Pattinson was released in 2025.
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