Kim Bora

Kim Bora (Korean: 김보라; born November 30, 1981) is a South Korean film director, writer, and cinematographer. She is known for her work in the films The Recorder Exam (2011), The Soul Shop (2016) and House of Hummingbird (2018).[1]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Bora
김보라
Kim in 2019
Born (1981-11-30) November 30, 1981
Seoul, South Korea
EducationKyewon Arts High School
Dongguk University (B.A.)
Columbia University (M.F.A.)
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2018–present
Notable work
Korean name
Hangul

At the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, Kim won the Grand Prix for Best Feature Film with House of Hummingbird.[2]

Career

Born in South Korea in 1981, Kim Bora graduated from Dongguk University with a degree in film. In 2007, she left for Columbia University in the U.S., and received a Masters of Fine Arts. Her film The Recorder Exam (2011) was her created graduation film project, and it won Best Student Filmmaker for the East Region from the Directors Guild of America. After the release of the film, Kim began to work on the script that would be based on her own childhood. Later, she moved back to Korea and gave lectures in the colleges where she studied.[3]

In 2018, after seven years of working on the script and production, her debut film House of Hummingbird was released, winning multiple awards and was on a winning streak.[3] The film also received production support from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), Seoul Film Commission, as well as Asian Cinima Fund of Busan International Film Festival.[4] House of Hummingbird is a coming-of-age film about a girl, Eun-hee, who was a part of the expanding 1990's economy, and, due to her flawed family, is searching for validation through love and reasons to continue living.[5][6][7] Kim said that the incidents in this film are based off of incidents and events that occurred throughout her childhood, after having a nightmare in while living in New York and decided to understand what she had gone through.[2][3][7]

Filmography
  • Eiko (2009)- writer[8]
  • The Recorder Exam (2011) - director[9]
  • The Soul Shop (2016) - cinematographer[10]
  • House of Hummingbird (2018) - director, screenwriter, executive producer[11]

Awards

References
  1. "KIM Bora". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  2. "Tribeca 2019 Women Directors: Meet Bora Kim – "House of Hummingbird"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. "KIM Bora". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. "Emerging Korean Storytellers: Bora Kim and KyungMook Kim". Indiana University Cinema. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  5. "'House of Hummingbird' Review: A Sublime Coming-of-Age Movie That Lingers on the Mind and Heart". /Film. April 27, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  6. "HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Director KIM Bora". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  7. "Coming of Age in Korea: Kim Bora Discusses "House of Hummingbird"". MUBI. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  8. Eiko, retrieved March 6, 2020
  9. The Recorder Exam (Video 2011) - IMDb, retrieved April 4, 2020
  10. The Soul Shop (2016) - IMDb, retrieved April 4, 2020
  11. House of Hummingbird (2018) - IMDb, retrieved April 4, 2020
  12. "Bora Kim". IMDb. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  13. "Heartland Intl Film Festival 2019 Award Winners - HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD and FOR SAMA Win Top Prizes". VIMOOZ. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  14. Jo, Hyun-joo (December 13, 2019). "봉준호 감독, 디렉터스컷어워즈 감독상 영예...송강호X한지민 배우상". YTN. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  15. Lee, Jae-lim (June 4, 2020). "'Parasite' scoops five awards at Daejong Film Awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  16. MacDonald, Joan (June 5, 2020). "2020 Baeksang Arts Awards Honor The Best Korean Dramas And Films". Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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