Kim Bora

Kim Bora (Korean: 김보라; born November 30, 1981) is a South Korean filmmaker. Her short film, The Recorder Exam won numerous awards including the Best Student Filmmaker Award from The Directors Guild of America. The film was also a National Finalist for the 2012 Student Academy Awards. Kim’s debut feature House of Hummingbird received production support from the Korean Film Council, Seoul Film Commission and Asian Cinema Fund of Busan International Film Festival. The film received post-production support from the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program and was selected as an IFP Narrative Lab Fellow. It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival, where it won the NETPAC award and the KNN Audience award. The film went on to collect 59 awards from prestigious festivals, including Berlinale, Tribeca, BFI London, Istanbul, Jerusalem, and a Blue Dragon award—Korea’s equivalent of an Oscar.[1]

For other people named Kim Bora, see Kim Bora (disambiguation).

In this 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
Revised RomanizationKim Bora
McCune–ReischauerKim Pora

At the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, Kim won the Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus 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 in film directing. 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 on 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
  • The Recorder Exam (2011) - director
  • House of Hummingbird (2018) - director, screenwriter, executive producer

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref
2011 2011 DGA Student Awards Best Woman Student Filmmaker- East Region The Recorder Exam Won
2011 Woodstock Film Festival Best Student Short Film Won
2018 Busan International Film Festival KNN Award House of HummingbirdWon
NETPAC AwardWon
2018 Seoul Independent Film FestivalBest FilmWon
Committee AwardWon
2019 Beijing International Film Festival Best New Film Nominated
Special Mention (Forward Future Award)Won
2019 Bergen International Film FestivalCinema ExtraordinaireWon
2019 Berlin International Film FestivalGrand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best FilmWon
Crystal Bear for Generation 14plus - Best FilmNominated
Teddy for Best Feature FilmNominated
2019 Heartland Film FestivalGrand PrizeWon [8]
2019 Hong Kong Asian Film FestivalNew Talent AwardWon
2019 International Istanbul Film FestivalGolden TulipWon
2019 Jerusalem Film FestivalFIPRESCI PrizeWon
2019 BFI London Film FestivalSutherland TrophyNominated
2019 Seattle International Film FestivalGrand Jury PrizeWon
2019 Molodist International Film FestivalBest Feature FilmWon
FIPRESCI PrizeWon
2019 Taipei Film FestivalGrand PrizeNominated
Special Jury PrizeWon
2019 Transatlantyk FestivalTransatlantyk Distribution Award for Section "New Cinema"Nominated
2019 Tribeca Film FestivalBest International Narrative FeatureWon
2019 Malaysia International Film FestivalBest DirectorWon
2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film FestivalBest Narrative FeatureWon
2019 Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest FilmNominated
Best New DirectorNominated
Best ScreenplayWon
2019 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best New DirectorWon
FIPRESCI AwardWon
Top 10 Films of the YearWon
2019 Director's Cut AwardsBest DirectorNominated [9]
Best New DirectorWon
Best ScreenplayNominated
2019 Grand Bell AwardsBest FilmNominated [10]
Best DirectorNominated
Best New DirectorWon
Best ScreenplayNominated
2019 Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival Best FilmNominated
2019 Cine21 AwardsBest Film2nd place
Best New DirectorWon
2019 Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New DirectorNominated [11]
Best ScreenplayNominated
2019 Athens International Film Festival Best Screenplay Won
2019 Cyprus International Film FestivalGlocal Images[lower-alpha 1]Won
2019 Korean Film Producers Association AwardsBest FilmWon
2019 Cinema Jove-Valencia International Film Festival Best Film Won
Best Directing Won
2019 Heartland Film FestivalGrand Prize for Best Narrative FeatureWon
2019 International Istanbul Film FestivalGolden TulipWon
2019 Ljubljana LGBT Film FestivalPink Dragon Jury AwardWon
2019 Nikkan Sports Film AwardBest Foreign FilmWon
2019 Washington West Film FestivalBest Feature Narrative DirectorWon
2020 Asian Film Critics Association Awards NETPAC Award Best New Director Won
2020 56th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest FilmNominated [12]
Best DirectorWon
Best New DirectorNominated
Best ScreenplayNominated
2020 Black Movie Film Festival Young Adults Jury Award Won
Critics Prize Won
2020 Buil Film AwardsBest FilmWon
Best DirectorNominated
Best New DirectorNominated
Best ScreenplayWon
2020 Wildflower Film AwardsGrand PrizeNominated
Best DirectorNominated
Best ScreenplayNominated

Notes
  1. with Mass Ornament Films

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. "Heartland Intl Film Festival 2019 Award Winners - HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD and FOR SAMA Win Top Prizes". VIMOOZ. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  9. Jo, Hyun-joo (December 13, 2019). "봉준호 감독, 디렉터스컷어워즈 감독상 영예...송강호X한지민 배우상". YTN. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  10. Lee, Jae-lim (June 4, 2020). "'Parasite' scoops five awards at Daejong Film Awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  11. Park, Ah-reum (March 9, 2020). "'엑시트' 개최 연기 춘사영화제 6개 부문 최다 노미네이트" [Held 'Exit' Acting Chunsa Film Festival's 6 Nominations]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020 – via Naver.
  12. 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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