by Nathaniel R
With Parasite rapidly collecting box office loot ($95 million worldwide to date) and looking very strong for awards season and top ten listsd, let's talk about the master behind the camera Boon Jong-ho. The Palme d'or winner turned 50 last month and had yet more cause to celebrate his half century mark with Parasite opening to sensational box office and expanding rapidly (lots more cities this weekend, so go see it!)
Let's look at his short but stellar filmography in poster form after the jump...
Though Bong's international profile has been rising steadily since Mother (2009) he was already a star at home before that. He's been nominated three times for the Blue Dragon, winning once for Best Director with Snowpiercer. South Korea's other movie award, the Grand Bell has nominated him five times, giving him the Best Director win twice for both Memories of Murder and The Host. He's also won 5 prizes from the Busan Film Critics Association over the years. How many of his 7 features have you seen?
Act 1 - Exciting New Filmmaker
BARKING DOGS NEVER BITE (2000) - Hong Kong International film festival FIPRESCI prize
MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003) - Grand Bell , Korean critics association, and Tokyo international best film award winner / San Sebastian film festival best new director winner
THE HOST (2006) - Grand Bell best director winner
Act 2 - The International Crossover Years
MOTHER (2009) -South Korean Oscar submission / Blue Dragon & Asian Film Awards best film winner / Spirit Awards nominess Best International Film / Multiple best actress citations
SNOWPIERCER (2013/2014) -First english language film / Blue Dragon best director winner / Asian Film Awards best film nominee / Multiple best supporting actress citations
OKJA (2017)
and his fame reaching its peak to date with...
PARASITE (2019) -South Korean Oscar submission / Cannes Palme d'Or Winner
