Kim Bora

Kim Bora (Korean: 김보라; born November 30, 1981) is a South Korean filmmaker and holds an MFA in film directing from Columbia University. Her recent 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 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. 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

Awards

References
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  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. The Recorder Exam (Video 2011) - IMDb, retrieved April 4, 2020
  9. House of Hummingbird (2018) - IMDb, retrieved April 4, 2020
  10. "Bora Kim". IMDb. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  11. "Heartland Intl Film Festival 2019 Award Winners - HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD and FOR SAMA Win Top Prizes". VIMOOZ. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  12. Jo, Hyun-joo (December 13, 2019). "봉준호 감독, 디렉터스컷어워즈 감독상 영예...송강호X한지민 배우상". YTN. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  13. Lee, Jae-lim (June 4, 2020). "'Parasite' scoops five awards at Daejong Film Awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  14. 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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