Shim Sung-bo

Shim Sung-bo (born 1972) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Shim became notable when he co-wrote Memories of Murder with director Bong Joon-ho in 2003. Besides winning numerous awards and being widely considered as one of the greatest Korean films of all time, Memories of Murder was praised for its twisting genre conventions that made it a big hit in Korea (with over 5.1 million admissions, making it the most watched film during the year 2003 in South Korea) as well as a successful piece of social cinema that engaged with Korea's troubled history.[1][2][3][4]

In this Korean name, the family name is Shim.
Shim Sung-bo
Born1972 (age 48–49)
South Korea
Alma materKorea National University of Arts
OccupationFilm director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationSim Seong-bo
McCune–ReischauerSim Sŏng-po

For Shim's directorial feature debut, Bong and Shim reunited as producer and director, and co-wrote Haemoo (2014), which won various awards, including Best New Director at the 15th Busan Film Critics Awards and Golden Orchid for Best Narrative Feature at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2014, and Best Film Award (Orient Express) at the Fantasporto in 2015.[5][6]

Filmography

Awards

References
  1. "SHIM Sung-bo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  2. Vélez, Diva (24 March 2015). "ND/NF Interview: Shim Sung-bo Talks About Taking The Helm On HAEMOO". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  3. Giudice, Rachel Del (19 March 2015). "Meet the (New) Director: Shim Sung-bo Haemoo". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  4. Flynn, Bob (23 September 2014). "Sea Fog's Shim Sung-bo On Migration, Bong Joon-ho, Criminality". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  5. Conran, Pierce (November 13, 2014). "Top Honors for HAEMOO in Hawaii". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  6. Conran, Pierce (22 March 2016). "DEEP TRAP Earns Best Asian Film at Fantasporto". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-05-26.



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