Shin Su-won

This is a Korean name; the family name is Shin.
Shin Su-won
Born 1967 (age 47–48)
South Korea
Education Seoul National University - German
Korea National University of Arts - Scriptwriting
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Years active 2002-present
Korean name
Hangul 신수원
Hanja 申守元
Revised Romanization Sin Su-won
McCune–Reischauer Sin Suwŏn

Shin Su-won (born 1967) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.

Early life

Shin Su-won studied German language education at Seoul National University and worked as a middle school teacher in Seoul for 10 years, during which she wrote two books focused on teens. Then at the age of 34, she decided to quit her job and enrolled in the School of Film, TV and Multimedia of the Korea National University of Arts to study scriptwriting.[1]

Career

In 2007, using ₩25 million from her own pension, Shin began working on her feature directorial debut. The self-produced independent film Passerby #3, released in 2010, was derived from her own experiences as a thirty-something woman trying break into the industry and become a filmmaker. Passerby #3 won the JJ-Star Award at the 11th Jeonju International Film Festival and the Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film award at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival.[2]

Her next project was the short film Circle Line, which tells the story of a middle-aged man killing time on a Seoul subway train as he tries to keep from his family the fact that he was recently laid off. Circle Line was invited to participate in the 65th Cannes Film Festival and won the Canal+ Prize for best short film.[1] It screened in theaters as part of the four-film omnibus Modern Family.[3]

Pluto, Shin's sophomore feature, was a 2012 thriller that explores the competitive nature of the Korean education system.[4][5] It premiered at the 17th Busan International Film Festival,[6] and Shin received a special mention at the Generation 14plus Section of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.[7]

In 2015, her third feature Madonna, about a nurse's aide trying to secure an organ donation, was invited to screen in the Un Certain Regard section of the 68th Cannes Film Festival.[8][9]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2010 11th Jeonju International Film Festival JJ-Star Award Passerby #3 Won
23rd Tokyo International Film Festival Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Won
11th Women in Film Korea Awards Best Female Director/Screenwriter of the Year Won
2012 65th Cannes Film Festival Canal+ Prize for Best Short Film Circle Line Won
2013 63rd Berlin International Film Festival Special Mention (Youth Jury Generation 14plus) Pluto Won
2014 1st Wildflower Film Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Director Shin Su-won Wins Best Short Film Award at Cannes". The Chosun Ilbo. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  2. ↑ Blair, Gavin J. (31 October 2010). "Full List of Tokyo International Film Festival Award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  3. ↑ "Modern Family". M-Line Distribution. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  4. ↑ Jang, Sung-ran (4 February 2013). "Director of PLUTO SHIN Su-won: Showing Realities via Unrealistic Movies". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  5. ↑ Shin, Su-won (29 November 2013). "Letter from Paris: PLUTO Director SHIN Su-won Reports on 8th FFCP". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  6. ↑ "3 Films at the Center of Hot Issues at BIFF: Jiseul, Pluto and Fatal". Korean Film Biz Zone. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  7. ↑ Conran, Pierce (16 February 2013). "SHIN Su-won's Latest Triumphs in Generation Section". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  8. ↑ Conran, Pierce (17 April 2015). "Korean Trio Invited to Cannes Official Selection". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  9. ↑ Chang, Justin; Keslassy, Elsa (16 April 2015). "Cannes Unveils 2015 Official Selection Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 2015-04-22.

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