Nomination Details

Ceremony Year 2008
Nomination category
Screenwriter

Nomination Detail

Born in Seoul, 1960, Hong Sangsoo entered Chung-Ang University as a theatre major but changed his major to film while in his sophomore year. In his third year, he went to the USA and received his BFA in filmmaking at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, and his MFA in filmmaking from The School of Art Institute of Chicago. He has sat as a juror at various major film festivals including Jeonju International Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival.

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