Biography: Byun Young Joo

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Real Name: Byun Young-joo

Other names: Byeon Yeong Ju

Personal Details

Nationality: South Korean

Mother Tongue: Hangul

Languages Known: Hangul

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Birth Place: South Korea

Born on: December 20, 1966

Age As On Today: 57 years

Hometown: South Korea

Gender: Female

Martial Status: Single

Education Details

College: Ewha Womans University, Chung-Ang University

Education Qualification: Law, Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia and Film

Byun Young- Joo was born on December 20, 1996, and is a South Korean Film director. Her films explore issues of women’s rights and human rights. She has graduated with a law degree from Ewha Woman’s University and did her graduate studies at the Department of Theatre and Film at Chung-Ang University.
She is one of the founding members of the women’s feminist film, “Bariteo”, established in 1989.

She has worked as a cinematographer in several documentary films. One of her documentary films about childcare in a poor neighbourhood, “My Children” in 1990, was a massive hit.

She is best known for her trilogy documenting, “Comfort women.” Her work has made an impact on the Japanese Government regarding the social issues of women. Her first feature film was a Korean novel, “A Special Day That Comes Only Once in My Life”.

She has won series of awards. Her notable works are “Helpless” in 2012, “Ardor” in 2002 and  “The Murmuring” in 1995.


Professional Details

Skills: Director

Profession: Director

Physical Details

Eye colour: Black

Career

Debut Year: 1995

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Awards: 2012 Women in Film Korea Awards: Woman Filmmaker of the Year (Helpless)
2012 Baeksang Star Awards: Best Director (Helpless)
2009 Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan: Kim Hak-sun Award
1999 Pusan International Film Festival: Woonpa Fund (My Own Breathing)
1998 Taiwan International Documentary Festival: Merit Prize (Habitual Sadness)
1996 Korean Film Critics Association: Film Critics Special Award (The Murmuring)
1995 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival: Shinsuke OgawaAward (The Murmuring)

Achievements: Best known for her trilogy documenting, “Comfort women”