Spot Info
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.
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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”
