Darcy Paquet (born 1972) is an American

film critic Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets ...

, university lecturer, author and actor. In 2010, Paquet was awarded the Korea Film Reporters Association Award at the

15th Busan International Film Festival The 15th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Han Ji-hye. A total of 308 films from 67 countries were screened in 6 th ...

for his contributions in introducing Korean cinema to the world. Paquet was also the founder and organiser of Wildflower Film Awards Korea which presents the

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Education

Paquet, a Massachusetts native, majored in Russian language at

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in Minnesota and had a Master in Applied Linguistics at Indiana University.

Career

Having made many Korean friends in graduate school, Paquet went to Seoul in 1997 to teach English at Korea University and had planned to stay briefly before going to the Czech Republic. Since 1998, Paquet became a special advisor and English editor for the Korean Film Council. In 1999, Paquet created the website (Koreanfilm.org) to introduce Korean films, which he is now most notable to foreigners. From 2003 to 2011, Paquet also wrote a monthly column for Korean film weekly ''

Cine21 ''Cine21'' is a South Korean film magazine issued by '' Hangyeore newspaper''. The magazine was first published on 24 April 1995 in Seoul, and subsequent issues have continued to be released weekly. The first editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief ...

''. In 2009, Paquet published a book, ''New Korean cinema : breaking the waves'', about the changes in Korean cinema from the 1980s to 2000s. During the

in 2010, Paquet was awarded the Korea Film Reporters Association Award for his contributions in introducing Korean cinema to the world. In 2019, Paquet was the English subtitle translator for the film ''Parasite'' by

Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho (, ; Hanja: 奉俊昊; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. The recipient of four Academy Awards, his filmography is characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black h ...

. He was later appointed a honorary citizen of Busan.

Personal life

Paquet met Yeon Hyeon-sook in 1998 and married after dating for three years. They have two sons.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Bibliography

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