Kim Myeong-joon is a South Korean film director and cinematographer. Kim's directorial feature film '' Our School'' (2007), a documentary about the lives of

ethnic Korean Koreans ( South Korean: , , North Korean: , ; see names of Korea) are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula. Koreans mainly live in the two Korean nation states: North Korea and South Korea (collectively and simply refer ...

students in Japan, won the BIFF Mecenat Award for best documentary at the 2006

Busan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festiv ...

and the Kim Yong-gun Memorial Society prize in 2008. His latest baseball-themed documentary ''Strangers on the Field'' (2015), which also focused on Koreans that have grown up in Japan, debuted at the

19th Busan International Film Festival The 19th Busan International Film Festival was held in South Korea from October 2 to October 11, 2014, and was hosted by Ken Watanabe and Moon So-ri. A total of 312 films from 79 countries were screened with total attendance of 226,473. Hong Kong ...

in 2014.

Filmography

*''Hibernation'' (

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, 1998) - cinematographer *'' Flower Island'' (2001) - cinematographer *''

Wanee & Junah ''Wanee & Junah'' (; lit. "Wa-ni and Jun-ha") is a 2001 South Korean film directed by Kim Yong-gyun. Plot Wa-ni is a successful animator in her mid-20s who is rapidly losing any ambition and passion for life. She's just surviving because of her ...

'' (2001) - cinematographer *''Memories of a Zoo'' (

, 2002) - cinematographer *''M(other), Beautiful May'' (2003) - cinematographer *''HANA'' ( documentary, 2003) -

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, cinematographer, editor, executive producer *'' Our School'' (documentary, 2007) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, narrator, editor, lighting *'' Boy Meets Boy'' (2008) - cinematographer *''

The Sword with No Name ''The Sword with No Name'' (; ) is a 2009 South Korean film based on a fictionalized account of Empress Myeongseong. The film sold 1,671,387 tickets nationwide. Plot Mu-myeong is a bounty hunter during the Joseon Dynasty who lives day-to-day by ca ...

'' (2009) - cinematographer, storyboard *''

Just Friends? ''Just Friends?'' () is a 2009 South Korean short film directed and written by Kim Jho Kwang-soo. It is the second installment in a series of gay-themed short films directed by Kim, following the 2008 film '' Boy Meets Boy''. The film stars Yeon ...

'' (2009) - cinematographer *''Ghost (Be with Me)'' (2010) - cinematographer *''Short! Short! Short! 2010'' (2011) - cinematographer *'' Two Weddings and a Funeral'' (2012) - cinematographer *''Strangers on the Field'' (documentary, 2015) - director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor

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