Yoon Ga-eun (born February 15, 1982) is a South Korean

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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. Her films explore the stories of young children and youth.

Career

Yoon Ga-eun graduated from the History Department of

Sogang University Sogang University (SU, Hangul: 서강대학교 Hanja: 西江大學校, literally "West River University") is one of the most prestigious private research universities in Seoul, South Korea. It was established in 1960 by the Wisconsin Province of ...

and continued her graduate studies at the School of Film, TV & Multimedia at

Korea National University of Arts Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an a ...

. Her first film as a director was a 19-minute short film, ''The Taste of Salvia'', introduced in 2009. Shortly afterwards, she directed several films including ''Proof'' (2010), ''Guest'' (2011), ''Sprout'' (2013), ''Tabloid Truth'' (2014) and ''The World of Us'' (2015). Her first breakthrough film was ''Guest'' (2011), a movie perceptively capturing a phase of the growing pains that a pubescent high school girl experiences. This film won the grand prize from the 34th

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France. History I ...

in 2012. ''Sprout'' (2013) is an adventure story of a little girl who has been left alone for the first time. Yoon expressed the small change that a little girl faces through the steps of discoveries. After Yoon finished ''Sprout'', she stated that she thought that people would strive all the time to achieve their goal, but there are things that they cannot achieve, no matter how hard they try. She dissolved the meaningful process into ''Sprout''. Yoon is also known for finding new actresses. The Korean actress Jung Yeon-ju started her career with ''Guest'' (2011), also

Kim Su-an Kim Su-an (; born January 26, 2006) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the entertainment industry when she was five years old, and has since featured in films and television series, eventually gaining wider recognition with her role in the ...

was cast by Yoon. Kim was invited to the

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as the youngest actress ever.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Accolades

Source: * 2019 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (2019) - New Talent Award (''The House of Us'') *2017 53rd

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

- Best Screenplay (''The World of Us'') *2017 8th KOFRA Film Awards - Best Independent Film (''The World of Us'') *2016

Zlín Film Festival Zlín Film Festival, also known as the International Film Festival for Children and Youth ( cs, Mezinárodní festival filmů pro děti a mládež) is an annual festival of children's film in Zlín in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1961 in the ...

- International Film Festival for Children - International competition of feature films for children - The Golden Slipper (''The World of Us'') *2016

Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...

- Best New Director (''The World of Us'') *2016

25th Buil Film Awards The 25th Buil Film Awards () ceremony was hosted by the Busan-based daily newspaper Busan Ilbo. It was held on October 7, 2016, at the BEXCO Auditorium in Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seou ...

- Best New Director (''The World of Us'') *2016

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

- Generation (''The World of Us'') *2016

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Kids International Film Festival - TIFF KIDS (''The World of Us'') *2016 Udine Far East Film Festival - Competition Section - SOUTH KOREA (''The World of Us'') *2016

- International Film Festival for Children (2016) - International competition of feature films for children - City of Zlín Award - for Best Child Actor in Feature Film for Children (''The World of Us'') *2016 Toronto Korean Film Festival - Opening Night Feature Presentation (''The World of Us'') *2016

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 festi ...

- Korean Cinema Today-Panorama (''The World of Us'') *2016

Tokyo Filmex TOKYO FILMeX (東京フィルメックス) is an international film festival established in 2000. The film festival was launched by Office Kitano, the agency and production company co-founded by leading actor-filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. TOKYO FILM ...

- Competition films (''The World of Us'') *2016

International Film Festival of India The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, on the western coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common pla ...

- Country Focus - Republic Of Korea (''The World of Us'') *2016

Shanghai International Film Festival The Shanghai International Film Festival (, French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai''), abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia. "China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Nex ...

- Panorama - Korean Films2 (''The World of Us'') *2014 Busan International Short Film Festival : BISFF (''Sprout'') *2014

- Generation - Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film (''Sprout'') *2014

Aspen Shortsfest The Aspen Shortsfest is an annual Oscar® qualifying short film festival held in Aspen, Colorado. The internationally-recognized festival began in 1979. In 2003, director Lionel Bailliu was given the Shortfest Award for the 2002 French short fi ...

- International Competition (''Sprout'') *2014 Busan International Short Film Festival : BISFF (''Sprout'') *2014 SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival (2014) - Asian Short Film & Video Competition (''Sprout'') *2013 Prague Short Film Festival - Panorama (''Guest'') *2013 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival - Competition Section (''Guest'') *2013

- Wide Angle: Korean Short Film Competition - Sonje Award Special (''Sprout'')

Jury member

* 2022 — Jury member, Sonje Award at 27th Busan International Film Festival.

Ambassadorship

* Unobstructed Film Ambassadors (2023)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Ga-eun South Korean film directors South Korean women film directors South Korean screenwriters 1982 births Living people Sogang University alumni Korea National University of Arts alumni