About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1981-11-30
Place of birth:
Seoul, South Korea
Website:
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Kim Bora

Overview

Kim Bo-ra (Korean: 김보라; born November 30, 1981) is a South Korean filmmaker and holds an MFA in film directing from Columbia University.

Her recent short film, “The Recorder Exam” won numerous awards including the Best Student Filmmaker Award from The Directors Guild of America. The film was also a National Finalist for the 2012 Student Academy Awards. Kim’s debut feature “House of Hummingbird” received production support from the Korean Film Council, Seoul Film Commission, and Asian Cinema Fund of Busan International Film Festival. The film received post-production support from the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program and was selected as an IFP Narrative Lab Fellow. It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival, where it won the NETPAC award and the KNN Audience award. The film went on to collect 59 awards from prestigious festivals, including Berlinale, Tribeca, BFI London, Istanbul, Jerusalem, and a Blue Dragon award—Korea’s equivalent of an Oscar.

Known for

Acting
2006 Passionate Sonata Actor Examiner N/A
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Directing
2019 House of Hummingbird Directing Director 61
Fair
2013 11 A.M. Directing Script Supervisor 58
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2011 The Recorder Exam Directing Director 59
Average
2004 Her Earring Directing Director N/A
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2003 The Girl with Red Shoes Directing Director N/A
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Spectrum Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2021 Missing Child Writing Screenstory 67
Fair
2019 House of Hummingbird Writing Writer 61
Fair
2011 The Recorder Exam Writing Writer 59
Average
2009 Eiko Writing Screenplay N/A
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2004 Her Earring Writing Screenplay N/A
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Spectrum Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2019 House of Hummingbird Production Producer 61
Fair

Editing
2011 The Recorder Exam Editing Editor 59
Average
2003 The Girl with Red Shoes Editing Editor N/A
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