Kim Dong-won (filmmaker, born 1955) explained

Kim Dong-won
Birth Date:	24 February 1955
Birth Place:	Seoul, South Korea
Occupation:	Documentary filmmaker
Years Active:	1988–present
Alma Mater:	Sogang University
Module:	Child: yes Headercolor: transparent Hangul: 김동원 Hanja: ! Rr: Gim Dong-won Mr: Kim Tong-wŏn

Kim Dong-won (born February 24, 1955) is a South Korean documentary filmmaker. Kim is best known for his documentary films Repatriation (2004) and 63 Years On (2008).^[1]

Career

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His acclaimed documentary Repatriation (2004) documents the lives of North Korean spies who were captured in the South Korea and takes a look at their journey back to their homeland after being detained in the South's prisons for over 30 years. A labour of love that took him more than a decade to finish, it has been hailed as the most successful documentary ever in South Korea.^{[4] [5] [6]} It also won Special Mention at the 24th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and Special Jury Prize at the 5th Busan Film Critics Awards in 2004, as well as Best Documentary Award at the 19th Fribourg International Film Festival in 2005.^{[7] [8]}

His latest documentary 63 Years On won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2008.^{[9] [10]}

Filmography

As director

• Seoul Jesus (1986) (in directing department)
• James' May (short film, 1986)
• Sanggye-dong Olympic (documentary short, 1988) (also credited as cinematographer)^[11]
• Standing on the Edge of Death (short film, 1990)
• God Saw That It Was Good (short film, 1991)
• Haengdang-dong People (short film, 1994)
• Becoming One Is To Become Larger, We’ll Be One (short film, 1995)
• People In a Flood of Media (short film, 1995)
• The Six Day Fight in Myong Dong Cathedral (short film, 1997)
• Another World We are Making: Haengdang-dong People 2 (short film, 1999)
• A Man (short film, 2001)
• Takken Family (short film, 2001)
• Repatriation (documentary, 2004)
• If You Were Me 2 (segment: "Jongno, Winter") (2006)
• 63 Years On (documentary, 2008)

As screenwriter

• Repatriation (documentary, 2004)
• If You Were Me 2 (segment: "Jongno, Winter") (2006)

As producer

• People In a Flood of Media (short film, 1995)
• A Purple Handkerchief (short film, 1995)

As script editor

• If You Were Me 2 (segment: "Jongno, Winter") (2006)
• 63 Years On (documentary, 2008)

Awards

• 2004 5th Busan Film Critics Awards: Special Jury Prize (Repatriation)
• 2004 24th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Special Mention (Repatriation)
• 2014 23rd Buil Film Awards: Yu Hyun-mok Film Arts Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: KIM Dong-won. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2016-01-25.
2. Web site: Cindy. Yoon. Kim Dong Won's Film on North Korean Prisoners Held in South Korea. Asia Society. 2016-01-26. 25 August 2004.
3. Web site: Kim Dong Won. Asian Forum for Documentary. 2016-01-28.
4. Web site: Andrew. Petty. Up close and personal with directors. The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 2016-01-25. 6 November 2004.
5. Web site: Korean Film Fest Hit Lyons France. The Korea Times via Hancinema. 2016-01-25. 13 June 2005.
6. Web site: Kim Dong-won documentary awarded at Sundance. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2016-01-29. 27 January 2004.
7. Web site: Old Boy reigns at Critics Choice Awards. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2016-01-25. 26 December 2004.
8. Web site: Repatriation Wins at Fribourg Fest. The Korea Times. 2016-01-25. 14 March 2005.
9. Web site: D’Sa. Nigel. Korean Films Premiering at 9th JIFF. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2016-01-25. 16 April 2008.
10. Web site: Yi. Ch'ang-ho. 63 Years On and Good, Bad, and the Weird win international award. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2016-01-25. 20 November 2008.
11. Web site: 63 Award-winning director Kim Dong Won screens 63 Years On. Brandeis University. 2016-01-28. 5 March 2008.