Pong, Chun-ho, 1969-

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Name (Hebrew)
בונג, ג'ון-הו, 1969-
Name (Latin)
Pong, Chun-ho, 1969-
Other forms of name
Bong, Joon-ho, 1969-
Bong, Jun-ho, 1969-
Pong, Chunho, 1969-
봉준호, 1969-
奉俊昊, 1969-
Date of birth
1969-09-14
Place of birth
Taegu (Korea)
Associated country
Korea (South)
Field of activity
Motion pictures--Production and direction
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Motion pictures
Korea (South)
Occupation
Producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors
Screenwriters
Associated Language
kor
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q495980
Library of congress: no2005073537
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Wikipedia description:

Bong Joon Ho (Korean: 봉준호, Korean pronunciation: [poːŋ tɕuːnho → poːŋdʑunɦo]; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his work is characterized by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts. Bong first became known to audiences and gained a cult following with his feature directorial debut, the black comedy film Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000). He later achieved widespread critical success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), which served as Bong's English-language debut, and the black comedy thriller Parasite (2019). The latter three are also among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history. All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions, although Snowpiercer, Okja (2017) and Mickey 17 (2025) are Hollywood co-productions with major use of the English language. Two of his films have screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival—Okja in 2017 and Parasite in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, which was a first for a South Korean film. Bong won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making Parasite the first non-English language film to win Best Picture. In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50.

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