Dora
2026- Nominee
Cannes Film Festival · Directors Fortnight - Official Selection (2026) · Nominee
- First
First Korean woman director with an entire filmography at Cannes — every one of Jung Ju-ri's features has been invited
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Jung Ju-ri
정주리
1980 – Present
- Topics
- JusticeBody & Self
- Region
- East Asia
- Heritage
- South Korea
- Featured in
- Activist Cinema
Biography
Jung Joo-ri (born March 1, 1980), also known as July Jung, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Jung's directorial debut feature A Girl at My Door won the Best First Film at the 25th Stockholm International Film Festival. She also won the Best New Director at the 23rd Buil Film Awards and Best Director/Screenwriter at the 15th Women in Film Korea Awards in 2014, and Best Screenplay at the 2nd Wildflower Film Awards and Best New Director for film at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards in 2015.
Selected Filmography
Selected Recognition
Next Sohee
2022- Winner
Cannes Film Festival · Critics Week - Closing Film (2022) · Winner
- Winner
Baeksang Arts Awards · Best Film (2023) · Winner
- Winner
Baeksang Arts Awards · Best Director (2023) · Winner
- Winner
Baeksang Arts Awards · Best New Actress (2023) · Winner
- Social impact
Directly led to legislative reform — public reaction prompted South Korea's National Assembly to pass vocational-training protections nicknamed the "Next Sohee Prevention Act"
- Nominee
Cannes Film Festival · Un Certain Regard, Official Selection (2014) · Nominee
- First
Jung Ju-ri's debut received a standing ovation at Cannes for its portrayal of domestic violence and abuse
