Yim Soon-rye

임순례

1961 – Present

Genres
Drama
Region
East Asia
Heritage
South Korea

Biography

Yim Soon-rye (born January 1, 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema. Yim Soon-rye is most known for making films that focus on South Korean society. Most notably, women empowerment and women in film. Yim, who is also an animal rights activist, has worked on films that focus on human relationships with animals. Yim creates films that have personal stories and narratives that deviate from the big-budget blockbusters of the Korean film industry. (Wikipedia)

Selected Filmography

Selected Recognition

  1. Winner

    Korean Film Producers Association Awards · Best Director (2018) · Winner

  2. Nominee

    Blue Dragon Film Awards · Best Director, Best Film (2018) · Nominee

  3. Box office

    Earned $5 million in its first five days

  1. Winner

    Chunsa Film Art Award · Best Actress (2008) · Winner

  2. First

    Believed to be the first film centered on the sport of handball — fictionalizes the South Korean women's handball team's run to the final at the 2004 Athens Olympics

  1. Winner

    Blue Dragon Film Award · Technical Award, Best Supporting Actress (2001) · Winner

  2. Winner

    Busan Film Critics Association Awards · Best Supporting Actress (2001) · Winner

Interview